Come experience the world-renowned Scholares Minores Pro Musica Antiqua youth choir!
Saturday, July 11 @ 7 p.m.
Dearborn First United Methodist Church
22124 Garrison St., Dearborn, MI
Admission: The concert is FREE, but a free-will donation to cover travel expenses will be collected.
Experience the beauty of world music, as you are surrounded by the rich blending of voice, instruments, and percussion, performed by this talented youth choir, hailing from Poniatowa, Poland!
It’s the perfect culmination to a day of free family fun at Dearborn First UMC!
Learn more about Scholares Minores pro Musica Antiqua and see performance videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@scholaresminores-szczygielki
The early music group "Scholares Minores pro Musica Antiqua" and the "Szczygiełki" choir, are children's music ensembles, established in 1975 in Poniatowa, Poland, and still directed by a married couple of musicologist, Witold and Danuta Danielewicz, which have already acquired a legendary reputation in Europe.
The music ensembles have given, since their formation, over 4000 concerts all over Poland and internationally during 125 foreign tours. They have appeared in almost all European countries
Anna Karwat, Teacher, Conductor, and director of the Extracurricular Music Center in Poniatowa. Photo used with permission.
Anna Karwat
Teacher and Conductor
Anna graduated with distinction from the T. Szeligowski Primary and Secondary Music School (1st and 2nd level) in Lublin, majoring in solo singing. She also completed Artistic Education in the field of musical arts at the Faculty of Arts of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, as well as German Philology at the same university.
Since 1982, she has been associated with music ensembles in Poniatowa—first as an active member of the “Szczygiełki” choir and the ensemble “Scholares Minores pro Musica Antiqua” for 18 years, then as a teacher and conductor, and since September 2023 also as the director of the Extracurricular Music Center in Poniatowa. She currently shares her passion with children and young people, inspiring them to continuously develop, encouraging self-improvement, and showing them the beauty of music. Her work with choirs has resulted in numerous awards, and in joint projects she performs not only as a conductor but also as a soloist.
PLAN YOUR VISIT:
Entrance: Ramped doorway (marked “A”) off the parking lot in rear of the church
Parking: Behind the church, accessible via Morley and Garrison Streets. Additional parking on the curb or in the free city lot on Garrison Street.
Accessibility: Wheelchair lift, seating, and accessible, gender-neutral restrooms available inside the church.