ArtCafé Open air: SOKOŁOWSKO

Realisation of concert of the Sokołowsko band as an summer open air in the monastery garden. The band was founded in 2024 during the one month music residency of David Pomahač (CZ) and Ane Bjerkan (NO) in Broumov and the inspiration for the title was the visit in Sokołowsko. Singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist David Pomahač is the founder of the well-known urban folk duo Kieslowski. He left his mark in the bands Bez peří, Houpací kône, he played in Xavier Baumaxa's backing band, and in recent years he also accompanies singer Ima Teva. At the beginning of 2020, Kieslowski stepped out of the shadows and embarked on a solo career with the album "Do tmy je daleko", produced by Tomáš Havlen (Post-music, Zvíře namě podzim, Spomenik, etc.). "Do tmy je daleko" was placed in the top twenty of the year-long Velká Sedma Radio 1 chart, in the ranking of the best records of 2020 by Full Moon magazine, in the top ten best albums of the year by Musicserver.cz and in the selection of the best records by Radio Expres FM. In April 2022, Pomahač released his second solo album, called "Neviditelný", on Minority Records. The co-author of the music and the producer of the record in one person is Martin Hůla aka Martin Tvrdý or Bonus. The band is selected by ArtCafé dramaturgist Vašek Matějíček. Promotion both on Czech and Polish sides. Shuttle bus from Sokołowsko to Broumov and back will be dispatched. https://www.facebook.com/events/723745737239345/

Students’ concert at Core session

Final concert of the whole core summer session, where students can showcase everything they learned and prepared. This will take place on the main city square in Dolný Kubín with easy access to listeners from the city but also through the city's significance also to the wider region. Invested parents, family members and friends usually come to watch the students on their last night, so they can accompany them home the day after. https://summertimemusic.sk/

Sanatorium of Sound

For the this edition of Sanatorium Of Sound, we will showcase two artists who specialize in multichannel spatial sound in their practices. One of these artists is Jan Krtička, whose work focuses on the relationship between landscape and human intervention in nature. His projects combine a conceptual approach with sound installations, exploring acoustic elements of the environment and using controlled chance. https://www.jankrticka.com/ The second is Polina Khatsenka aka mʊdʌki is dj, audiovisual artist and promoter from Minsk, based in Northern Bohemia. She is a member of phonon, a fluid collective of audiovisual artists active in the field of contemporary art. https://linktr.ee/polina_khatsenka As a special occasion we will show Concert for sixt-tone harmonium performed by Miroslav Beinhauer. The 6-tone harmonium is an utterly unique instrument on a world scale. Once just an exhibit in the Czech Museum of Music, is now enjoying a renaissance. Created in the 1920s for composer Alois Hába by August Förster, the improved model dates from 1936. The only working example worldwide is in the Czech Museum of Music in Prague. The bands are selected by Sanatorium of Sound curator Robert Piotrowicz. Promotion both on Czech and Polish sides. Shuttle bus from Broumov to Sokołowsko for Saturday program will be dispatched. https://sanatoriumofsound.com/