Bieszczadzki Uniwersytet Ludowy
× perc.cello.
17 free musical events across 10 venues in the Podkarpacie and Małopolska regions — for children (3–8), adults, seniors and minorities. August–October 2026.
Idea.
The project pairs the perc.cello duo with the Bieszczadzki Uniwersytet Ludowy, bringing Bach's suites — in an original reinterpretation for historical violoncello and frame drum — to 10 venues across the Podkarpacie and Małopolska regions. All events are free; nine are concert-workshops designed for children aged 3–8. The remaining eight are chamber concerts for adults, seniors and minorities. Bach reaches places he usually doesn't — kindergartens, wooden Orthodox churches, regional museums and community centres.
Two formats, one duo.
concert-workshops.
A participatory format — children get to know the cello and the frame drum, listen to fragments of the suites and try rhythms themselves. About 45 min.
chamber concerts.
Full-length concerts with the Bach suites — in churches, museums, community centres. About 70 min.
Schedule.
Two blocks + summaryCoordination with partners, location agreements, awareness campaign, rehearsals.
Coordination with partners, location agreements, awareness campaign, rehearsals.
Sanok, Royal Castle — Beksiński Gallery, Historical Museum.
Sanok, Royal Castle — Beksiński Gallery, Historical Museum.
16 events: Wojnicz, Tarnów, Sanok, Lubaczów, Radruż, Rozpucie, Zaleszany, Ustrzyki Dolne.
16 events: Wojnicz, Tarnów, Sanok, Lubaczów, Radruż, Rozpucie, Zaleszany, Ustrzyki Dolne.
Substantive report, settlement with NCK, documentation.
Substantive report, settlement with NCK, documentation.
Locations.
10 sites across three Podkarpacie subregionsFor whom.
Children 3–8
Concert-workshop format with participation elements.
Adults
Full-length chamber concert in unconventional venues.
Seniors
Accessibility: timing, layout, senior-friendly locations.
Minorities
Lemko, Ukrainian and Roma communities of the region.
Upcoming project concerts.
Organiser and partners.
Three programme museums + applicant organisationBieszczady Folk University.
A non-profit based in Czarna (Bieszczady mountains), working in cultural education and regional animation. The project applicant — responsible for substantive, financial and organisational coordination, contact with NCK and reporting. The Folk University has run multiple cycles linking classical music, traditional music and cultural education in small Podkarpacie towns.
A self-government cultural institution of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, documenting the heritage of the former Eastern Borderlands. Runs the Kresowa Osada open-air museum in Basznia Dolna — a complex of wooden sacred and rural architecture. Hosts the project in two locations (Wojnicz, Lubaczów), co-creates programme for selected concerts and includes events in its educational calendar.
Folk Architecture Museum in Sanok.
The largest open-air museum in Poland — presents the traditional building of the Lemko, Boyko, Pogórzanie and Doliniany peoples. The partner offers a wooden Orthodox church relocated from Rozpucie and other open-air venues as concert spaces, provides technical support and promotes the events through its own calendar.
Historical Museum in Sanok.
Holds one of the most valuable icon collections in Poland and the collection of art by Zdzisław Beksiński. Runs educational and exhibition activities in the region. Hosts the opening concert in the Beksiński Gallery at the Royal Castle in Sanok and supports promotion through its network of museum institutions in Podkarpacie.
Zaleszany Community Cultural Centre.
The municipal cultural institution of the Zaleszany commune. Provides a concert hall and coordinates the children's concert-workshop with the local public kindergarten, as well as the chamber concert for adults.
Gminny Ośrodek Kultury w Wojniczu.
Młodzieżowa Rada Miejska w Tarnowie.
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