Soon at Skałka (Polish: the Rock), a Pauline monastery in Kraków, you will be able to hear the sounds of the concert Gospel na Skałce again. For the third time, the event will unify the local gospel choirs giving the audience a feast for the ears.
The afternoon of the 28th of May will be marked by joyful singing of ten choirs gathered on one stage. The concert is fruit of a three-day workshop where the choir members practice under the guidance of remarkable instructors. This year’s workshop will be led by Gerald T. Smith and Aleksandra Slawik whose artistry and passion for creating for God can inspire the participants. The concert Gospel na Skałce derives from Gospel City (an annual event unifying the gospel choirs of Kraków), and, thanks the hospitality of the Pauline Fathers, it gains a new meaning and symbolism.
The joint concert is a celebration of the promise given by the Word set on the rock. Each of the performing choirs (Kraków Gospel Choir, DeocentriCity, Chór Grodzka Gospel, Joyful Voice, Saltrom Gospel Choir, Chór GospelSenior, Mistral Gospel Choir, Gospel Voice Choir, Soul’n’Voices, Młodzieżowy Chór Gospel) has its own interesting history, and the opportunity to hear all of them singing together is truly unique.
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Ola Slawik is a graduate of the Academy of Music in Katowice and co-founder of the Gospel Music Association. She has co-organized several gospel music workshops in Poland. Lately she’s been promoting gospel music among young people – she has been organizing gospel music workshops and founded a gospel choir for the youth. Since 2002 she’s conducted Joyful Voice, a choir that performed all over Poland, attended concerts and festivals in Germany (Bottroper Gospelnacht), recorded an album and made television and radio appearances.
Gerald T. Smith is an excellent director, musician, composer and vocalist of international renown in the music world. He has performed globally, co-operating with distinguished artists, among others with Stephanie Mills and Richard Smallwood. Gerald has been guest instructor of numerous workshops in many countries, also in Poland, invited by the Gospel Music Association. Participants in his workshops are drawn by his infectious enthusiasm, remarkable teaching skills, a good sense of humor and unique modesty.
