Established in the academic year 2019/2020, the Department of Historical Performance Practices emerged in 2008 as the Section of Historical Instruments. Since the beginning, the unit has been headed by harpsichordist prof. dr hab. Maria Banaszkiewicz-Bryła.

The Department of Historical Performance Practices mainly undertakes research works improving the process of teaching performance of such historical instruments as traverse flute, recorder, historical oboe, historical bassoon, historical clarinet, natural trumpet, natural horn, historical violin, historical viola, historical cello, viola da gamba, lute, historical guitar, harpsichord, and clavichord. The Department’s staff are outstanding instrumentalists educated in the most renowned centers specializing in early music performance (Brussels, The Hague, Basel, Geneva, Vienna, Leipzig).

The Department of the Historical Performance Practices organizes many artistic and educational projects, including:

• National Harpsichord Competition “Wanda Lewandowska in Memoriam”
• Composers’ Competition for a piece for harpsichord solo
• Academy of Early Music
• Early Music Chamber Forum
• Artistic and academic session „Musica Antiqua Musica Miscellanea”
• International Conference for trumpeters “The Trumpet Shall Sound”.

 

In the academic year 2009/2010, a series of monthly concerts “Thursdays with Early Music” was initiated featuring performances by students and teachers. These concerts have become a permanent feature in the calendar of academic cultural events and has been attracting a growing number of listeners.

Since the academic year 2020/2021 two labs have been operating within the Department of Historical Performance Practices: the Harpsichord and Basso Continuo Lab as well as the Medieval and Renaissance Music Lab.

 

The Harpsichord and Basso Continuo Lab

The Medieval and Renaissance Music Lab

Instruments in the Department of Historical Performance Practices

Academic papers

Multimedia

 

Members of the Department of Historical Performance Practices:

prof. dr hab. Maria Banaszkiewicz-Bryła – harpsichord

prof. dr hab. Jerzy Kaszuba – content-related cooperation

prof. dr hab. Jarosław Thiel – historical cello

dr hab. Mikołaj Zgółka – historical violin, historical viols

dr Natalia Hyżak – harpsichord

dr Henryk Kasperczak – lute

dr Krzysztof Stencel – natural horn

dr Karolina Zych – traverse flute

dr Agnieszka Tarnawska – organy

mgr Marek Niewiedział – historical oboe

mgr Dagmara Tyrcha – harpsichord

mgr Tomasz Wesołowski – historical bassoon

 

Teachers collaborating with the Department:

dr Maria Erdman – clavichord

dr Tomasz Dobrzański – recorder, historical clarinet

mgr Michał Tyrański – natural trumpet

mgr Katarzyna Cendlak – historical violin, historical viola

mgr Maciej Kończak – lute, historical guitar

mgr Leszek Rembowski – historical dance

dr Kamil Lis – harpsichord, organ

mgr Monika Woźniak – harpsichord

mgr Justyna Wróblewska – harpsichord