Today I finished the lyrics for a favourite of mine, a Triadic Chant called Not ours which I wrote for Vigilia, the first project of Cantus Academy. Though the topic of the lyrics may be rather serious, I love the music as I think there is actually some hope and warmth in it. [Demo version: The choir is recorded by using a studio library]

What takes a long time finally becomes good: it took me almost half a year to find a moment to edit the footage of our latest live concert. On 28th September 2024 we performed at the Kulturraum Zwinglikirche Berlin before an enthusiastic audience.
The singers were absolutely great and heartwarming, I was just proud and grateful to be part of their performance.
I uploaded 5 videos here, three with the full ensemble, one just with me playing the reed organ, and for the first time Petra's and Isa's duet Two of us, which was loved by so many people in the audience.
Enjoy!

Vlog series on Triadic Chants (1). Triadic Chants are works I compose for mixed choirs to establish a new contemplative way of choral singing. In this series I share excerpts of the music and some thoughts about new ways of choral singing.

Cantus Academy is going to start in 2025 with a concert project called Vigilia – A nocturnal rite for singers and listeners.
Currently I'm composing the music for this project; on Saturday, 1st March 2025 we're going to invite interested and experienced choir singers to join us for a kick-off event called Prolog. It will take place at the Osterkirche Berlin.
Further information on cantus.academy.

I met Nils Jensen, choir leader and orchestra conductor, Berlin based like me, while preparing a common project. We got along very well from the beginning. Though both of us work on different musical spheres, too, for us, the sound of choral voices is the most original and beautiful you can think of in music made by human beings.
We felt the urge to find a new approach to this beauty by using a new music, by performing demanding rehearsals and by a contemplative way of creating concerts. In September 2024, this need led us to launch the Cantus Academy, a space for Triadic Chants.
Yesterday we finally launched the website, you may visit us now on cantus.academy. It is still in German, an English version to follow soon.
As well as information about our first concert project, Vigilia. Join us there!

I know that in these times every artist should find his of her niche and stick to it until the end of all days. As my music has many roots, I don’t care – I’m drifting, but I know my flux. And this time, I drifted to electronic, orchestral, and anthemic realms. Some are dreamy, some are pathetic, some are pretty fragile and edgy. 
However, if you're looking for the golden thread – I still believe (and always will)  in the magic of tunes.

Today ARRIVAL is out on all major streaming platforms. It's the first single from the upcoming EP DRIFTING, which is to be released on 17th November 2023. - I was just up to leave calm pianos, subtle choirs, and to do something electronic and cinematic instead. It was great joy for me to work on Arrival and the other tracks of the album, so I hope you like it as much as I do.

During the last year I wrote music for the Lyhrus Ensemble, for NOYA Theater of Sound, for Lusorium Berlin as well as for several soloists and performed it together with them. As a result of our concerts I've got inquiries from other choirs and ensemble increasingly who want to use my music. So I brought the Lyhric Edition into being.

The Lyhric Edition offers digital and printed sheet music of many of my compositions, most of them provide audio examples. The edition is to be continued in the future.

If you would like to recommend pieces from our performances to your choir, or are looking for sheet music of my songs or piano pieces, you will find them here. When it comes to choirs, you get discounts of the sheet music related to the ordered number. The sheet music is downloadable directly from the Lyhrus Store, where you may find information about the parts, the difficulty level, duration, and more.

As for me, the Lyhric Edition is like giving something in return to all the people's time and esteem, who have been part of the performances during the last years.

Have fun with it!

On 14th September I finished the work on my new studio album Cinematic Suite. It assembles powerful anthemic pieces, drifting soundscapes, music for a glass harp ensemble, and more. I will publish some exemplary tracks on Soundcloud while starting to offer it to music labels and publishers.

This song is a special one: I think it is the only true love song I ever wrote, I love it's unusual harmonic movements, it's extraordinary length (it is not a single second too long) and the spacious lines that allow Dorota to show every single color of her rich and beautiful voice.

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