Mariański Choir

Mariański Choir
Also known as	Polish: Chór Mariański
Origin	Kraków, Poland
Genres	Sacred and classical music
Years active	1932 (1932)
Website	chormarianski.krakow.pl

The Mariański Choir (Polish: Chór Mariański) is a choir based at the Lazarite Church of the Holy Virgin Mary of Lourdes in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1932, the group has been led by conductor Jan Rybarski since 1968.

Awards

The choir has won many awards. Grand Prix and first place awards include a gold medal at the Polish Festival of choral song in Katowice, a Grand Prix at a competition dedicated to Pope John Paul II in Krakow, and festivals of Christmas carols at Myślenice and in Prague. Prizes were won at festivals in Międzyzdroje, Caecilianum (2000) and in Warsaw (2004), Loretto and Gorizia in Italy, Košice, Ihlava, Mogilev, and in Frankfurt am Main and Berlin.

Music

The choir's repertoire includes works of great masters, religious compositions of Polish and foreign composers, international songs and folk songs, and fragments of operas and musicals. Members of the choir have levels of experience ranging from several months to over 40 years.

Recently the choir toured in Lyon, Nice, Rome, and Vienna.

Jan Rybarski

Jan Rybarski, conductor and organist, graduated from the Secondary School of Organists in Przemyśl and the High School of Music in Krakow. His tutors were Idzi Ogierman-Mański, Józef Radwan and Jerzy Kurcz.

Jan Rybarski has been a lecturer of conducting at the Papal Theological Academy in Krakow. He is Artistic Director of the Polish Federation of Choirs and Orchestras in Krakow and teaches organ and choral music.

In acknowledgement of his contributions in culture and art, he received the Krakow Voivode Prize in 1995 and the Medal of the National Education Committee in 2003.