The 13th edition of the International Festival of East Slavic Carols, which took place in Terespol from 27-28 January 2018, was attended by 27 choirs and carol bands from Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. Festival auditions, both on Saturday 27 January and Sunday 28 January 2018, were traditionally held at the Municipal Cultural Centre in Terespol (ul. H. Sienkiewicza 27). Entry to the Festival as every year was free.

The Terespol Audience could see and listen during the XXIII International Festival of East Slavic Carols the following groups:

Saturday Concert – January 27, 2018

  • Group of Singers “Echo Polesia” – Terespol (Poland)
  • Folklore Band “Little Rainbow” – Zary (Poland)
  • Vocal and Instrumental Band”Ubi Caritas” – Iwieniec (Belarus)
  • Vocal Band “Letucenni” of the N.Sokolovsky Artistic College – Homel (Belarus)
  • Choir of the Brotherhood of Saints Cyril and Methodius – Bielsk Podlaski (Poland)
  • Folk Band “Zlatna Kapija” of the I.Stravinsky Art School – Moscow (Russia)
  • Children’s Folk Band “Vervechka” – Lutsk (Ukraine)
  • Vocal Band “Duschevno” – Mrozy (Poland)
  • Folk Band “Hiloczka” of the Union of Ukrainians of Podlasie – Czeremcha (Poland)
  • Choir “May Flower” – Minsk (Belarus)
  • The Choir of the N.Sokolovsky Art College – Homel (Belarus)
  • Children’s Choir “Tokatina” – Rivne (Ukraine)
  • Choir “Prolisok” of the State Children’s Art School – Lviv (Ukraine)
  • Boys’ Choir at the State Academy of Music – Minsk (Belarus)
  • Bandurist Band “Zorianycja” of the I.Franko University . – Lviv (Ukraine)

Sunday concert – January 28, 2018

  • Folk Band “Lobaczewianki” – Kobylany (Poland)
  • Vocal and Instrumental Band “Cudawianki” – Dorohusk (Poland)
  • Team “Tutejsza szlachta” of the Belarusian State University – Minsk (Belarus)
  • Wlodawa Land Choir “Vlodaviensis” – Wlodawa (Poland)
  • Band of Singers “Lelija” – Lutsk (Ukraine)
  • Vocal Band “Milavitsa” – Brest (Belarus)
  • Academic Choir of the University of Life Sciences – Lublin (Poland)
  • Folk Band “Zorianycja” of the F.Chopin Music School – Lutsk (Ukraine)
  • Folk Band “Rankova Rosa” – Rivne (Ukraine)
  • Female Choir “Polesie” of the Polish National School – Brest (Belarus)
  • Choir “Cholmszczyna” of Center for Orthodox Culture – Chelm (Poland)
  • Folk Band “Dywostruny” of the State Palace of Aesthetic Education – Lviv (Ukraine)

XXIII MFKW took place in Terespol on 27 and 28 January 2018, at the Municipal Cultural Centre (Terespol, ul. H Sienkiewicza 27).

This year, during the XXIII edition of the Festival, a charity fundraiser was held for the seriously ill Kacper Wojciak (Collection No. 2018/65/KS, Organizer: Social Committee for Kacper, Collection Name: Help Kacper). Thank you very much for joining the action!

This year’s edition was also accompanied by two photographic exhibitions:

  • “The way of life. Folk towels of the Bielska Land”, Alina Debowska and Katarzyna and Jerzy Solub, Museum in Bielsk Podlaski, Branch of the Podlaski Museum in Bialystok”
  • “Holy corners of Podlasie”, association Orthnet.pl, Tomasz Poskrobko, Tomasz Grzes.

Honorary patronage

  • Marshal of the Lublin Region Slawomir Sosnowski
  • Governor of Lublin Przemyslaw Czarnek

Financing

XXIII International Festival of East Slavic Carols funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Lublin Region.

SILVER SPONSOR

VIVAI MAZZONI POLSKA Ltd in Kostomloty

OTHER SPONSORS
  • Jerzy Kuprijaniuk from Warsaw
  • Cooperative Bank in Bransk
  • Construction Materials Company NIEMCE S.A.
  • Vyacheslav Datczuk Carpentry Plant
  • Chotylow Forest District
  • Municipal Cultural Centre in Kobylany
  • Koden Municipal Office
  • Municipal Office in Zalesie
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
  • District Office in Biala Podlaska
  • Municipal and Residential Economy Company Ltd in Terespol
  • Marzena Andrzejuk, councillor of Bialski District
  • Councillors of Terespol City Council
  • Terespol Insurance Centre, Henryk Stec
  • Libra Financial and Accounting Services Office
  • P.P.H.U. TRANSBET Wojtiuk Marian
  • Sobibor Forest District
  • Joint Bank Miedzyrzec Podlaski
  • Mariusz Kiczynski Chairman of the District Council in Biala Podlaska
  • Sacharuk Antoni
  • Tuczna Municipality
  • Teresa Harko from Biala Podlaska
  • Commercial and Service and Production Company “Rebutr II” S.C. Wladyslaw Grzelak
  • Radoslaw Sebastianiuk from Biala Podlaska
  • Barbara Jablonska-Osypiuk from Terespol
  • Production and Service Plant “Solidus Pak” Piotr Horodenski
  • Jarosław Dobrowolski from Slawatycze
  • JUNAKOR Ltd . .
SPONSORS OF THE MATTER
  • Public Schools Team No. 1 in Terespol
  • The Team of Schools of from . Malaszewicze
  • Terespol City Hall
  • Eliza Lanska
  • Primary School No. 2 in Terespol
  • Academic High School in Terespol
  • Publisher “Bratczyk”

Media patronage

  • TVP3 Lublin
  • Kurier Lubelski
  • Word of Podlasie
  • Biala24
  • Puls Miasta
  • Radio Biper
  • News Reviews
  • Cerkiew.pl
  • Radio Podlasie