The World Music Expo, WOMEX opened last night, October 25, 2017 in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. The official WOMEX Opening Concert was dedicated this year to the roots and branches of Polish folk music’s past, present and future.
Three of the region’s cutting-edge folk music ensembles collaborated on their own compositions with the Aukso Chamber Orchestra, as they became the first Western art orchestra to grace the WOMEX stage.
The artists that performed were:
Aukso Chamber Orchestra conducted by Marek Mos
Kapela Maliszów
Lautari
Vołosi
The WOMEX 17 Opening was supported by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.
Author: World Music Central News Room
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