The Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk has been organizing international conferences “Organ and Organ Music” since 1977.
Both areas mentioned in the session title are widely discussed. Organ-related topics include instruments in particular eras and regions, trends (both aesthetic and technical) in organ building, conservation of period organs, figures and activities of organ builders and organ services providers. Also widely discussed are the issues concerning organ music, not limited to specific works or groups of works from the theoretical or performing aspects, but also including the activities of composers and organists, as well as the distribution and perception of organ music among the listeners. The outcome of the sessions so far has been the publication of sixteen volumes, of which a large part is available at the Academy’s Publishing House (Wydawnictwo Akademii Muzycznej w Gdańsku). We encourage you to to purchase the publications from the previous editions of this event, which make up the oldest organ-related periodical in Poland.
The conference “Organ and Organ Music” has a long, unbroken tradition and is the oldest event of its type in Poland.
It was first hosted in Koszalin, at a consulting office of the former PWSM in Gdańsk (the present-day Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk). The conference gathers a wide group of organists, organologists, organ builders and organ music enthusiasts. Sixteen separately released publications presenting extensive research on organ music is a treasure trove of knowledge and serves subsequent generations of organists.
