HARMONICA Melodies after Leon Lewandowski and Marian Wójcik

Led by: Mateusz Raszewski
For: All levels

What to bring:
Your own tremolo harmonica in C

The harmonica may be the smallest instrument capable of playing a mazurek – but to play it well, you must become the breath and the sound. We’ll explore the art of breathing through the instrument and of “becoming” the mazurek itself.

The repertoire will focus on melodies from the late Leon Lewandowski (harmonica player and fiddler from the Kalisz region), Marian Wójcik, and the Muzyka Odnaleziona (Rediscovered Music) collection. Throughout the session, we will emphasise the crucial principle: that harmonica playing serves the dance and must follow the rhythm of the dancers’ steps.

About Mateusz Raszewski

Fiddler, harmonica player, student of rural masters, instrument maker, and a lover of the blackbirds’ song.

He founded the Cultural Resistance Movement Foundation, an organization responsible for running significant cultural ventures in the Kalisz region: the Tabor Kaliski festival, the Kalisz School of Tradition, and the Before the Leaves Fall festival. He also runs a family instrument workshop.

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