Szostak Michał, "Organ landscapes in Chile", in: "The Organ”, No 404, May-July 2023, Musical Opinion Ltd, London, ISSN 0030-4883, pp. 4-17. Introduction The following report on musical experiences and impressions gained during my recital tour in South and Latin Americas in June of 2022 refers to Chile; after Argentina’s[1] and Panama’s[2] organs secrets, it is time to visit the most western-located country in South America. The article describes the historical background of Chile, its organ c...

I am pleased to inform that I have signed a contract with a leading global scientific publishing house, Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group, on my new book entitled "Humanistic Management, Organization and Aesthetics: Management of Art and Art of Management". It will be a new approach to humanistic management through the lens of aesthetics and art. The book will appear in the Humanistic Management series at the end of 2023.

Szostak Michał, "Sztuka zarządzania – zarządzanie sztuką", Wydawnictwo Społecznej Akademii Nauk, Łódź-Warszawa 2023, ISBN 978-83-66781-16-0. Ze WSTĘPu: Natura i kultura to dwa komponenty konstytuujące pojęcie ludzkości w sposób nierozerwalny. Ponieważ natura, czyli świat dzikich mocy oraz kultura, czyli świat ludzkich wytworów, nieustannie ewoluują, wzajemnie się katalizują i dopełniają, niemożliwe jest określenie linii jednoznacznie oddzielającej od siebie te dwa obszary. Zarządzanie, przynal...

Szostak Michał, "Contemporary Organs in Panama City", in: "The Organ”, No 403, February-April (Winter) 2023, Musical Opinion Ltd, London, ISSN 0030-4883, pp. 6-19. ABSTRACT: Following the path of describing some of my musical experiences and impressions from South and Latin Americas gained during a 17-day recital tour in June of 2022, this article describes two contemporary organs I met in Panama City. Admittedly, the organ landscape in Latin America is not broad, but the topic is worthy of co...

Szostak, M. (2023) ‘Perception of creative identities by artistic and non-artistic individuals: consequences for management’, Creativity Studies, 16(1), pp. 1–25. doi: 10.3846/cs.2023.15081. ABSTRACT: The interdisciplinary research on the perception of creative identities like artists, creators, entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers brings substantial conclusions for understanding the way of thinking, internal features, and motivations of decisions of individuals with and without artistic facto...

Download the full version of the article: Szostak Michał, "The Organ Landscapes in Argentina”, in: "The Organ”, No 402, November 2022 - January 2023, Musical Opinion Ltd, London, ISSN 0030-4883, pp. 4-24. ABSTRACT In June of this Summer, I visited South and Latin Americas for the first time in my life. During 17 days of an extensive tour, I performed ten recitals in Brasil, Argentina, Chile, and Panama. These territories are not often a topic of organ matters consideration from the European pe...

2022/11/13 - ARGENTINA - Mendoza, Santuario Maria Auxiliadora Rodeo del Medio 2022/11/12 - ARGENTINA - Mendoza, Iglesia San Francisco 2022/11/10 - ARGENTINA - Avellaneda, Iglesia Maria Auxiliadora 2022/11/09 - ARGENTINA - La Plata, Cathedral 2022/11/08 - ARGENTINA - Basilica Maria Auxiliadora y San Carlos 2022/11/06 - ARGENTINA - Buenos Aires, Catedral Metropolitana 2022/11/05 - ARGENTINA - Buenos Aires, Iglesia Nueva Apostolica Central 2022/11/03 - ARGENTINA - Buenos Aires, Quilmes Cathe...

Letní číslo vychází v druhé polovině června 2022. Najdete v něm tyto články: Varhany kostela sv. Prokopa a sv. Mikuláše v Bohušovicích nad Ohří – Radek Rejšek Rozhovor se Štěpánem Svobodou, organologem arcidiecéze pražské – Radek Rejšek Hudební historie katedrály sv. Víta do začátku třicetileté války – Marie Nováková Praktikum varhanní improvizace 2 – Melodická linka na motivy církevní písně v rozšířeném rozsahu volná – Jan Steyer Soupis dispozic evropských varhan z roku 1896 (Rukopis z r...

Szostak, M. (2022) ‘Contextual inspiration and motive in persuasive creativity: lessons from artistic improvisation’, Discourses on Culture, 17(1), pp. 101–131. doi: 10.36145/DoC2022.05. Abstract: Based on the literature review and autoethnography, the article deals with the role of contextual inspiration and motive in persuasive creativity based on the theory and practice of performative art improvisation. Referring to the theory of the aesthetic situation, the analysis depicts that being a pe...

Szostak Michał, "The rebirth of Michael Engler’s treasure in Wrocław", in: "The Organ”, No 400, May-July 2022, Musical Opinion Ltd, London, ISSN 0030-4883, pp. 4-19. Abstract: Fire and organs equal disaster and destruction of the cultural heritage. Nevertheless, fire and organs may be the beginning of something new that would not be born without tears and pain. We keep in mind the fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris when the whole world cried and followed how the fire had been consuming...