Szostak, M. (2023) ‘Reflexivity in aesthetic situation management’, Discourses on Culture, 20, pp. 161–197. doi: 10.2478/doc‑2023‑0015. Abstract:The article deals with reflexivity in the context of the aesthetic situation from two perspectives: self-management and management of the components in the aesthetic situation. All considerations are based on the theory of the aesthetic situation (Gołaszewska, 1984), transcribed into the management field (Szostak, 2023a) with the use of a metaphor of an organisation as a work of art (Szostak & Sułkowski, 2020). Emphasis on reflexivity in specific components of the aesthetic situation – especially the creator and the recipient perspectives – brings a new light into the process of self-awareness and prediction of potential consequences of activities before their appearance. The following issues

Szostak, M. (2023) ‘Managing the process of organ improvisation’, The Organ, No 406, Nov.2023-Jan.2024, Musical Opinion Ltd, London, ISSN 0030-4883, pp. 6–16. Abstract: Continuing considerations about the noble and respectable art of organ improvisation (Szostak, 2019, 2020, 2023), I would like to answer the following questions in this work: 1) What are the components of the aesthetic situation in case of organ improvisation and what are the relations between these components? 2) How can an organ improviser manage the process of artistic improvisation in order to be efficient in his musical activities? An interdisciplinary approach must be applied from three perspectives (instrumental studies, aesthetics, and management) to find justified answers. All the time, we base on the concept of Maria Gołaszewska’s theory

Organ recital tour in Scotland, November 2023 Sunday, 5th Nov 2023, 1.00 pmSt Bride’s Episcopal Church, GLASGOW Sunday, 5th Nov 2023, 6.00 pmSt Columba’s Episcopal Church, EDINBURGH Wednesday, 8th Nov 2023, 7.30 pmSt Ninian’s Episcolpal Cathedral, PERTH

Friday & Saturday, 2023/10/27 & 28Lviv Organ Hall D. Buxtehude (1637-1707),Prelude, Fugue and Ciaccona C-dur, BuxWV 137 Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741),String Concert in E Major, Op. 8 No 1 („Spring” from „Four Seasons”), RV 269,AllegroLargoDanza Pastorale J.S. Bach,Schmücke dich, o loebe Seele, BWV 654Passacaglia c-moll, BWV 582 Improvisation,Organ Symphony on Ukrainian themes:PreludeFugueAdagioScherzoCantabileFinal

2023/09/17 – PORTUGAL – Dornes, Santuario de Nossa Senhora do Pranto 2023/09/16 – PORTUGAL – Torres Novas, Igreja de Santiago 2023/09/15 – PORTUGAL – Lisbon, Basílica dos Mártires

Monday, the 14th of August, 2023 at 16:00 Program: J.S. Bach– Fantasia in G Major, BWV 572– Air on the G string, BWV 1068– Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582 – click here L. van Beethoven– Allegro con brio from 5th Symphony in C Minor, Op. 67 – click here E. Morricone– Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély– Sortie in E flat Major

Szostak, M. (2023) ‘The essentials of organ improvisation’, The Organ, 405(August-October 2023), pp. 4–17. Abstract: Organ improvisation is a practical, noble, respectable art with an intense history and remarkable achievements. Although the results of practising it are ephemeral, the theoretical descriptions and volumes written about it allow us to conclude that it is an essential phenomenon for humanity in music. Depending on the adopted optics, a look at organ improvisation will be characterised by issues and cognitive apparatus characteristic of a given discipline. Following and developing concepts presented in my article, ‘The Art of Stylish Organ Improvisation’ published in issue 390 of “The Organ” (Szostak, 2019) and my paper, ‘Creativity and Artistry in Organ Music’ from issue 391 (Szostak, 2020), in

Nine recitals in the USA and Canada: 2023/08/13 – USA – Washington, DC, Grace Evangelical Church, „28. Bach Festival”2023/08/14 – USA – Atlantic City, NJ, Boardwalk Hall (world’s largest organ)2023/08/16 – USA – New York City, NY, St Stanislaw Kostka Church2023/08/20 – USA – St Augustine, FL, Memorial Presbyterian Church  2023/08/24 – CANADA – Burnaby, BC, St Helen Catholic Church2023/08/25 – CANADA – Vancouver, BC, St James Anglican Church2023/08/26 – CANADA – Surrey BC, Maranatha Canadian Reformed Church 2023/09/03 – USA – San Francisco, CA, Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption2023/09/08 – USA – Washington, DC, National City Christian Church2023/09/10 – USA – Washington, DC, New York Avenue Presbyterian Church

Three recitals in Kazakhstan: 2023/08/05 – Szachtinsk, Birth of Our Lady Church2023/08/06 – Karaganda, Our Lady Mother of the Church2023/08/05-06 – Karaganda, Our Lady from Fatima Cathedral

Opis Teologiczno-muzyczny „bezmiar” możliwości „króla instrumentów” odsłania się w sztuce improwizacji organowej. Temu zagadnieniu poświęcona jest osiemnasta monografia naukowa z cyklu „Musica sacra”, zatytułowana: „Oblicza improwizacji organowej”, wydana staraniem Katedry Muzyki Kościelnej Akademii Muzycznej im. Stanisława Moniuszki w Gdańsku. Pierwsza część niniejszego tomu dedykowana jest analizom teologicznych, liturgicznych i wykonawczych kryteriów improwizacji w muzyce kościelnej. Wprowadzeniem do tej problematyki jest opracowanie autorstwa ks. Jacka Bramorskiego, teologa muzyki i kierownika Katedry Muzyki Kościelnej w Akademii Muzycznej im. Stanisława Moniuszki w Gdańsku, który podejmuje analizę pneumatologicznych podstaw sztuki improwizacji w muzyce kościelnej. Refleksjami o charakterze muzyczno-liturgicznym dzieli się w swym artykule Michał Dąbrowski, organista kościoła Świętego Krzyża w Warszawie i pedagog Uniwersytetu Muzycznego Fryderyka Chopina, analizując elementy improwizacji w praktyce akompaniamentu liturgicznego. Zagadnieniem roli