Non Sola Scripta Festival

The Johannes Brahms Non Sola Scripta International Organ and Chamber Music Festival is a series of concerts, connected and tied together thanks to a special programme. As the Latin name indicates, the evenings with organ music are not just all about everything that is written in the score, it is equally about improvisation in various kinds and forms. The event programme combines classical organ music with improvisation (also by virtuosos of other instruments), masterfully bringing together the masterpieces of early music with contemporary propositions. This is the only event in Poland devoted to organ music, which serves as an experiment resulting from the meeting of outstanding musicians – the unexpected variations on organ compositions are a result of the energy which is created among the exceptional concert bands, which bring together the best organists from all over the world, as well as masters of all other instruments and outstanding singers. The festival, which is now recognised as one of the most important organ festivals in Poland, was established in the mid-1990s at the initiative of Tadeusz Płaza, former head of Impart, as well as an outstanding organist, Professor Andrzej Chorosiński. Non Sola Scripta is synonymous with the highest artistic quality – with concerts by world-class and Polish musicians attracting many music lovers to Wrocław. One of the undeniable advantages of the festival is also the concert venue – the music resounds in the beautiful interiors of historic churches in Wrocław. Until 2012, the festival was held at the Baroque University Church, since then it takes place at the Gothic Church of the Holy Cross in the Cathedral Island, which is closed to the public on a daily basis.