As the girls sang, they put their arms around each other and swayed side to side. Having taken this song to their hearts, he knew they would touch the hearts of their audience, so it was added to their repertoire.
In 1948 Composer Tadeusz Sygietyński and his wife, Actress-Singer, Mira Zimińska-Sygietyńska gathered musicians from the villages of central Poland, in order to learn from them the folk music of the region.
Then they brought the most talented teenagers from the countryside to an estate outside of Warsaw, called Karolin, and taught them the songs that Sygietyński had arranged for the stage.
They lived at the beautiful 19th century estate, and received an education, which included the arts.
The goal was to keep alive Poland’s rich musical heritage and culture in spite of Communist rule. The result was the Państwowy Zespół Ludowy Pieśni i Tańca Mazowsze...
the Mazowsze Polish Folk Song and Dance Ensemble.