
July 7–13, 2025 – Warsaw
A sacred music conference in English
This is our leading project created for people who love liturgical music. Join us for this week-long conference in the heart of the capital of Poland, beautiful Warsaw.

Being aware that music is a vital element of the liturgy, we desire to cultivate its traditions as well as to set new directions for its organic development. Our program includes learning choral music from different periods, including singable yet reverent contemporary Polish Dominican polyphony, as well as plainchant and Byzantine chant, to give you a flavor of how chant works in different Christian traditions.

Our workshop begins on Monday, July 7, in the morning. We recommend that participants arrive the previous day, ie. Sunday, July 6. The workshop ends on Sunday, July 13, around 4 PM. It is possible to check out that afternoon but it may be more convenient to stay an extra night and check out on Monday, July 14. Daily activities will be held primarily at St. Anne’s Church and St. Hyacinth’s Dominican Priory and will include chanted Divine Office, spirituality talks and many opportunities to explore the rich history of Warsaw.

Our choral music workshops is offered for two skill levels: 1) Beginner / Intermediate: some degree of musical training / choir experience is required but the repertoire is simple and even people who do not sight read music can easily learn it (here is an example); 2) Advanced / Professional: we welcome people with degrees in music or with an extensive choral performance experience: while they will still sing the simple “Polish Dominican” SATB repertoire at daily Mass, they will devote most of their practice time for more advanced pieces (example). We also offer Gregorian Chant workshops for two skill levels, beginner and advanced, based on participant’s experience with plainchant.
Registration and Participation Rules
Our goal is safety and comfort of all the participants. We encourage you to register early to secure your spot.
Single room
40€Price per night per room in student dorm.
- Bathroom and kitchen for 2 rooms
- Kettle, refrigerator, microwave oven
- Elevator, laundry, Wi-Fi in the building
- 20 minute walk to the workshop
Participation
320€ or $336 July 7-13A week of workshops with our distinguished faculty in the heart of Poland.
- Daily Eucharist and Liturgy of the Hours
- Daily theology & spirituality talks
- Evening concerts and other events
- Pay by card (with Stripe) or PayPal
Twin room
32€Price per night for one bed in student dorm.
- Bathroom and kitchen for 2 rooms
- Kettle, refrigerator, microwave oven
- Elevator, laundry, Wi-Fi in the building
- 20 minute walk to the workshop
If you still have any questions regarding our program, please feel free to contact the project manager, Fr. Lukasz Misko, OP.
Before you submit your application, please read the Rules of Participation.
Join us quickly and easily
1. Read the description above. Please remember, all communication and workshops are in English (you can choose another group in Polish).
2. Fill the Signup Form – we need your contact details and decision if you want us to book your stay. Click on the link to confirm your email address.
3. Pay total Participation Fee in EUR/USD/GBP with any kind of card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or PayPal account (or wire transfer).
4. Now you are all set – see you in Warsaw this July. If you want to come with another person, they will need to fill the form once again.
Our Faculty

10th edition so far
See what the previous editions of Extraordinary Music Workshop looked like! We have been organizing them in Kraków since 2013.
Why Learn Liturgical Music With Us: a Few Testimonies

Fr. Lukasz Misko OP, DLC President, Kraków, Poland

Dr. Tim O’Malley of the University of Notre Dame (USA)

Andrea Baldazzi from Bologna, Italy

Aleksandra Runde from Liepāja, Latvia

Br. Augustinus Aerssens OP from the Netherlands

Julie Bellefeuille, a PhD student in South Bend, IN
See what our participants said about the 2022 edition:
All around a fantastic experience – even though we were very busy, it was a great way to pack a ton of learning into a short amount of time. I hope to be able to return next year, but even if I can’t I will be advertising the workshop to all my musically-inclined friends.
Peter
United StatesI spontaneously signed up for this workshop after hearing about it from Dominican friends and I am so pleased I did: it was enriching, mentally, spiritually and musically. I want to say a big ‘Thank You!’ to Fr. Lukasz and team for their heroic work in the preparation and execution of this week, for it surely required tremendous effort from many people. However, as we know, it’s team-work to get into Heaven and in this regard, it was a great joy to be united in prayer and song with so many other good souls – surely a foretaste of Heaven!
Aoífe-Maria
IrelandI found the workshop intense (in a good way) and fun. Well worth the time investment. I would definitely come again.
Emanuel
RomaniaI absolutely loved the week of workshops, meeting beautiful new friends, meeting Dominicans, who I have never had any opportunity to meet in Australia, and just being around like-minded Catholic individuals. I loved how the friars wished to spend time with us outside of our workshops, and I feel to have created a wonderful bond with the international group. I am SOOO grateful to have had the opportunity to come to Krakow. I feel it was a real God send! Thank you so much!!!
Grace
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If you cannot take part in this year’s workshop, but you fell in love with the idea, we ask you to support the organization of the event. Every penny counts!
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The program offered in English is incorporated into a larger Polish-language event, attended annually by over 300 people. This creates a unique opportunity to raise your heart and voice with what may be the largest choir you have ever sung in, but more importantly it gives a sense of unity of the Church gathered to worship from so many places around the world. We hope you will join us in Warsaw this summer!
Fr. Lukasz Misko, OP
project manager


Donkey the Coffee Truck
Participants of last year’s Extraordinary Music Workshops probably cannot imagine our event without the Osiołek (The Donkey) – a unique multimedia coffee truck in the monastery garden, provided by YoungTree Foundation. We are very happy that it will accompany us this year and we can’t wait for our first cup of aromatic coffee!
Extraordinary Music Workshop 2025 will take place in Warsaw, Poland.
Daily Morning Prayer, Masses in English and some classes will be held at St. Anne’s Church, a gorgeous Baroque church overlooking the Royal Castle of Warsaw.
Masses in Polish for the entire workshop community as well as some classes will be held at the Dominican Church and Priory of Hyacinth in Warsaw’s Old Town district – see the picture.
Accommodation is offered currently in the guest rooms of student dormitory of the University of Warsaw – see some pictures.
Contact us:
Dominican Liturgical Center
Stolarska 6/30, 31-043 Kraków, Poland
phone 0048 12 430 19 34 ext. 0
e-mail: emw@warsztaty.mn