We are thrilled to announce that Irena Santor, one of the biggest stars of Polish popular song, has decided to give her name to the international “Vistula Sounds” festival in Ciechocinek. The artist made her decision after she participated in this year’s edition of the festival as a guest of honour.

The name granting ceremony was held on November 25, 2024 at the Ciechocinek City Hall, and was attended by the artist, the festival directors, as well as the mayor of Ciechocinek, and other guests. As a result, as of the 4th edition of the festival, the event will be called the Irena Santor “Vistula Sounds” International Festival. The 2025 edition of the festival has been scheduled for the week of August 12-16, 2025. 

See you there!

Artistic Director of Sar Sargsyan Cultural Entertainment Artistic Agency Sar Sargsyan was in Bulgaria from 19 to 24 September 2024. His stay there was of a varied nature. Firstly, from 19 to 21 September he was a jury at the International Music Festival "Sofia Grand Prix" in the capital of the country, organized by our Partner in Bulgaria, the Artistic Agency "Festival Music Agency Artvoices". During the Gala Concert of the Festival, Sar presented official invitations to our "Vistula Sounds" Festival in 2025, which in his opinion were received by the most interesting artists from different countries of the world. On September 22, he performed as a guest at a concert in Plovdiv, organized by the Armenian Church in Bulgaria dedicated to the independence of Bulgaria and Armenia. Then Sar performed in Sofia as part of the "Oktoberfest" Festival with a solo recital.
On behalf of Sar, we would like to thank the organizers of all the above-mentioned events for the invitation, warm welcome, hospitality and great organization.

 The 3rd Vistula Sounds International Vocal Festival & Competition was held on 13-17 August 2024 in Ciechocinek. This unique event combines high-quality musical entertainment, stage and vocal performance education, as well as intercultural education coupled with sightseeing focused on the promotion of the city of Ciechocinek, the region of Kuyavia and Pomerania, and Poland among the younger generations of Poles and foreign guests.

On the 5th day of the Festival, on August 17, 2024, a ceremonial Gala Concert took place in the "Park Zdrojowy", summarizing the competitions of participants in the International and Polish Song Contests. A total of 2 Grand Prix awards, 3 Special Awards and Honorable Mentions were awarded. In addition, the Festival included 2 competitions, 3 concerts, 3 guided day trips promoting Ciechocinek, Toruń and Bydgoszcz, 2 cultural exchange meetings, and 2 vocal workshops led by international jury. The competitions were attended by 135 participants from 18 countries, including India, Vietnam, Armenia, Libya and Brazil. 155 competition performances were assessed by an international jury consisting of 13 people from 8 countries. The Opening Ceremony on 13.08.2024 at the Summer Theatre was dedicated to the First Lady of Polish Song, Ms. Irena Santor, who was the Honorary Guest of Vistula Sounds for 5 days. The Artist's 90th anniversary had a unique character, because during this concert, songs from the Jubilarian's repertoire were performed in new arrangements by Polish and foreign stars, singing songs translated into foreign languages ​​and in Polish. More information: Vistula Sounds 

We are happy to share the recent successes of the Polish talents presented by the SSCE Agency on international stages.

This year, for the first time, Poland was represented at the "Chuva de Estrelas D'Ouro” International Vocal Competition in Portugal. Last year, the Vistula Sounds GP winner, Mirek Gotfryd, was additionally awarded an official invitation to take part in the Portuguese event. The Polish singer performed extremely well, and received many enthusiastic comments from international judges and spectators. The competition took place on July 6, 2024 in Peso da Regua.

On July 7-12, 2024, another edition of the "Summer Talent League" International Music Festival took place in the Spanish resort town of Lloret de Mar; Poland was successfully represented by Alicja Kłosińska, who was awarded the 1^st prize in her age category.

SSCE’s Artistic Director, Saribek Sargsyan, was invited to be one of the judges on the international judging panels in both competitions.

The organizers of both events are partners of our Agency.

Please be advised that we are no longer accepting applications for the 2024 edition. Thank you and see you soon in Ciechocinek at the Vistula Sounds Festival.
Contestants who have not been able to apply for the festival this year are warmly invited to join us in 2025. This year you are more than welcome to come to Ciechocinek as guests and spectators!
In the first edition of the festival we were joined by contestants representing 15 countries, with the second one attracting 17 countries, with the total number of contestants exceeding 100 each year. This year, over 100 contestants have registered - can you guess from how many countries? We will be presenting the countries that we will host this year during the Vistula Sounds festival in Ciechocinek soon. Stay tuned!

You are also encouraged to follow all festival announcements published regularly on the Festival's Facebook and Instagram fan pages: https://www.facebook.com/VistulaSounds and https://www.instagram.com/vistulasounds.

See you in Ciechocinek on August 13-17, 2024! 

The documentary “Anna German in the hearts of people”, directed by the accomplished Polish documentalist and director, Jadwiga Nowakowska, was premiered on Polish Television on 25 December 2023. Next to the legendary figures of the Polish singing scene, the movie presents some of the lesser known facts from the life of the “White Angel of Polish Song.” Among others, Sar Sargsyan had the honour to pay tribute and show gratitude to the artist whom he holds dear and refers as his Guardian Angel – someone who inspired and guided him along the artistic and private routes: first international concert tour, first Grand Prix, second home (Poland), and many others... A big thank you to Jadwiga Nowakowska for the invitation to be part of this wonderful project.  Please visit the following link to view the entire movie: https://vod.tvp.pl/fil.../anna-german-w-sercach-ludzi,999558 

Below are some documentary production photographs featuring Sar. 

  We start the year with the success of Polish talents on the international arena! Another edition of the Christmas Talent League, an international music competition, was held on 5-7 January 2024 in Vilnius. Thanks to SSCE Poland was represented by 3 contestants who competed in different age and genre categories. Here are the results: Julia Markowska – 1st prize, Anna Sękala – 1st prize, Alicja Kłosińska – 1st prize and Mini Grand Prix award.

Congratulations to all contestants! Wishing you all continued success with our Agency, and beyond.

The artistic director of SSCE, Sar Sargsyan, was one of the judges of the competition in Vilnius.

The event was organized by Ars Festa and SSCE is the sole official representative of all ARS FESTA competitions. Sincere thanks to the organizers for the high quality of the event and professional organization. Thank you for a very warm welcome.

Applications for the 3^rd Vistula Sounds International Festival will open on January 1, 2024 and close on May 1, You can find all the relevant details in the “Vistula Sounds” tab on the SSCE website. Information on the website is available in two languages: Polish and English. Please make sure that you prepare well for the Festival, fill in the application form carefully, taking into account the guidelines set out in the Regulation and other festival documents. Also, please make sure that you carefully read all the information related to the Festival before submitting your application. A special note to our foreign contestants: although participation in both competitions is not mandatory, we encourage you to participate in the Polish Song Competition; if necessary, we will be happy to assist you with the selection of repertoire, lyrics, etc. If in doubt, please contact us by e-mail or phone. You are also encouraged to follow all festival announcements published regularly on the Festival's Facebook and Instagram fan pages: https://www.facebook.com/VistulaSounds and https://www.instagram.com/vistulasounds.

See you in Ciechocinek on August 13-17, 2024!

The International Sofia Grand Prix Music Festival was held on 15-17 September 2023 in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The event was organized by our Bulgarian partner, the Artvoices Festival Music Agency (Rossi Yordanova). As before, the Polish delegation to the competition was presented by the Artistic Director of SSCE, Saribek Sargsyan, who was also invited to act as one of the judges. Poland was represented by Alicja Kłosińska who gave beautiful performances and came in first in the “Musical” and “World Hit” categories. Congratulations! We wish you continued success. During the Gala Concert Saribek Sargsyan gave a performance as a special guest.