On Wednesday, during the concert, we will hear pieces from all six seasons of the TV series “Time of Honor.” The concert will be conducted by Alan Urbanek. Actors who appeared in the series will perform before the Bolesławiec audience: Agnieszka Więdłocha, Antoni Pawlicki, Anna Witczak, Paulina Walendziak, and Krzysztof Iwaneczko. The soloists will be accompanied by the Gaudium Choir of the University of Wrocław, the Choir of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, and the Symphony Orchestra of the Lower Silesian Philharmonic.

The composer Bartosz Chajdecki wrote the music for the historical series, which enjoys enormous popularity and acclaim among viewers. For his music to “Time of Honor,” he was nominated for the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Television Series Score. The composer gave us a brief interview.

Grażyna Hanaf: What plays in a composer’s soul, and how, when creating themes that are as emotionally difficult as “Roundup,” “Execution,” or “Unease”?

Bartosz Chajdecki: Generally speaking, exactly what you hear plays in the composer’s head. The composing process consists of entering a state in which you hear the entire piece with extraordinary precision. This is always accompanied by excitement and joy, so these emotions do not necessarily correspond to those evoked by the piece itself.

When composing the music for “Time of Honor,” did you create themes for scenes or “for the characters”?

At first, I wrote themes for scenes. I received the first two episodes of the series, and the music was composed for specific moments in those episodes. Later, I followed storylines and emotions more than particular characters. That is generally how it works with most productions.

Which pieces from the film are close to you, which are your favorites, if you have any?

That changes over time. At first, “Execution,” “Silent Unseen,” and “War” were closest to me. Now I am more inclined toward “Polonaise,” “Pursuit,” and “Roundup.” I also like “Tango” very much, but it is difficult to talk about this piece if it has not been released and most people could become familiar with it only through the series, that is, to a very limited extent. I also like all the pieces featuring ethno vocals—that is, those with Anna Czerniawska-Witczak—as well as those featuring soprano vocals performed by Liliana Pociecha.

Thank you for the interview, and I invite everyone to an exceptional concert in the Baroque interior of the basilica in Bolesławiec on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.