Active listening is an art that requires time, presence, and openness—and at the same time, a practice that allows us to discover what often goes unnoticed in our daily lives.
The third season of the “High Noon” series at the Palma Foundation is an invitation to exactly that kind of experience. Through gatherings centered on listening—in the midday light, at the heart of the day—we create a space to be together and to listen attentively to what resonates between the words.
The “W SAMO POŁUDNIE” series is a space for intimacy, attentive listening, and original musical expressions. We invite artists who create personal music that defies genre conventions—music that is often rooted in tradition yet boldly reinterpreted through a contemporary sonic language. It is a meeting place for diverse sensibilities, where sound becomes a form of storytelling and a way of being together.
Previous editions of the series have featured, among others: Raphael Rogiński, Hubert Zemler, Marcel Baliński, Martyna Basta, Anna Pašić, Svitlana Nianio, Antonina Nowacka, Marta Forsberg, Paweł Szamburski, Sourdure, Mike Majkowski, and Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė—artists who are helping to shape the contemporary, experimental music scene.
Szymon “Pimpon” Gąsiorek: Drumz for Health
May 31, 12:00 p.m.
What can a rhythm repeated with mindfulness do for us? Can sound become a form of care—for the body, the breath, and focus? Pimpon’s concert is an invitation to experience music as a process—physical, meditative, and deeply personal.
Pimpon, aka Szymon Gąsiorek—a drummer and composer who operates at the intersection of many worlds—from acoustic percussion music, through electronic music and avant-pop, to noise, improvisation, and field recordings—creates a sonic language that defies clear-cut categories. A graduate of the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen and a co-founder of numerous projects (including Pimpono Ensemble, Cześćtet, and E/I) as well as experimental duos, he has been developing his own distinctive musical practice for years.
During the concert, we’ll hear his latest project, “drumz for health”—acoustic percussion music based on repetitive, polyrhythmic structures, played with the intention of promoting health. It is a minimalist yet intense auditory experience that affects not only the ears but also the body—it draws you in, balances you, calms you, or energizes you.
Raphael Rogiński & Iztok Koren: Nocturnal Consolations
June 13, 12:00 p.m.
What does the meeting of two musical languages sound like—ones that don’t seek compromise, but rather a shared space?
“Nocturnal Consolations” is a unique project by the duo of Iztok Koren—a Slovenian multi-instrumentalist known for his work with the band Širom—and Polish guitarist Raphael Rogiński. Their debut album, released this year on Instant Classic, captures an intense, focused dialogue between two artists searching both for the primal voice of their instruments and for new, as-yet-unexplored sounds.
The duo’s music unfolds as a living polyphony—a constantly shifting tapestry of sound where diverse sensibilities and experiences converge. Koren and Rogiński explore the space of sound in an open-ended way—both in its acoustic and conceptual dimensions—creating sounds rooted in tradition yet clearly oriented toward the future.
On stage, we’ll hear a wide range of instruments: from Raphael Rogiński’s electric guitar to Koren’s extensive setup—banjo, guembri, steel drum, kalimba, harmonium, analog synthesizer, and effects. This is a concert that reveals a process—music being born in real time, between silence and sound.
TICKETS: 50 zł
Due to the intimate setting and limited seating, please arrive starting at 11:30 a.m.
Organizer: Palma Foundation
Partner: New Things Come from the Sea
Media Sponsors: Trojmiasto.pl
The Palma Foundation’s projects on Jaśkowa Dolina Street are funded by the City of Gdańsk as part of the “Social Spaces of Culture” program.
