2010 – the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth – may be an opportunity to bring to light also littleknown gems of 17th and 18th century Polish music. These pieces, written by Polish composers and foreign composers living in Poland, deserve much greater attention. At the beginning of the 17th century Poland was a powerful state and was very open to new ideas from all artistic directions. The baroque aesthetic, which came from Italy, quickly established itself through "imported" composers and musicians working at Polish courts and in the churches. Alla polacca was formed by three musicians who studied chamber music together at Cologne University of Music under artists of such distinction as Konrad Junghänel, Barbara Schlick and Kai Wessel. The ensemble’s core members are Iwona Leśniowska-Lubowicz (soprano), Paulina Kilarska (harpsichord, organ) and Stanisław Gojny (theorbo, archlute and baroque guitar), all of whom have many years of experience in the field of early music interpretation.