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October 2024 Henryk Wars Celebration!
The USC Polish Music Center presents the Paderewski Lecture-Recital, an annual concert event commemorating pianist, composer and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski by spotlighting current achievements in Polish music. The USC Polish Music Center is home to the world-renowned archival collection of of Henryk Wars (aka Henry Vars, 1902-1977), Poland’s foremost film composer of the inter-war era, whose hit tunes of are still familiar to Poles around the world today.
Events
- Lecture: Modern Polish Piano Music
On Tuesday September 10, Dr. Andrzej Ślązak returns to USC’s campus to present two lectures along with his colleague, Krystian Krauz. These two scholars are from the Music Institute at Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland, where Dr. Ślązak serves…Continue Reading Lecture: Modern Polish Piano Music - Announcing the 2024 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles
The 2024 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles will be held October 31 – November 3. Tickets for this year’s history-making events and exciting artists, as well as exclusive “Patron” and “Friends of Paderewski” passes that include access to all concerts,…Continue Reading Announcing the 2024 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles - Oct 2024: Celebrating Henryk Wars ~ UNESCO Honors & 40 Years of PMC
The USC Polish Music Center presents the Paderewski Lecture-Recital, an annual concert event commemorating pianist, composer and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski by spotlighting current achievements in Polish music. The USC Polish Music Center is home to the world-renowned archival collection of Henryk Wars…Continue Reading Oct 2024: Celebrating Henryk Wars ~ UNESCO Honors & 40 Years of PMC - UNESCO Honors PMC Archives
On June 26 at the Belweder—the Presidential Palace in Warsaw—the 2024 UNESCO Pamięć Świata/Memory of the World ceremony will take place. The palace’s elegant ballroom will be filled to capacity with distinguished guests, among them Marek Zebrowski, representing the USC…Continue Reading UNESCO Honors PMC Archives