Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 13, no. 5 Paderewski Monument Paderewski Returns To Southern California The great Polish musician, patriot and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski will be commemorated at the University of Southern California on October 4, 2007. On that day, a large bronze monument of Paderewski will be permanently placed amongst the buildings of the Thornton School…Continue Reading May 2007
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 13, no. 4 Szymanowski Year I cannot talk objectively about Szymanowski, for you cannot expect objectivity or reasonability from someone in love. – Maestro Simon Rattle Szymanowski and Modern Music In Poland Review by Barbara Kraft The Polish Music Center at the USC Thornton School of Music inaugurated an anniversary celebration…Continue Reading April 2007
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 13, no. 3 Szymanowski Year Szymanowski And Modern Music In Poland Polish music in the nineteenth century was dominated by the huge shadow of Chopin’s legacy, whose innovative piano textures, bold harmonies, and a perfectly balanced blend of national and international elements established an iron-clad formula for other Polish composers to follow. It…Continue Reading March 2007
Thursday, March 22, 2008 | 7:30 p.m. Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA Reception following the concert Admission is FREE and open to the public Campus Parking: $7 Enter Gate 3 at Figueroa St. & McCarthy Way (Parking Structure X) The Polish Music Center at the…Continue Reading 2007: Szymanowski and Modern Polish Music
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 13, no. 2 Szymanowski Year Szymanowski Celebrated, Finally! Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) was one of the greatest modern Polish composers. By building upon the achievements of Chopin and Moniuszko, he is credited with ushering Polish music into the twentieth century. Szymanowski’s body of work and his unique historical position make him the father of…Continue Reading February 2007
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 13, no. 1 Best Of 2006 Awards & Honors The American Academy of Arts and Letters has honored Polish composer Marta Ptaszyńska (the Helen B.& Frank L. Sulzberger Professor in Composition at the University of Chicago) with the prestigious Benjamin H. Danks Creative Music Award for 2006, with a special distinction for opera and oratorio…Continue Reading January 2007