Year: 2008

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 12 Looking Back on 2008… Dear Friends of Polish Music, Another busy year for the Polish Music Center is coming to a close. Since the beginning of 2008, we have produced several exciting programs in many different locations throughout California. Internationally-acclaimed artists, like Midori (pictured at right with PMC Director Marek Zebrowski), Juliana Gondek,…Continue Reading December 2008

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 11 Paderewski’s Legacy Remembered… Independence Day Gala Concert An exciting evening of music in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of Poland’s Independence Day will take place on November 10 at Bovard Auditorium on the campus of University of Southern California. Consul General Paulina Kapuscinska will preside over the official proceedings and deliver remarks on…Continue Reading November 2008

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 10 PMC News Polish Music Resonates Throughout California! October is traditionally celebrated in the United States as Polish-American Heritage Month, and this Fall Season is no exception. Several exciting musical events are on the calendar for October and November this year. At 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, the doors to Clubhouse…Continue Reading October 2008

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 9 Birthday Celebrations Krauze Anniversary Zygmunt Krauze will celebrate his seventieth birthday on September 19, 2008. This distinguished Polish composer and pianist has firmly established himself as a highly original voice in contemporary Polish Music. Krauze’s artistic education began with studies of piano with Maria Wiłkomirska and of composition with Kazimierz…Continue Reading September 2008

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 8 PMC News Review Of Vol. 10 Polish Music History Series Vol. 10 by Joseph A. Herter, entitled Zygmunt Stojowski—Life and Music, has been reviewed very favorably in the most recent volume of the The Polish Review (Vol. LIII 2008 no. 2, pp. 246-249).  The Polish Review is a quarterly multidisciplinary journal published by The Polish Institute…Continue Reading August 2008

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 7 PMC News In Paderewski’s Footsteps—From California To Poland Sponsored by Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a delegation of members of the Board of Directors of the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles made an official visit to Poland from June 24-28, 2008. The delegation was headed by Frank Mecham, mayor of…Continue Reading July 2008

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 6 PMC News A Review of PMHS Vol. 10 by Jeremy Nicholas ZYGMUNT STOJOWSKI: Life and Music Joseph A. Herter Polish Music History Series, Vol. 10 Figueroa Press 2007 ISBN: 1-932800-26-3 329 pages, illustrated, paperback Price: $25 [The following article first appeared in Polish under the title Odnalezc Stojowskiego, in the March 2,…Continue Reading June 2008

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 5 PMC News Review: Polish Music Spring By Barbara Kraft The Polish Music Center’s annual spring concert at the USC Thornton School of Music was a tour de force of compositional and performance virtuosity, featuring Lutosławski’s Partita for Violin and Piano and Penderecki’s Second Sonata for Violin and Piano.   The Penderecki was performed by internationally-celebrated violinist Midori Goto who…Continue Reading May 2008

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 4 In Memoriam DR. STEFAN P. WILK, M.D. With great sadness we note the recent passing of Dr. Stefan P. Wilk, a prominent member of Polish community in Los Angeles, a distinguished physician, humanitarian, and philanthropist. He died on 25 March 2008 in Los Angeles after a long illness. Stefan Wilk…Continue Reading April 2008