Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 16, no. 4 PMC News PMC Donations Many Friends of Polish Music have been very generous in the last month and we would like to recognize those donations that have enlarged and enriched our collection. pianist Nancy Fierro – music by Grażyna Bacewicz, Marta Ptaszyńska, and Louise Tadema; Igor Belza’s book about Maria Szymanowska; and a…Continue Reading April 2010
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 16, no. 3 PMC News Chopin Bicentennial & Marathon Concert At USC By Marek Zebrowski This month marks an important anniversary in the history of Polish music: two hundred years ago on March 1, Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola near Warsaw. Chopin’s father, Nicolas, was a French national who had…Continue Reading March 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010 | 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 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: $8 – enter Gate 3 at Figueroa St. & McCarthy Way (Parking Structure X) Chopin Bicentennial &…Continue Reading 2010: Chopin Marathon
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 16, no. 2 Chopin & Paderewski Year Chopin Around The World Last month’s Newsletter enumerated some of the ways that the Chopin year will be celebrated in Poland, but the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth will also be celebrated enthusiastically abroad. It is almost impossible to keep track of all the Chopin events…Continue Reading February 2010
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 16, no. 1 PMC News PAHA Honors PMC The Polish Music Center has been designated as a recipient of the 2009 Skalny Civic Achievement Award by the Polish American Historical Association (PAHA). This Award honors “individuals or groups who advance PAHA’s goals of promoting research and awareness of the Polish-American experience and/or have made significant…Continue Reading January 2010