Barren train stations, Polish factories at night, and silent hotels where lonely travellers meet. These are the images and suggested narratives that pervade the spirit of Polish Night Music, the musical collaboration between American filmmaker David Lynch and Polish Music Center Director, concert pianist and composer Marek Zebrowski. On November 13, the first-ever vinyl pressing…Continue Reading Zebrowski & Lynch On Vinyl
The Polish Music Center’s 2015 Paderewski Lecture-Recital will air this Sunday, November 9 at 9:00 pm on KUSC-FM’s Thornton Center Stage. This broadcast will be available in Southern California on 91.5 FM and worldwide on KUSC.org….Continue Reading 2015 Paderewski Lecture-Recital Broadcast On KUSC
The 2015 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles kicked off this Thursday, November 5, and will run until Sunday, November 8. The schedule is packed with diverse concerts of excellent musicians, including: a multimedia concert with the City of Angeles Saxophone Quartet, a selection of modern Polish music interpreted for the accordion by the dynamic Motion…Continue Reading 2015 Paderewski Festival
Thank you for expanding our collection! CD donations: Maciej Zielinski On November, Polish composer Maciej Zieliński visited the Polish Music Center and donated the following recordings of his music: “Across the Milenniums” (Polskie Radio PRCD 1435), “V Symphony” (DUX 0988), and “Sounds of Love” (Polskie Radio PRCD 1354-1355). In L.A. for several film studio meetings,…Continue Reading Recent Donations to the PMC Library
On 4 November 2015, the last known composition of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, who died five years ago, will have its World Premiere in Kraków at the ICE Congress Centre. This premiere performance of Sanctus Adalbertus, as well as the celebratory Fanfara by Paweł Mykietyn that was composed especially for this occasion, will crown the celebrations…Continue Reading Górecki’s Last Work: Sanctus Adalbertus
Olimpia z Gdańska [Olympia of Gdańsk], a new opera by Polish composer Zygmunt Krauze, will be presented by the Opera Bałtycka in Gdańsk in its World Premiere performance on November 20, 2015. The main performers are Anna Mikołajczyk (Stanisława), Jan Monowid (Robespierre), and Monika Ledzion (Olimpia). As described by Director Jerzy Lech, this opera “defies…Continue Reading New Opera By Krauze
Danish guitarist Mikkel Andersen will play the US premiere of the guitar version of Marcin Stańczyk’s Aftersounds at the University of Miami on November 13, 2015. Marcin Stańczyk (b. Nov. 16, 1977) is a law graduate from the University of Łódź and completed studies in music theory and composition with Zygmunt Krauze at the Music Academy…Continue Reading Stańczyk US Premiere
A new choral piece by Paweł Łukaszewski—Veni Sancte Spiritus for Two Unaccompanied Mixed Choirs, dedicated to the memory of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki—was performed by the orchestra and choir of the Kraków Philharmonic for the first time on October 2 at an oratory concert at Kraków Philharmonic Hall. The program also featured Przybądź Duchu Święty [Come,…Continue Reading Łukaszewski World Premiere
On November 6, the Ensemble KNM Berlin will feature works by Wojtek Blecharz—Counter-Earth for clarinetist and objects (2015), blacksnowfalls for timpano solo (2014), and The Map of Tenderness for cello solo (2012)—during their first portrait concert at Kunstquartier Bethanien in Berlin, Germany. Entitled “Pol(s)ka & Kontext mit Wojtek Blecharz,” the program is the first half…Continue Reading Polish Monographic Programs In Berlin
From November 10-15, the 2015 University of Louisville New Music Festival will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Grawemeyer Awards, one of the most prestigious prizes in the world. Founded by H. Charles Grawemeyer to help make the world a better place, the Awards are given annually by the University of Louisville to individuals in…Continue Reading Grawemeyer Awards 30th Anniversary