Year: 2018

Premieres at 2018 Int’l Festival of Kraków Composers

The International Festival of Kraków Composers (formerly known as the “Days of Music by Kraków Composers”) has been present among the cultural events in Kraków since 1989. The main purpose of the Festival is the promotion and presentation of contemporary, professional work by Kraków composers—from legendary composers and professors, through the outstanding middle generation, to…Continue Reading Premieres at 2018 Int’l Festival of Kraków Composers

Gifts to PMC March 2018

Dr. Grzegorz Mania, pianist and member of the Society for Poland’s Chamber Musicians [SPMK] gave us his recently published volume, Konteksty kultury—Konteksty edukacji, profesjonalne kształcenie I upowszechnianie muzyki [Cultural Contexts—Educational Contexts: the professional teaching and popularizing music], co-edited by Dr. Mania and Dr. Monika Gardoń-Preinl. This publication features a number of fascinating articles and case…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC March 2018

Przybylski Plays Hammond Organ

Already it is Dusk John Cage – In a Landscape; Guillaume Dufay – Ave maris stella; Johann Sebastian Bach – French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816; Andrzej Krzanowski – Relief II; Henry Purcell – An Evening HymnI; Arvo Pärt – Fratres; Wacław z Szamotuł – Modlitwa, gdy dziatki spać idą; Henryk Mikołaj…Continue Reading Przybylski Plays Hammond Organ

Chopin Competition on Period Instruments 2018

On the anniversary of Poland’s regaining of independence, the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in collaboration with Polish Television and Polish Radio, is organizing an event of extraordinary character. The 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments will take place in September 2018 in Warsaw; subsequent editions will be organized every five years. APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1,…Continue Reading Chopin Competition on Period Instruments 2018

100 Songs for 100 Years of Independence

Starting on April 16, the Grand Theater in Łódź will host a series of concerts entitled  “100 songs for 100 years of Independence.” During the concerts, leading soloists from the Grand Theater in Łódź will present the most beautiful songs set to the poems of Polish poets about their homeland. There will be plenty of…Continue Reading 100 Songs for 100 Years of Independence

Holocaust Remembrance Day at Eastman feat. Roman Ryterband

Eastman School of Music faculty members, students, and alumni will join the worldwide observance of Yom HaShoah by performing the Fifth Annual Holocaust Remembrance Concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 15, in Kilbourn Hall. Entitled “A Time to Remember . . .”, the concert features music written by those who perished or survived the World…Continue Reading Holocaust Remembrance Day at Eastman feat. Roman Ryterband

‘Canzoni e Concerti’ Concert – Polish Baroque Chamber Music in NY

Kosciuszko Foundation NY baroque concert

On April 14, the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York will present students from the prestigious Juilliard School of Music in Canzoni e Concerti—a concert of Baroque Chamber Music from Poland. Juilliard student performers include: Annie Gard, baroque violin; Rachell Wong, baroque violin; Adam Young, viola da gamba; and Katarzyna Kluczykowska, harpsichord. The event will feature instrumental…Continue Reading ‘Canzoni e Concerti’ Concert – Polish Baroque Chamber Music in NY

New PMC Website is Live!

The Polish Music Center’s pioneering website has been serving musicians, scholars and the interested public worldwide since 1994. In 2017, we announced our intention to overhaul and update our antiquated web portal with a “Website Reboot” fundraising campaign, which was overwhelmingly supported from all corners of the globe, by small individual donors and large angel…Continue Reading New PMC Website is Live!

2018 Paso Pops

Paso Pops—the annual Paderewski Festival-sponsored patriotic concert and Independence Day celebration in Paso Robles combining wine, beer, food, family-friendly activities, live music and fireworks—will be held on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. The event moves to the Main Stage at the Paso Robles Event Center with a three-year agreement as part of this venue and date change….Continue Reading 2018 Paso Pops