2020 Paderewski Lecture with Krzysztof Meyer: Lecture Transcript
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 Paderewski Lecture was conducted as an interview via Zoom on 22 August 2020, and broadcast to the worldwide… Read more »
Events
Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ Series Livestream Continues
The Jazztopad Festival, in partnership with Polish Cultural Institute New York, continues The Great Improvisation series online live-streamed from the National Forum of Music (NFM)… Read more »
2021: Remembering Górecki—A Discussion and Film Screening
Watch the broadcast here: www.thorntonlive.usc.edu On 20 March 2021, the Polish Music Center at the USC Thornton School of Music will recognize the tenth anniversary… Read more »
UPDATED: Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ series Livestreams in February
Please note: the performers originally slated for February 19 (Maniucha & Ksawery) are unable to perform due to Covid-19 quarantine—they will return to the Jazztopad… Read more »
Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ series Livestream
The Jazztopad Festival, in partnership with Polish Cultural Institute New York, presents The Great Improvisation series online live streamed from the National Forum of Music… Read more »
2020 PMC Recap ~ Please support us into 2021!
Dear Friends of the Polish Music Center, Before sharing the annual PMC summary and our latest news, we would first like to express hope that… Read more »
12th Schaeffer’s Era from the New World – Schaeffer in L.A.
Ghost Road Company (Los Angeles) and Warsaw Bauhaus Foundation (Warsaw) present an international real-time collaboration: original works of dance, theatre, and film, created to respond… Read more »
2020 PADEREWSKI FESTIVAL IN PASO ROBLES
On November 6-7, the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles will present this year’s exciting lineup of concerts and accompanying events. Due to the pandemic and… Read more »
2020 Paderewski Lecture: Krzysztof Meyer (virtual)
The Polish Music Center, USC, Announces the 2020 Paderewski Lecturer: Krzysztof Meyer Please join us to meet Krzysztof Meyer, one of the greatest living… Read more »
PMC Re-opens on Tuesdays!
As of September 1, the Polish Music Center will now be available on a limited basis on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT. … Read more »
Cracow Duo: Live From Krakow’s Jewish Quarter
On Sunday September 13, the newly re-branded Holocaust Museum LA (formerly the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust) will present a livestream broadcast of Cracow… Read more »
PMC in ‘VoyageLA’
Although the library of the Polish Music Center is currently dark and our normal on-campus events will be replaced with exciting discussions and performances online… Read more »
Livestream: Grażyna Bacewicz & PMC Director Marek Zebrowski
The composer of four symphonies, seven violin concertos, seven string quartets, five sonatas for violin and piano and many more works, Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) was… Read more »
PMC Closure and Cancellations
Dear Newsletter Readers and all Friends of the Polish Music Center: With a heavy heart and much regret, we must share with you the news… Read more »
CANCELLED: PMC Spring Concert: California Dreamin’
This event has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for rescheduled date in Fall 2020. Event Details Saturday, 28 March 2020 | 4:00 pm California… Read more »
Int’l Conference “Roman Ryterband as an heir and advocate of Polish musical traditions in the US”
In Memory of Roman Ryterband A Forgotten Resident of Łódź – Composer, Pianist and Educator Born in Łódź in 1914 – Died in Palm Springs… Read more »
2019 Paderewski Festival Wrap-Up
Held annually in its second iteration since 2006, the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles once again presented a fascinating mix of programs and performers in… Read more »
Chopin, Kilar and Wars: Polish film music at Music @ Rush Hour
The USC Polish Music Center presents a program of Polish music used in or written for films, as a part of the USC Thornton “Music… Read more »
Los Angeles Events – October 2019
Please enjoy the following Polish music events happening in Los Angeles this month… Thornton Baroque Sinfonia: Musical Treasures of the Polish Baroque Rotem Gilbert… Read more »
Music and Medicine: Chopin and the Power of Resilience
Psychiatrist and concert pianist Richard Kogan is renowned for his lecture/concerts that explore the influence of psychological factors and psychiatric and medical illness on the… Read more »