In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Poland’s Independence, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute announces a competition for a treatment of a musical play drawn from the life of Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The pianist and composer (1860-1941) became the highest paid artist of his time. As a touring pianist, he crossed the US 30 times travelling in…Continue Reading Competition: A Musical About Paderewski
The Karol Szymanowski Music Society is very proud to announce that the 2nd Karol Szymanowski International String Quartet Competition will take place in Katowice from September 18-23, 2017. Organized by the Karol Szymanowski Music Society in collaboration with the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, the competition is open to string quartets of all nationalities with…Continue Reading 2nd Szymanowski International String Quartet Competition
Applications for the Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival are now open. Composers should submit their application at filmfreeway.com by February 1, 2017. The Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival features short films with original scores performed live-to-picture. The 2017 festival is presented in collaboration with Helix Collective, the Academy of Scoring Arts and the New York Film Academy. The best short films…Continue Reading LA Live Film Scoring Competition Deadline
The Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarships support American students of Polish descent for graduate studies at colleges and universities in the United States. Scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $7,000 are awarded on a competitive basis for one academic year. Funding is for full-time studies during the academic year of September 2017 – May 2018. All fields and majors…Continue Reading KF Tuition Scholarships
In October 2016, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage launched the 6th edition of its highly sucessful “Composing Commissions” program for the 2017-2018 artistic season. This program is implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT) and creates opportunities for musical creation and performance throughout the year. The very long list of the…Continue Reading ‘Composing Commissions’ Announced for 2017-2018
The 7th edition of the “Days of New Music” Festival will be held between January 18 – 22 in Gdańsk. The theme of this year’s event will be based on two ideas: exploring aspects of collective collaboration vs. individual compositional process, and presentation of music by avant-garde artists. Since its very beginning, the festival has focused on…Continue Reading Days of New Music 2017
A new work by composer Marek Chołoniewski called Wiatrofale, which combines multimedia elements with music, will have its premiere on January 23-25 in the cities of Radom, Kraków and Kielce in Poland. It will be performed by the Symphony Orchestra of the Kolberg School of Music in Radom, under the baton of Przemysław Zych. Artur Lis will provide…Continue Reading Chołoniewski Premiere
…nothing short of enthralling. Hers is a stunningly rich, beautiful voice, with a deep, perfectly centered vibrato and pitch allied to profound expressiveness. (James Altena, Fanfare Magazine) Polish-Canadian Mezzo-soprano Katarzyna Sądej was born in Wrocław, Poland and recently relocated to San Diego, CA. She has sung internationally in concert, opera, chamber music, oratorio and recital. Sądej has performed…Continue Reading Upcoming Sadej Performances
Held since September 2016, the “SUPERSAM PLUS 1”cycle is a series of concerts combining solo and duo performances by musicians of varying genres with performance art and multimedia presentations. The remaining events will be presented on consecutive Thursdays during the months of November and December in Warsaw. Featured in the program will be numerous collaborations…Continue Reading “Supersam Plus 1” Concert
“Let’s Play Karłowicz” is a project initiated by PWM Edition in celebration of Mieczysław Karłowicz’s 140th birthday anniversary on December 11. The program includes a series of fourteen concerts featuring Karłowicz’s music, which will be performed throughout December all around Poland. Various orchestras—such as the Szczecin Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Lublin Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Opole Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra—have been invited to…Continue Reading Let’s Play Karlowicz!