Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 12 News Flash! Winners Of The 4th International Paderewski Piano Competition The Fourth International Paderewski Piano Competition at Bydgoszcz was held between the 3rd and 14th of November, 1998. The winners include: I Prize: Tonomi Okumura of Japan II Prize: Michael Schneider of the U.S. III Prize: Katarzyna Borek of Poland 20-year old Ms. Okumura won two…Continue Reading December 1998
November 1998: With participants from five countries, including Poland, Germany, Israel, Canada, and the U.S. Papers from the Conference are published in the Polish Music Journal, vol. 6, no. 1 (2003)…Continue Reading Polish/Jewish/Music! International Conference
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 11 News Flash! Winners Of The 3rd International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition Grand Prix ($15,000): None awarded Female Category: I Prize: soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, Poland ($10,000). II Prize: mezzo-soprano Elena Wiszniewska, Ukraine ($8,000). III Prize (tied): mezzo-soprano Guo Ling Li, China & soprano Katarzyna Trylnik, Poland ($6,000). Male Category: I Prize:…Continue Reading November 1998
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 10 News Flash! Polish Music Journal We are pleased to announce the creation of a new electronic journal. This an academic, peer-reviewed publication devoted to musicological studies of Polish music and music in Poland. The Journal’s purpose is to provide a convenient, modern forum for publication of studies of the music…Continue Reading October 1998
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 9 News Flash! Internet Multimedia Concert: Warsaw-Helsinki-Oslo On 24 September 1998 the 41st International Contemporary Music Festival Warsaw Autumn will feature a concert on the Internet. The event, housed in Poland at the HYDE PARK Internet Multimedia Gallery. Composers and computer multimedia artists are invited to participate in an internet competition for a…Continue Reading September 1998
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 8 News Flash! Warsaw Autumn: Krauze and Virtual Reality This year’s Warsaw Autumn Festival, led by Festival Artistic Director, Krzysztof Knittel (September 19-24 1998), is honoring Zygmunt Krauze (60th birthday jubilee). The opening and closing concerts feature his music. For the first time ever the festival is dedicated to music from one geographic…Continue Reading August 1998
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 7 News Flash! Seven Gates Of Jerusalem In New York Krzysztof Penderecki’s oratorio Seven Gates of Jerusalem will be performed at the Lincoln Center Festival in New York on July 17-18 (Avery Fisher Hall, 8 p.m.). The performance, serving as a Tribute to Israel (the 50th anniversary of establishment of the country), will be…Continue Reading July 1998
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 6 News Flash! Choral Competition Winners Polish Singers Alliance of America announces the winners at the International Convention and Competition, held in Chicago, IL, on May 20-24, 1998. Choruses competed in three categories: mixed, female and male. The results are as follows: Mixed Choruses: 1st Place: Symfonia Choir #291, Hamilton,…Continue Reading June 1998
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 5 Kosciuszko Foundation Competitions Lynn Kao Top Prize Winner In 1998 Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition LYNN KAO was the First Prize Winner in the 1998 Kościuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition, held in New York City Saturday, April 4. Kao, an 18-year old student at Indiana University, was given her…Continue Reading May 1998
April 1998: A symposium about women in music, including papers about Wanda Landowska (by Wojciech Marchwica), and Grażyna Bacewicz (by Maja Trochimczyk), a composers’ panel, and the residency of Hanna Kulenty….Continue Reading A Day with Women’s Music