Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 9, no. 12 News 2003 Paderewski Lecture/Recital Series PMC’s Annual Paderewski Lectures commemorate Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), a pianist, composer, politician (the first prime minister of independent Poland after WWI), humanitarian, and orator, who was greatly acclaimed as a virtuoso musician and a statesman. The Lectures highlight his links to California…Continue Reading December 2003
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 9, no. 11 Joanna Bruzdowicz at USC 2003 Paderewski Lecture USC Bing Theater Sunday, December 7, 4 p.m. Polish Music Center presents the eminent Polish composer, now living in France, Joanna Bruzdowicz (b. 1943) in the 2003 Paderewski Lecture, held at the Bing Theater, USC Campus (December 7, 2003; at 4…Continue Reading November 2003
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 9, no. 10 News Krauze To Perform In New York Zygmunt Krauze (b. 1938) began his studies in composition with Kazimierz Sikorski and piano with Wanda Wilkomirska at the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, and then went to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger from 1966-67 on a scholarship…Continue Reading October 2003
Sunday, December 7, 2003 | 4:00 p.m. Bing Theater, USC (see BIT on campus map) 3500 Watt Way, Los Angeles, California 90089 Reception to follow the concert Suggested donation: $10. Parking: $6. Enter USC Gate #5 at Jefferson Boulevard Entrance at McClintock Avenue (Parking Structure A) Polish Music Center presents the eminent Polish composer, now living…Continue Reading 2003: Joanna Bruzdowicz
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 9, no. 9 News Mu Phi Epsilon Honors USC Cellist Cellist Marek Szpakiewicz, born in Lublin, Poland, brought great news from Cincinnati, Ohio to USC, the Polish community, and the entire music world. Mr. Szpakiewicz won the prestigious Mu Phi Epsilon International Competition, held in August 6, 2003, by an unanimous…Continue Reading September 2003
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 9, no. 8 News Knittel And Walaciński Honored By Polish Composers Union Polish composers Krzystof Knittel and Adam Walaciński will be presented prestigious awards from the highly respected Polish Composers’ Union (Związku Kompozytorów Polskich – ZKP) at this year’s “Warsaw Autumn” Festival.Krzystof Knittel is a composer of instrumental and electro-acoustic music,…Continue Reading August 2003
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 9, no. 7 News Kulenty Wins Unesco Rostrum Of Composers! Hanna Kulenty’s Trumpet Concerto received the First Prize at the 50th International Rostrum of Composers organized by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in Vienna. 66 works from 34 countries were submitted, out of which 9 were recommended for…Continue Reading July 2003
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 9, no. 6 Call For Submissions 2003 Wilk Essay Submissions Due July 31st The Stefan & Wanda Wilk Prizes for Research in Polish Music are sponsored by the Polish Music Center (PMC) at the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California and financially supported by the Stefan and…Continue Reading June 2003
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 9, no. 5 Awards Winners Of 2002 Wilk Book Prizes The 2002 Stefan and Wanda Wilk Book Prize is divided between two books ex aequo, both published by British authors in 1997: John Rink: Chopin: The Piano Concertos (Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997). Adrian Thomas: Górecki (Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press,…Continue Reading May 2003
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 9, no. 4 News Zygmunt Stojowski Festival In Poland The Zygmunt Stojowski May Festival Committee takes pleasure in announcing a series of three May concerts celebrating the music of one of Poland’s greatest but most neglected post romantic composers. The three-day festival begins on Friday, May 2, the composer’s name day,…Continue Reading April 2003