Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 15, no. 3 PMC News Wanda Wilk Obituary An Extraordinary Life Dedicated to Polish Music… With great sadness we note the passing of Wanda Wilk, a great patron of Polish music, magnificent philanthropist, and dedicated educator. She died in her Los Angeles home on February 18, 2009, after a long illness. A person…Continue Reading March 2009
A Celebration of Music by the Greatest Woman Composer of Her Time Dedicated to the memory of Wanda Wilk (13 Jan. 1921 – 18 Feb. 2009) Sponsored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles Saturday, March 28, 2009 | 3:00 p.m. Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF…Continue Reading 2009: Bacewicz Centenary
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 15, no. 2 PMC News Stojowski Review Another review of Joseph A. Herter’s Zygmunt Stojowski: Life and Music (Polish Music History Series Vol. 10) has been published. This review, written by Dr. Mieczysław B. Biskupski of Central Connecticut State University, was published in the Autumn 2008 issue of Polish American Studies (Volume LXV, no. 2, pp. 91-92). Dr. Biskupski’s thoughtful…Continue Reading February 2009
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 15, no. 1 2008 Highlights In Polish Music Anniversaries Zygmunt Krauze celebrated his 70th birthday on September 19 Krzysztof Penderecki turned 75 on November 23, and this momentous anniversary was celebrated all year long throughout Poland. A new website has been created in his honor: www.krzysztofpenderecki.eu Henryk Mikołaj Górecki turned 75 on December 6. The Polish Composer’s Festival in…Continue Reading January 2009