On June 20th of this year, Polish musicologist Teresa Chylińska celebrated her 90th birthday. This extraordinary individual and a dynamic force par excellence in the research of Karol Szymanowski’s life has been a distinguished author, a highly accomplished editor and a great expert of modern music in Poland. Tributes to this world class scholar came…Continue Reading Chylińska Triumphant!
77 years ago the Warsaw Uprising broke out. The concert in tribute to its participants was held on August 1, 2021 at 8:30 in the Freedom Park of the Warsaw Uprising Museum. As every year, on the evening of August 1st, singers united by the strength of their voice during the concert “Varsovians sing (un)forbidden…Continue Reading Varsovians Sing (Un)forbidden Songs
Long a friend of the PMC, Polish-American composer Ewa Trębacz is based at the DXARTS Center for Digital Art and Experimental Media in Seattle, Washington. Having already invited Trębacz to participate in the 2011 ‘New Generation’ Concert at USC, we are excited to hear of her latest activities. Thus she is the next in our…Continue Reading Ewa Trębacz: Composing in a Pandemic
The 17th International Music Festival “Chopin and His Europe” / “Chopin i jego Europa” will be held from August 14-31, 2021. Following this year’s theme of “So far away, and yet so close… [Tak daleko, tak blisko…], in addition to the works of Chopin the Festival will emphasize the “more distant” connections of his works…Continue Reading 2021 “Chopin and His Europe”
On August 13, the I.J. Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz presents an open-air concert entitled “Philharmonic Under the Stars.” The concert will accompany the official naming of the square located between the Philharmonic building and Krzysztof Komeda square after Krzysztof Penderecki, in accordance with a resolution of the Bydgoszcz City Council. The first anniversary of…Continue Reading “Philharmonic Under the Stars” & Penderecki Naming Ceremony
A series of new music concerts “Experimental Tuesdays” will take place on August 3-31, 2021 as part of the 21st Franciszek Wybrańczyk “Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City” Festival. The Festival is a unique opportunity to see how the young generation of composers is dealing with tradition and modernity. The series is curated by Wioleta Żochowska….Continue Reading “Experimental Tuesdays” – New Music by Young Composers!
By Marek Zebrowski Long dedicated to the promotion of lesser-known composers and repertoire from Central Europe, EDA Records just came out with a terrific new offering—a two-CD set of songs by Szymon Laks (1901-1983). This recording is a truly remarkable achievement for many reasons, especially because Laks is remembered these days mainly for only one…Continue Reading Laks—Viva Voce
By Marek Zebrowski Another batch of gifts from this summer’s travel to Poland includes a fascinating two-CD set of music by Polish composers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A project coordinated by the Polish Chamber Musicians’ Association [Stowarzyszenie Polskich Muzyków Kameralistów, or SPMK], this recording features rarely heard piano trios by Władysław…Continue Reading Three Unusual Additions to the PMC Sound Library
By Marek Zebrowski For several years now, during every single visit in Warsaw, I have been always invited to top-level meetings at the Head Office of Poland’s State Archives (NDAP). This June was no exception and, once again, I was warmly welcomed by the Archives’ director, Dr. Paweł Pietrzyk in his elegant office in a…Continue Reading State Archives and PMC Update
By Marek Zebrowski It is always a pleasure to stop by the Polish Music Publishers [PWM] headquarters in Kraków or their other office in Warsaw and meet with the Director and Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Daniel Cichy. During the past few years when he has been at the helm of PWM, the Polish Music Center and PWM…Continue Reading If Music Be the Food of Love…Read on!