Bill Vestal, Director of LACMA’s Sundays Live Concert Series presented the PMC with a regal gift of a deluxe LP album featuring Bronisław Kaper’s music to the celebrated 1962 feature, Mutiny on the Bounty. Starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard, this MGM Technicolor extravaganza was a lavish production with a substantial budget for promotion. Recorded…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC July 2018
Pop CD Collection Darek Swiatkowski, Program Director for the Polish American Performing Arts Club, recently donated to us another batch of music CDs and a DVD. Here’s the list: Two CDs by Panny Wyklęte—the first is the group’s 2013 album and the second a 2014 release, “Wygnane” [Expelled], Vol. 1; A 2 CD set, Dorzecze…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC June 2018
Books & Scores from PWM Dr. Daniel Cichy, Director and Editor-in-Chief for PWM [Polish Music Publishers] was recently in Los Angeles and stopped by the Polish Music Center to look at the manuscripts by Henryk Wars [Henry Vars] and Roman Ryterband. He also brought with him some very welcome gifts for our library, including scores…Continue Reading Recent Gifts to PMC
Dr. Grzegorz Mania, pianist and member of the Society for Poland’s Chamber Musicians [SPMK] gave us his recently published volume, Konteksty kultury—Konteksty edukacji, profesjonalne kształcenie I upowszechnianie muzyki [Cultural Contexts—Educational Contexts: the professional teaching and popularizing music], co-edited by Dr. Mania and Dr. Monika Gardoń-Preinl. This publication features a number of fascinating articles and case…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC March 2018
From Dr. Grzegorz Mania, president of the Polish Chamber Music Society [Stowarzyszenie Polskich Muzyków Kameralistów], we recevied the recently published volume, Czytanie a vista w szkole muzycznej II stopnia, Część I, authored by Dr. Mania and Dr. Monika Gardoń-Preinl. Issued by PWM Edition in Kraków, this publication contains much useful information as well as numerous exercises on…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC February 2018
From Frank Harders, our dear friend at Boosey & Hawkes in Berlin, we received a brand new CD featuring several major works by Józef Koffler. Born in 1896 in Stryj (a city in the Lviv Region of Ukraine today), Koffler studied music in Vienna and was drafted into the Austrian Army in 1916. After World…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC January 2018
‘Paderewski & World Politics’ Lecture Given the centenary of Poland’s Independence in 2018 and Paderewski’s important role in those historical events, PMC Director Marek Zebrowski has prepared an extensive lecture about “Paderewski and World Politics.” This lecture focuses on Paderewski’s political activities between 1910 and 1922, his role in the “Front Morges” political formation in Switzerland…Continue Reading PMC News
Sławomir Dobrzański, piano professor at Kansas State University and author of Polish Music History Series vol. 9, has sent another addition to our CD collection: Władysław Żeleński – Songs, Duets … (AP0384). This world premiere recording on the Acte Préalable label features songs and duets by Władysław Żeleński (1837-1921), performed by Marta Trybulec – soprano, Witold Wrona –…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC December 2017
Sławomir Dobrzański, piano professor at Kansas State University and author of Polish Music History Series vol. 9—recently sent us the CD Antoni Stolpe – Piano Works(AP0203), performed by Polish pianist Stefan Łabanowski. This world premiere recording on the Acte Préalable label contains Stolpe’s Sonata in D minor, Variations in D minor, Allegro appassionato in C minor, and other shorter…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC November 2017
From Lynwood F. Bronson, our longtime friend in northern California and a distinguished piano pedagogue, we received a rare and beautifully produced copy of Paderewski’s June 6, 1931 recital at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. It was first of Paderewski’s benefit performances for the Debussy monument fund drive. This Saturday afternoon program was quite extensive,…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC October 2017