Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 19, no. 8 PMC News Paderewski’s Home Resonates With Music: 2013 Paderewski Cultural Exchange in review by Marek Zebrowski The third biennial installment of the Cultural Exchange Program between the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles, California and the Province of Tarnów, Poland was held during the last 10 days of June 2013 in Paderewski’s…Continue Reading August 2013
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 19, no. 7 Lutosławski Year Composer Competition Results The results of the 2013 Composition Competition for Witold Lutosławski’s 100th Birthday have been announced. Members of the Competition Jury—Luca Francesconi, Kazimierz Kord,Magnus Lindberg, Steven Stucky, Paweł Szymański, and Tadeusz Wielecki—chose the winning compositions from amongst the 160 works from 37 countries that were submitted…Continue Reading July 2013
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 19, no. 6 PMC News Recent Donations to the PMC Recently PMC Director Marek Zebrowski visited with longtime PMC supporter, Anne Appleton-Strakacz. The daughter of Sylwin Strakacz, Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s personal secretary, she was Paderewski’s goddaughter and has served as steward for much of the remaining personal memorabilia belonging to the Paderewski family…Continue Reading June 2013
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 19, no. 5 PMC News March & April Donations to the PMC After several months of working with fellow composers in Los Angeles, Tomasz Jakub Opałka left the PMC with several important resources related to contemporary music upon his departure. First, he donated a recording of his Symphonic Concert Works, adding to the…Continue Reading May 2013
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 19, no. 4 PMC News Support Summer Music In Kąśna Dolna Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s wish to establish a music program for his beloved Central Coast in California continues apace with the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles Youth Exchange Program taking place again this summer. Two students—winners of the Paderewski Youth Piano Competition held…Continue Reading April 2013
Saturday, April 6, 2013 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Ahmanson Center, Room 236 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA Registration fee: $25 Includes: Entrance to all presentations, film screenings, exhibits and concerts; Breakfast and lunch Concert with Leszek Możdżer: 4:00 p.m. Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see NRH on campus map) Admission: FREE Campus parking: $10…Continue Reading 2013: Sounds from Behind the Iron Curtain
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 19, no. 3 Lutosławski Year 2013 Lutosławski Concerto Wins Competition For Rosselet The Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California holds an annual Concerto Competition, to celebrate the fine soloists who are a part of the student body. Amongst the winners of the 2012 Competition is cellist Frédéric-Olivier Rosselet, who…Continue Reading March 2013
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 19, no. 2 Lutosławski Year 2013 Opałka Premiere At Łańcuch Festival Co-written by PMC staff and Maria Peryt, musicologist Because of this year’s centenary celebrations, the 10th Łańcuch [Chain] Festival organized by the Witold Lutosławski Society differs from previous Festivals in its splendor and diversity of events. The variety of repertoire and ensembles engaged…Continue Reading February 2013
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 19, no. 1 2012 – Year in Review Anniversaries Wojciech Kilar: celebrating his 80th birthday on July 17 throughout 2012 Karol Szymanowski: celebrating his 130th birthday anniversary on October 6 and his 75th death anniversary on March 29. See tributes at the websites of PWM, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, scholar Adrian Thomas, Gramophone Magazine,…Continue Reading January 2013
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 18, no. 12 Paderewski Festival Recap Poland Honors Festival Organizers On November 10, 2012 in the historic Paso Robles Inn Ballroom, the government of the Republic of Poland honored six women integrally involved in the current and past operations of the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles with the Medal of Merit to Polish…Continue Reading December 2012