Thursday, October 6, 2011 | 7:30 p.m. Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA Admission to both events is FREE and open to the public Campus Parking: $8 Enter USC Gate #3 at McCarthy Way & Figueroa St (Parking Structure X) It is clear that Polish composer…Continue Reading 2011: Paweł Łukaszewski
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 17, no. 9 PMC News 2011 Paderewski Lecturer: PAWEŁ ŁUKASZEWSKI It is clear that Polish composer Paweł Łukaszewski belongs to this company of titans… I found myself amazed at each subtle harmonic surprise, at each stunningly apt underlining of a phrase… Do not hesitate. Ronald E. Grames—review of 2008 Hyperion recording in Fanfare Magazine Composer and…Continue Reading September 2011
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 17, no. 8 PMC News Paderewski Festival Fundraiser Polish-born pianist Krystian Tkaczewski will appear in an exclusive recital on September 18 in Paso Robles, where he will present virtuoso works by Paderewski, Chopin and Rachmaninoff. This deluxe event will take place in a stunningly modern private residence featuring breathtaking views of the surrounding…Continue Reading August 2011
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 17, no. 7 Paderewski News Paderewski Festival Delegation & Youth Exchange On June 23, three former winners of the Paderewski Festival Youth Piano Competition—Jordan Adams (16), Madeline Anderson (15) and Evan Lin (14)—travelled from the Central Coast of California to Kraków, Poland with their chaperone, Bianca Lin. There they joined up with a…Continue Reading July 2011
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 17, no. 6 PMC News Manuscripts Attract Scholars Of All Ages On June 3the 11-year old clarinetist Andrew Moses of Venice, CA visited the Polish Music Center’s Manuscript Collection. Inspired by his love of the music of Witold Lutosławski, Andrew and his mother Shannon spent an hour pouring over the meticulously handwritten manuscripts…Continue Reading June 2011
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 17, no. 5 PMC News Paderewski Exhibit Finale The “Paderewski – The Modern Immortal” exhibit at USC’s Doheny Library is going into its finals weeks. The exhibit’s festive opening—hosted by USC Dean of Libraries, Catherine Quinlan, on November 4, 2010—coincided with the sesquicentennial of Paderewski’s birth and launched a variety of events in…Continue Reading May 2011
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 17, no. 4 PMC News The New Generation Delivers On March 26, the Polish Music Center at USC presented a concert of music by young Polish composers residing in the United States, entitled “Polish Music: the New Generation.” Five of the composers arrived in Los Angeles from such faraway places as Seattle, Washington…Continue Reading April 2011
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 17, no. 3 PMC News Polish Music: The New Generation On March 26, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. in USC’s Newman Recital Hall, the Polish Music Center will present a concert featuring trend-setters in Polish contemporary music. Members of what is generally referred to as the “Glissando Generation” (named after a Polish music periodical…Continue Reading March 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011 | 4:00 p.m. Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA Reception following the concert Admission is FREE and open to the public Campus Parking: $8 – enter Gate 3 at Figueroa St. & McCarthy Way (Parking Structure X) Program Juicy (2005) for Piano…Continue Reading 2011: The New Generation
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 17, no. 2 PMC News Recent Donations to the PMC New Voices in Polish Music Collection We are very pleased and excited to announce a new donation of scores and recordings of music by several young Polish composers to the PMC library. The collection—which will expand in the coming months and years—will be…Continue Reading February 2011