May 2010

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 16, no. 5 Honoring The Crash Victims Musicians Honor Those Lost Following the tragic crash of the Polish presidential airplane on April 10, 2010 in Smolensk, Russia, the artistic circles in Poland and abroad have been paying their respects to the victims of the crash. The week following the accident was declared a…Continue Reading May 2010

April 2010

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 16, no. 4 PMC News PMC Donations Many Friends of Polish Music have been very generous in the last month and we would like to recognize those donations that have enlarged and enriched our collection. pianist Nancy Fierro – music by Grażyna Bacewicz, Marta Ptaszyńska, and Louise Tadema; Igor Belza’s book about Maria Szymanowska; and a…Continue Reading April 2010

March 2010

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 16, no. 3 PMC News Chopin Bicentennial & Marathon Concert At USC By Marek Zebrowski This month marks an important anniversary in the history of Polish music: two hundred years ago on March 1, Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola near Warsaw. Chopin’s father, Nicolas, was a French national who had…Continue Reading March 2010

2010: Chopin Marathon

Saturday, March 27, 2010 | 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 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) Chopin Bicentennial &…Continue Reading 2010: Chopin Marathon

February 2010

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 16, no. 2 Chopin & Paderewski Year Chopin Around The World Last month’s Newsletter enumerated some of the ways that the Chopin year will be celebrated in Poland, but the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth will also be celebrated enthusiastically abroad. It is almost impossible to keep track of all the Chopin events…Continue Reading February 2010

January 2010

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 16, no. 1 PMC News PAHA Honors PMC The Polish Music Center has been designated as a recipient of the 2009 Skalny Civic Achievement Award by the Polish American Historical Association (PAHA). This Award honors “individuals or groups who advance PAHA’s goals of promoting research and awareness of the Polish-American experience and/or have made significant…Continue Reading January 2010

December 2009

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 15, no. 12 PMC News Polish Renaissance Holiday Concert A concert of “Musical Gems of the Polish Renaissance and Early Baroque” will be presented by members of the Wessex Consort, with friends from the Holborne Consort and soprano Krysta Close, on January 17th at 3:00 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly…Continue Reading December 2009

November 2009

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 15, no. 11 Polish Music In CA 2009 Paderewski Festival In Paso Robles This year’s Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles (November 12-15) promises another exciting weekend full of excellent music in beautiful surroundings. The Festival continues to grow, as Festival organizers have added new events, venues, and participants. Read about some of this…Continue Reading November 2009

October 2009

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 15, no. 10 PMC News Paderewski Festival In Paso Robles Once again the annual Paderewski Music Festival is scheduled to take place in the charming Central Coast town of Paso Robles, California from November 12-15, 2009. For the past few years this re-born Festival has grown considerably from a one concert affair to several…Continue Reading October 2009

2009: Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

Honoring the legacy of composer Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Friday, October 4, 2010 | 3:00 p.m. Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Reception to follow the concert Admission is FREE and open to the public Parking: $8 Enter USC Gate #3 at McCarthy Way & Figueroa…Continue Reading 2009: Henryk Mikołaj Górecki