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
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 17, no. 1 2010: Year in Review Anniversaries By unanimous vote of the Polish Parliament, 2010 was designated the year of Fryderyk Chopin and the 200th anniversary of the birth of this extraordinary composer and pianist was celebrated throughout the world all year long. 2010 also marked the 150th birth anniversary of Ignacy Jan Paderewski—pianist,…Continue Reading January 2011
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 16, no. 12 PMC News Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1933-2010) A Tribute by Marek Zebrowski, PMC Director With the passing of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki on November 12, 2010, Polish music lost a remarkable and important voice that was an essential part of the fabric of Poland’s musical culture. First recognized as one of the most…Continue Reading December 2010
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 16, no. 11 PMC News USC Celebrates Paderewski At 150 Several events commemorating Paderewski’s 150th birthday anniversary were held on November 4-5, 2010 at the University of Southern California. Together with the USC Libraries, the Polish Music Center in the Thornton School of Music prepared an exhibit of Paderewski’s memorabilia. Entitled “Paderewski: The…Continue Reading November 2010
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 16, no. 10 PMC News Paderewski Celebrations In CA The 35th Session of the UNESCO General Conference in October 2009 accepted a resolution to include Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s name on the list of persons with outstanding achievements in fostering international cultural dialogue. In 2010, the 150th anniversary of his birth, Paderewski’s historical contributions…Continue Reading October 2010