Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 3 PMC News Polish Music Spring The Polish Music Center at the University of Southern California is pleased to invite you to our spring 2008 concert. An exciting program of music by some of Poland’s greatest composers – Chopin, Lutosławski, Paderewski, and Penderecki – will be presented by USC faculty, students, and guest…Continue Reading March 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008 | 7:30 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 Works by Frederic Chopin, Witold…Continue Reading 2008: Polish Music Spring
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 2 PMC News Paderewski Wrap-Up With the passing of 2007, we have closed the books on the Paderewski Monument Fund Drive. Having the facts and figures finally at hand, we would like to publish them along with our heartfelt appreciation to the numerous individuals and institutions who contributed to the success…Continue Reading February 2008
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 1 2007 Highlights In Polish Music Anniversaries The Polish Sejm declared 2007 the Year of Karol Szymanowski, marking the 125th birth anniversary and 70th death anniversary of this great Polish composer. There were monthly features in the PMC Newsletter about the composer It was also the Year of Artur Rubinstein, marking the 25th death…Continue Reading January 2008
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 13, no. 12 Polish Independence Day A Tribute In Los Angeles By Krysta Close On the evening of November 8th at 7:30 pm in downtown Los Angeles, the lights were shining brightly on the stage of Zipper Hall and the audience was abuzz. There was a palpable excitement in the air for the…Continue Reading December 2007
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 13, no. 11 Polish Independence Day Stojowski In And On The Air A radio broadcast featuring the life and music of Zygmunt Stojowski (1870-1946) as well as several concerts on both sides of the Atlantic take place during the first two weeks of November. On Sunday, November 4, cellist Lars Hoefs and pianist…Continue Reading November 2007
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 13, no. 10 PMC News Paderewski Back in Los Angeles! After an absence of eighty-four years, Paderewski’s towering figure once again graces the campus of the University of Southern California. On 22 February 1923, Paderewski was recognized at a special ceremony with the honorary doctorate by this prestigious university. At 5 p.m. on…Continue Reading October 2007
Thursday, October 4, 2007 | 6:00 p.m. Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Reception to follow the concert Thursday, October 4, 2007 | 5:00 p.m. Unveiling of the Paderewski Monument Paderewski Back In Los Angeles! From October 2007 PMC Newsletter By Marek Zebrowski and Krysta…Continue Reading 2007: Krzysztof Meyer & Monument Unveiling
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 13, no. 9 PMC News Stojowski In Print Polish Music History Book Series just added a new title: Zygmunt Stojowski: Life and Music by Joseph A. Herter. This book is the first comprehensive biography of this long-neglected and undeservedly-forgotten virtuoso pianist, pedagogue and composer. Mr. Herter’s book provides many fascinating insights and details of Stojowski’s…Continue Reading September 2007
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 13, no. 8 Szymanowski Year Composers On Szymanowski Because of his influence on the future generations of composers who would emanate out of Poland and profoundly impact the music of the 20 th century, Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) has been given the posthumous honorary title of the Father of Modern Polish Music. His inspiration…Continue Reading August 2007