Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 9 Birthday Celebrations Krauze Anniversary Zygmunt Krauze will celebrate his seventieth birthday on September 19, 2008. This distinguished Polish composer and pianist has firmly established himself as a highly original voice in contemporary Polish Music. Krauze’s artistic education began with studies of piano with Maria Wiłkomirska and of composition with Kazimierz…Continue Reading September 2008
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 8 PMC News Review Of Vol. 10 Polish Music History Series Vol. 10 by Joseph A. Herter, entitled Zygmunt Stojowski—Life and Music, has been reviewed very favorably in the most recent volume of the The Polish Review (Vol. LIII 2008 no. 2, pp. 246-249). The Polish Review is a quarterly multidisciplinary journal published by The Polish Institute…Continue Reading August 2008
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 7 PMC News In Paderewski’s Footsteps—From California To Poland Sponsored by Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a delegation of members of the Board of Directors of the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles made an official visit to Poland from June 24-28, 2008. The delegation was headed by Frank Mecham, mayor of…Continue Reading July 2008
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 6 PMC News A Review of PMHS Vol. 10 by Jeremy Nicholas ZYGMUNT STOJOWSKI: Life and Music Joseph A. Herter Polish Music History Series, Vol. 10 Figueroa Press 2007 ISBN: 1-932800-26-3 329 pages, illustrated, paperback Price: $25 [The following article first appeared in Polish under the title Odnalezc Stojowskiego, in the March 2,…Continue Reading June 2008
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 5 PMC News Review: Polish Music Spring By Barbara Kraft The Polish Music Center’s annual spring concert at the USC Thornton School of Music was a tour de force of compositional and performance virtuosity, featuring Lutosławski’s Partita for Violin and Piano and Penderecki’s Second Sonata for Violin and Piano. The Penderecki was performed by internationally-celebrated violinist Midori Goto who…Continue Reading May 2008
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 4 In Memoriam DR. STEFAN P. WILK, M.D. With great sadness we note the recent passing of Dr. Stefan P. Wilk, a prominent member of Polish community in Los Angeles, a distinguished physician, humanitarian, and philanthropist. He died on 25 March 2008 in Los Angeles after a long illness. Stefan Wilk…Continue Reading April 2008
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