Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 13, no. 3 Szymanowski Year Szymanowski And Modern Music In Poland Polish music in the nineteenth century was dominated by the huge shadow of Chopin’s legacy, whose innovative piano textures, bold harmonies, and a perfectly balanced blend of national and international elements established an iron-clad formula for other Polish composers to follow. It…Continue Reading March 2007
Thursday, March 22, 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: $7 Enter Gate 3 at Figueroa St. & McCarthy Way (Parking Structure X) The Polish Music Center at the…Continue Reading 2007: Szymanowski and Modern Polish Music
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 13, no. 2 Szymanowski Year Szymanowski Celebrated, Finally! Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) was one of the greatest modern Polish composers. By building upon the achievements of Chopin and Moniuszko, he is credited with ushering Polish music into the twentieth century. Szymanowski’s body of work and his unique historical position make him the father of…Continue Reading February 2007
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 13, no. 1 Best Of 2006 Awards & Honors The American Academy of Arts and Letters has honored Polish composer Marta Ptaszyńska (the Helen B.& Frank L. Sulzberger Professor in Composition at the University of Chicago) with the prestigious Benjamin H. Danks Creative Music Award for 2006, with a special distinction for opera and oratorio…Continue Reading January 2007
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 12, no. 12 PMC News Polish Music Center Appeal To all of our readers and friends of Polish Music: The Polish Music Center’s 2005 Fundraising Drive was the first attempt at sharing the goals of our mission with you, the Polish-Americans we strive to serve. Although we were generally satisfied with the results,…Continue Reading December 2006
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 12, no. 11 PMC News Stojowski’s Music Resonates Throughout California The 2006 Paderewski Lecture-Recital on October 12 at USC commemorated Zygmunt Stojowski, one of the great early 20th century Polish pianists and composers. Stojowski arrived in America in 1905, when he was 35, and died in New York City on November 5, 1946….Continue Reading November 2006
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 12, no. 10 PMC News Paderewski Lecture: Stojowski Anniversary During the month of October we will honor a very unique Polish musician and an extraordinary patriot, Zygmunt Stojowski. The occasion is the 60 th anniversary of his death, falling on November 5 th, 2006. Members of the Stojowski family, including his sons, Henry and…Continue Reading October 2006
Thursday, October 12, 2006 Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Reception to follow the concert Wednesday, October 11, 2006 Stojowski’s Concertstück for Cello and Orchestra United University Church, USC (see UUC on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Reception to follow the concert Paderewski Lecture:…Continue Reading 2006: Zygmunt Stojowski
September 2006: World premiere of Fugue de Concours and Concertino for Oboe and String Orchestra….Continue Reading An Evening of Polish Premieres
Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 12, no. 9 PMC News First Hearing When thinking of Polish music, a few names inevitably come to mind. Chopin, Moniuszko, maybe even Szymanowski. In contemporary music it’s Penderecki, Lutosławski, and Górecki. And the concerts where Polish music is featured pretty much reflect this regrettably short list. Of course there are many more…Continue Reading September 2006