June 2005

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 11, no. 6 News World Premiere For Ptaszy—SKA On June 4th at 1:00 pm, the world premiere of Marta PtaszyÒska’s new solo viola piece, Elegia in Memoriam John Paul II will take place at the 33rd International Viola Congressin Reykjavik, Iceland. The Congress takes place from June 2nd through June 5th, and will feature master classes…Continue Reading June 2005

May 2005

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 11, no. 5 News Special Celebration Mass In Los Angeles 8 May, 2005 3:30 pm, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles and the Polish-American Congress proudly present a mass to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II….Continue Reading May 2005

April 2005

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 11, no. 4 PMC News Marta Ptaszy—ska at USC! The Polish Music Center at USC Thornton School of Music proudly presents the distinguished composer and performer, Marta PtaszyÒska, as the featured speaker in the Annual Paderewski Lecture-Recital in October 2005. USC faculty and students, and all lovers of contemporary Polish music in Southern…Continue Reading April 2005

March 2005

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 11, no. 3 PMC News March 9th Concert The Polish Music Center begins its 20th anniversary celebration with a year of special events and performances. The first, scheduled for March 9th, will take place at the United University Church on the USC campus, as part of the weekly series, Music at Noon. For…Continue Reading March 2005

February 2005

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 11, no. 2 PMC News Letter From The Director A few thoughts on our anniversary… The readers of our Newsletter and the thousands of correspondents who e-mail us regularly know this already: the Polish Music Center at USC is a unique institution, the only such center dedicated to Polish music outside of Poland….Continue Reading February 2005

January 2005

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 11, no. 1 PMC News The Stojowski Collection Arrives Thanks to the generosity of Henry Stojowski and his family, the Sigismond & Luisa Stojowski Collection has been donated to the Polish Music Center at USC. Having battled delays in its travels across the U.S, the Collection finally arrived safe and sound on 27 December 2004….Continue Reading January 2005

December 2004

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 10, no. 12 News Polish Virtuosi For Children On December 2nd, 2004, the Ludvig van Beethoven Association and the Polish Humanitarian Organization will stage a special concert at the National Philharmonic in Warsaw. The organizers wish to draw the attention of the general public to the fate of all children around the world…Continue Reading December 2004

November 2004

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 10, no. 11 Recent Donations to PMC Skrowaczewski Donates Two Scores October 15th, Los Angeles, California The Polish Music Center at the USC Thornton School of Music proudly announces a donation of two orchestral scores by Maestro Stanisław Skrowaczewski on the heels of his visit to the USC campus in September 2004: Prelude-Fugue-Postlude and Music at…Continue Reading November 2004

October 2004

Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 10, no. 10 News Stanisław Skrowaczewski In Los Angeles Maestro Stanisław Skrowaczewski, distinguished conductor and composer, recently paid a two-week long visit to Los Angeles. Hosted by the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and the Polish Music Center at USC, Skrowaczewski was in residence on campus September 6th-16th, giving master…Continue Reading October 2004