February 1999

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 5, no. 2 News Flash Winners Of The 1998 Wilk Prizes For Research In Polish Music PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY ($1000): Asst. Prof. Halina GOLDBERG, Indiana University, Bloomington Title of the Paper: “Chopin in Warsaw Salons” STUDENT CATEGORY ($500): Ms. Dorota ZAKRZEWSKA, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Title of the Paper: “Alienation and Powerlessness: Adam Mickiewicz’s Ballady and Chopin’s Ballades“ Halina Golberg is…Continue Reading February 1999

January 1999

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 5, no. 1 News Flash Winners Of The 2nd International Tansman Competition   Grand Prix (1st place): Gergely Ittzes /Hungary/ – flute, 12.000 USD 2nd Prize (2nd place): Pierre Martens /Belgium/ – bassoon, 7.000 USD 3rd Prize: Dmitri Prokofiev /Russia/ – cello, 4.000 USD 4th Prize: Piotr Tomaszewski /Poland/ – guitar, 2.000 USD Special Prize for the best performance of a piece…Continue Reading January 1999

December 1998

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 12 News Flash! Winners Of The 4th International Paderewski Piano Competition The Fourth International Paderewski Piano Competition at Bydgoszcz was held between the 3rd and 14th of November, 1998. The winners include: I Prize: Tonomi Okumura of Japan II Prize: Michael Schneider of the U.S. III Prize: Katarzyna Borek of Poland 20-year old Ms. Okumura won two…Continue Reading December 1998

November 1998

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 11 News Flash! Winners Of The 3rd International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition Grand Prix ($15,000): None awarded Female Category: I Prize: soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, Poland ($10,000). II Prize: mezzo-soprano Elena Wiszniewska, Ukraine ($8,000). III Prize (tied): mezzo-soprano Guo Ling Li, China & soprano Katarzyna Trylnik, Poland ($6,000). Male Category: I Prize:…Continue Reading November 1998

October 1998

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 10 News Flash! Polish Music Journal We are pleased to announce the creation of a new electronic journal. This an academic, peer-reviewed publication devoted to musicological studies of Polish music and music in Poland. The Journal’s purpose is to provide a convenient, modern forum for publication of studies of the music…Continue Reading October 1998

September 1998

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 9 News Flash! Internet Multimedia Concert: Warsaw-Helsinki-Oslo On 24 September 1998 the 41st International Contemporary Music Festival Warsaw Autumn will feature a concert on the Internet. The event, housed in Poland at the HYDE PARK Internet Multimedia Gallery. Composers and computer multimedia artists are invited to participate in an internet competition for a…Continue Reading September 1998

August 1998

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 8 News Flash! Warsaw Autumn: Krauze and Virtual Reality This year’s Warsaw Autumn Festival, led by Festival Artistic Director, Krzysztof Knittel (September 19-24 1998), is honoring Zygmunt Krauze (60th birthday jubilee). The opening and closing concerts feature his music. For the first time ever the festival is dedicated to music from one geographic…Continue Reading August 1998

July 1998

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 7 News Flash! Seven Gates Of Jerusalem In New York Krzysztof Penderecki’s oratorio Seven Gates of Jerusalem will be performed at the Lincoln Center Festival in New York on July 17-18 (Avery Fisher Hall, 8 p.m.). The performance, serving as a Tribute to Israel (the 50th anniversary of establishment of the country), will be…Continue Reading July 1998

June 1998

Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 6 News Flash! Choral Competition Winners Polish Singers Alliance of America announces the winners at the International Convention and Competition, held in Chicago, IL, on May 20-24, 1998. Choruses competed in three categories: mixed, female and male. The results are as follows: Mixed Choruses: 1st Place: Symfonia Choir #291, Hamilton,…Continue Reading June 1998