In January 2025, the USC Polish Music Center entered its fortieth year of operations on the USC campus in Los Angeles. What began as the Polish Music Reference Center in one small basement room of USC’s Doheny Library in 1985 has since become an internationally recognized institution with worldwide reach located in USC’s Stonier Hall….Continue Reading PMC at 40!
The Museum of the City of Łódź just sent us a great publication, Paweł Klecki i Muzyka Łodzi/Paweł Klecki and the Music of Łódź. This compact and richly illustrated book presents one of the city’s prominent musicians—the world-famous conductor and recently rediscovered composer, Paweł Klecki (1900-1973) —and serves as a companion to an exhibit at…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: January 2025
It is the time of year when we reach out to the Friends of the USC Polish Music Center, to celebrate our accomplishments of the last year and ask you to support us into the next. Since our last report, there have been many exciting developments at the PMC, and we’d like to take this…Continue Reading Year-in-Review: PMC in 2024
This month we received several wonderful publications from good friends of the Polish Music Center. Dr. Paweł Freus, Senior Research Specialist from Muzeum Ghetta Warszawskiego (The Warsaw Ghetto Museum) gifted us with 4 books pertaining to the history of Jewish communities in Poland. These publications include: In addition to these publications, Tomasz Wiśniewski from POLONICA…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: November 2024
Music in Sound and Print Dr. Andrzej Ślązak, a longtime PMC friend and Fulbright Scholar who conducted research of our Bronisław Kaper Collection last year, came for a visit in early September. It was connected Dr. Ślązak’s East and West Coast concerts this fall that, among others, featured his solo piano transcriptions of Kaper’s lush…Continue Reading PMC GIFTS: Sept/Oct 2024
The 2024 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles will be held October 31 – November 3, when events will extend down into neighboring San Luis Obispo for a symphonic Gala experience. Tickets for this year’s history-making events and exciting artists, as well as exclusive passes that include access to all concerts, are on sale now! Perks…Continue Reading 2024 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles
JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, with special support from the Polish Cultural Institute New York (PCI-NY), National Institute of Music and Dance (NIMiT), Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (MKiDN), and USC Polish Music Center, proudly presents an exclusive performance by AKA Duo, featuring the acclaimed talents of Japanese violinist Seina Matsuoka and pianist Yuto Kiguchi….Continue Reading AKA Duo | Classical Crossroads between Japan & Poland
The 2024 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles will be held October 31 – November 3. Tickets for this year’s history-making events and exciting artists, as well as exclusive “Patron” and “Friends of Paderewski” passes that include access to all concerts, are on sale now! Travelers to this popular destination are also encouraged to make their…Continue Reading Announcing the 2024 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles
Following his August recital in San Francisco, Polish pianist and composer Tomasz Kamieniak came down to Los Angeles and visited the PMC. This Berlin-based musician came bearing several gifts that will expand our score and sound libraries. Kamieniak As Composer In the pride of place among the gifts is the set of solo piano pieces…Continue Reading Kamieniak Visit & PMC Gifts
We are excited to share that Marek Zebrowski, Director of the USC Polish Music Center, recently appeared in a series of interviews on the Polish Radio program “Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy” [Polish Radio for Abroad]. Conducted in Polish, these interviews offer a rich exploration of some of the PMC’s most recent activities and significant milestones….Continue Reading PMC/Henryk Wars Collection on “Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy”