Category: PMC News

Paderewski Festival Exchange Participants in Lviv

Educational opportunities for participants in the 2016 Paderewski Festival Youth Cultural Exchange continue to flourish. Thanks to a fruitful relationship with Adam Bala, Director of the Paderewski Polish-Ukrainian Foundation that has developed over the last year, 2016 Exchange students from Ukraine and Poland were invited to participate in piano workshops held February 20-21 at Lviv Conservatory and perform in…Continue Reading Paderewski Festival Exchange Participants in Lviv

PMC Spring Concert: ‘A Tribute to Roman Ryterband’

On April 2nd, the Polish Music Center presents an exploration of the newly re-discovered music of Polish Jewish composer Roman Ryterband (1914 – 1979). A master of the chamber ensemble, Ryterband enjoyed a career spanning half of the world before settling in Palm Springs, California. Now, an extensive collection of his personal correspondence and musical manuscripts…Continue Reading PMC Spring Concert: ‘A Tribute to Roman Ryterband’

PWM at PMC

From the time Polish Music Center was launched in the mid-1980s, Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne [PWM Editions]—Poland’s largest music publisher—was on our side as one of our great friends and supporters. PMC’s founder and first director, Wanda Wilk, had established a wonderful and productive relationship that continues to blossom for 30 years. A substantial part of our library,…Continue Reading PWM at PMC

PMC in Poland and Germany

In late November and early December, PMC Director Marek Zebrowski was in Poland and Germany, stopping in Warsaw, Pułtusk, Julin, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Kraków, Kąśna Dolna, Berlin and Gdańsk, to meet with a number of government officials and leaders of various civic organizations, as well as colleagues in music publishing, libraries, music schools and universities. Director…Continue Reading PMC in Poland and Germany

2015 in Review – PMC News

For two weeks in February, Jan Kalinowski and Marek Szlezer from the Kraków Music Academy conducted extensive research in the Polish Music Center’s Zygmunt and Luisa Stojowski Collection. On February 24, performing as the Cracow Duo, they presented a recital featuring works by Aleksander Tansman, Krzysztof Meyer, Tomasz Opałka (world premiere), and Frederic Chopin, among others. Read more from our March 2015 Newsletter….Continue Reading 2015 in Review – PMC News

2015 Fund Drive

Los Angeles, 1 December 2015 Dear Friend, 2015 proved to be a busy year at the PMC! This year marked our 30th anniversary, and we celebrated with several special events and projects described below. Some of you already honored this milestone by contributing to our “30 for 30” drive online, and we are most grateful…Continue Reading 2015 Fund Drive

Update On The Polish National Archives Collaboration

From October 1 – November 15, 2015, the Polish Music Center hosted Robert Górski, a scholar and archivist with the Central Directorate of the Polish National Archives (NDAP) in Warsaw. This residency was the latest installment in a partnership and professional exchange that has been developing between the National Archives and the PMC over the…Continue Reading Update On The Polish National Archives Collaboration

Zebrowski & Lynch On Vinyl

Barren train stations, Polish factories at night, and silent hotels where lonely travellers meet. These are the images and suggested narratives that pervade the spirit of Polish Night Music, the musical collaboration between American filmmaker David Lynch and Polish Music Center Director, concert pianist and composer Marek Zebrowski. On November 13, the first-ever vinyl pressing…Continue Reading Zebrowski & Lynch On Vinyl

2015 Paderewski Festival

The 2015 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles kicked off this Thursday, November 5, and will run until Sunday, November 8. The schedule is packed with diverse concerts of excellent musicians, including: a multimedia concert with the City of Angeles Saxophone Quartet, a selection of modern Polish music interpreted for the accordion by the dynamic Motion…Continue Reading 2015 Paderewski Festival