PMC GIFTS April & May 2021
The Stojowski Collection Expanded! In late March, quite unexpectedly, we received an email from Professor Frank Martignetti, chair of the Department of Music and Performing… Read more »
PMC News
PMC GIFTS: Feb-March 2021
POLMIC’s Easter Surprise Together with the director Mieczysław Kominek, our friends at the Polish Music Information Centre in Warsaw (POLMIC) once again came through for… Read more »
Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ Series Livestream Continues
The Jazztopad Festival, in partnership with Polish Cultural Institute New York, continues The Great Improvisation series online live-streamed from the National Forum of Music (NFM)… Read more »
2021: Remembering Górecki—A Discussion and Film Screening
Watch the broadcast here: www.thorntonlive.usc.edu On 20 March 2021, the Polish Music Center at the USC Thornton School of Music will recognize the tenth anniversary… Read more »
UPDATED: Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ series Livestreams in February
Please note: the performers originally slated for February 19 (Maniucha & Ksawery) are unable to perform due to Covid-19 quarantine—they will return to the Jazztopad… Read more »
Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ series Livestream
The Jazztopad Festival, in partnership with Polish Cultural Institute New York, presents The Great Improvisation series online live streamed from the National Forum of Music… Read more »
PMC Gifts: January 2021
Polish Music Abroad The Art Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences [IS-PAN] just published the third volume in the series, Muzyka polska za granicą… Read more »
2020 PMC Recap ~ Please support us into 2021!
Dear Friends of the Polish Music Center, Before sharing the annual PMC summary and our latest news, we would first like to express hope that… Read more »
2020 Paderewski Festival Wrap-Up
The Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles tradition continued this year in spite of pandemic-induced restrictions. By early August—when it became clear that in-person gatherings in… Read more »
2020 Paderewski Festival Youth Piano Competition
The Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles announces the winners of the 2020 Youth Piano Competition. Due to the pandemic, this year’s Youth Competition auditions were… Read more »
Gifts to PMC: Sept 2020
In spite of the worldwide pandemic and music stages having fallen silent, our friends in the music world continue to be active and supply the… Read more »
2020 Paderewski Lecture: Krzysztof Meyer (virtual)
The Polish Music Center, USC, Announces the 2020 Paderewski Lecturer: Krzysztof Meyer Please join us to meet Krzysztof Meyer, one of the greatest living… Read more »
PMC Re-opens on Tuesdays!
As of September 1, the Polish Music Center will now be available on a limited basis on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT. … Read more »
Recent Gifts to the PMC
From Warsaw… It is so very encouraging that, in spite of the pandemic and the worldwide disruptions it has brought to what we once referred… Read more »
More PMC gifts: Paderewski Speaks…
For years, another longtime friend and PMC supporter, Betty Harford-Naszódy, has been on the lookout for Paderewski-related items in various antique bookstores and other purveyors… Read more »
PMC in ‘VoyageLA’
Although the library of the Polish Music Center is currently dark and our normal on-campus events will be replaced with exciting discussions and performances online… Read more »
Zorman On Bacewicz
On Sunday, June 28, virtuoso violinist Itamar Zorman gave a live performance of several violin and piano works by Grażyna Bacewicz. The concert was live-streamed… Read more »
PMC Closure and Cancellations
Dear Newsletter Readers and all Friends of the Polish Music Center: With a heavy heart and much regret, we must share with you the news… Read more »
CANCELLED: PMC Spring Concert: California Dreamin’
This event has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for rescheduled date in Fall 2020. Event Details Saturday, 28 March 2020 | 4:00 pm California… Read more »
PMC 2019 Year in Review & Fund Drive
Dear Friends, It has been another successful year filled with a variety of Polish Music Center events. We are very proud of everything we have… Read more »