Due to upcoming international travels by PMC Director Marek Żebrowski and Assistant Director Krysta Close, the Polish Music Center will have limited hours of operation from August 14 – September 14, 2015. Friday, Aug. 14 – Monday, Aug. 24: PMC is closed Tuesday, Aug. 25 – Friday, Sept. 11: Limited hours on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday…Continue Reading PMC Hours In August And September
Ignacy Jan Paderewski longed to establish a music school for young people in Paso Robles, California—his beloved American retreat—and the Paderewski Festival Cultural Exchange Program seeks to foster that dream. In November 2008, the Cultural Exchange was initiated by a Sister Cities agreement between Paso Robles and Tarnów, Poland, where Paderewski and his wife honeymooned…Continue Reading Paderewski Festival Youth Cultural Exchange
Held annually in November, the Paderewski Festival is a four-day musical festival on California’s Central Coast. Celebrating the rich heritage of Paso Robles and its most famous resident, Ignacy Jan Paderewski—virtuoso pianist, composer, international politician, local landowner, grower and winemaker—the Festival hosts concert and master classes by world renowned musicians, exhibits, lectures and film screenings,…Continue Reading 2015 Paderewski Festival: Preview
On May 12, 2015, a box containing correspondence from the family of Roman Ryterband was delivered to the PMC. Carefully maintained by Clarissa and Astrid Ryterband, the composer’s widow and daughter, and meticulously organized and delivered by Diana Eisele, his other daughter, these letters represent exchanges between Ryterband and his family and friends from the…Continue Reading Ryterband Collection Continues To Expand
The generous founders of the Polish Music Center, Dr. Stefan and Wanda Wilk, were not only crucial supporters of Polish culture and the arts in Los Angeles—their philanthropy also extended to Dr. Wilk’s medical profession, in particular, medical care for children and the training of doctors in that field back in his native Poland. It…Continue Reading CMCF ‘Day At The Races’
On May 9, the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles, CA brings two Polish jazz virtuosos—pianist Kuba Stankiewicz and bassist Darek ‘Oles’ Oleszkiewicz—to the stage of the Park Ballroom in the heart of downtown Paso Robles for a concert and wine reception. Stankiewicz and Oleszkiewicz will be joined by Kristina Raymond, a percussionist and drummer who…Continue Reading Stankiewicz & Oleszkiewicz In Paso Robles
On April 17 we received a very special gift from a very special person. Precisely at noon, Diana Eisele arrived at Stonier Hall with a trunkful of boxes, cases, folders and framed artwork, all related to her late father—the distinguished composer, Roman Ryterband (1914-1979). Born to a family of lawyers and musicians in Łódź, Roman…Continue Reading PMC Welcomes Another Exciting Collection
Held on March 28, 2015, this year’s PMC spring concert was a truly special affair. Organized as part of the prestigious Visions & Voices event series at USC, it celebrated ‘visual music’ through the juxtaposition of live musical performance and short film or animation projections. Entitled “Measures & Frames,” the concert’s goal was the exploration…Continue Reading An Evening Of Sound And Image
Pacific Symphony / Osher Lifelong Learning Institute In addition to preparing for this summer’s Paderewski Festival Youth Cultural Exchange (June/July), and the fall’s Paderewski Lecture (Oct. 18) and Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles (Nov. 5-8), during the month of April PMC Director Marek Zebrowski will be involved in several musical events in L.A. First is…Continue Reading PMC Director About Town
Thank you for expanding our collection! From Polish dermatologist Michal Kasperkiewicz, who is currently doing research at USC: Ignacy Jan Paderewski by Marian Marek Drodowski (Book) From Marek Szlezer and Jan Kalinowski of the Cracow Duo: 4. Dni Muzki: Andrzej Panufnik; 19-26 Pazdziernika 2014 (Program) From Clarissa Ryterband and her daughter Astrid Ryterband: Greta D….Continue Reading Recent Donations To The PMC Library