- Bacewicz’s “Concerto for String Orchestra” at LA Phil
The LA Phil’s upcoming program shines a spotlight on the groundbreaking work of Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz, an iconic composer in 20th-century Polish music. Bacewicz is not only important to Polish music, as a groundbreaking…Continue Reading Bacewicz’s “Concerto for String Orchestra” at LA Phil - Paderewski Center Stage!
The Paderewski Music Society in Bydgoszcz, Poland, has just announced the 13th edition of the Paderewski International Piano Competition. Co-organized by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, City of Bydgoszcz, Governor of the Kuyavia-Pomerania…Continue Reading Paderewski Center Stage! - 2025 K. Penderecki Composition Competition
Szymon Morus, Artistic Director of the NDI Sopot Classic International Music Festival and the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Sopot, invites young composers to take part in the 8th Krzysztof Penderecki Composition Competition, held in conjunction with…Continue Reading 2025 K. Penderecki Composition Competition - PMC Dir. Zebrowski Honored with W. Celichowski Medal
We are proud to announce that the Director USC Polish Music Center, Marek Zebrowski, has been awarded the prestigious Witold Celichowski Medal in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the promotion of Polish culture abroad,…Continue Reading PMC Dir. Zebrowski Honored with W. Celichowski Medal - PMC Gifts: January 2025
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…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: January 2025 - Polish Night Music: Remembering David Lynch
By: Marek Zebrowski Artistic creativity, boundless imagination, indomitable courage to explore topics and worlds unknown, and infinite fascination with almost everything that surrounded him throughout his life does not even come close to describing David…Continue Reading Polish Night Music: Remembering David Lynch - Summer-Fall 2024 Update from Adam Golka
Polish-American pianist Adam Golka’s concert schedule for Summer and Fall 2024 was very busy with international engagements, often presenting Polish music, throughout Europe and America. And 2025 will start off strong, with US performances of…Continue Reading Summer-Fall 2024 Update from Adam Golka - Premieres by Krauze, Wnuk-Nazarowa, Błażejczyk and Gorzycki in Bydgoszcz
The 6th edition of the Art Mintaka Festival takes place on December 6 – 8 at the MOB District Museum in Bydgoszcz [Muzeum Okręgowe MOB]. The Festival’s three evenings of exceptional performances by leading Polish…Continue Reading Premieres by Krauze, Wnuk-Nazarowa, Błażejczyk and Gorzycki in Bydgoszcz - Year-in-Review: PMC in 2024
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…Continue Reading Year-in-Review: PMC in 2024 - PMC Gifts: November 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…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: November 2024
The Polish Music Newsletter (ISSN 1098-9188) is a chronicle of news and events happening around the world related to Polish classical, jazz and folk music. Published monthly since 1994, it has been edited by Krysta Close since June 2003, with editorial assistance provided by Daniel Kamiński from June 2005 until June 2010.
From May 2002-2004, the Newsletter was co-edited by Krysta Close/Wanda Wilk.
Before May 2002, the Newsletter was co-edited by Maja Trochimczyk/Wanda Wilk. (From December 1994-September 2000, it was called the PMRC Newsletter.)
The Newsletters are financially supported by a generous donation from the Dr. & Mrs. Matthew S. Mickiewicz Family Fund, California.