- 19 Oct 2025: Paderewski Lecture-Recital & Conversation with André Laks
Organized by the USC Polish Music Center, celebrations across Los Angeles of the artistic and intellectual legacy of Szymon Laks (1901-1983) will be held on October 19. Paris-based Polish Jewish composer and writer Szymon Laks’s…Continue Reading 19 Oct 2025: Paderewski Lecture-Recital & Conversation with André Laks - Honoring Tad Taube
Philanthropist and civil servant Thaddeus “Tad” Taube passed away on September 13, 2025 at the age of 94, at his home in San Mateo County, California. Born in Kraków in 1931, he left Poland with…Continue Reading Honoring Tad Taube - 2025 ‘Warsaw Autumn’ Festival: World Premieres, Former PMC Employees & More!
The 68th International Festival of Contemporary Music ” Warszawska Jesień” [Warsaw Autumn] will be held September 19-28, 2025. As Warsaw Autumn Director Jerzy Kornowicz emphasizes, this year’s theme of “Glimmer” symbolizes “…a new stage, an…Continue Reading 2025 ‘Warsaw Autumn’ Festival: World Premieres, Former PMC Employees & More! - Celebrating 100 Years of Polish Radio with New Music Premieres
On Sunday, September 14, the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio in Warsaw will host a landmark event inaugurating the centennial celebrations of Polish Radio. Titled “4/10/100 + 1 = ∞”, the concert…Continue Reading Celebrating 100 Years of Polish Radio with New Music Premieres - Kallay Performs Zebrowski at Boston Court in LA
On Saturday, September 27, Grammy®-nominated pianist and Piano Spheres Core Artist Aron Kallay will perform at the Boston Court in Pasadena, presenting an evening of solo piano music. His program features works by Bruzdowicz, Beethoven,…Continue Reading Kallay Performs Zebrowski at Boston Court in LA - Stanisław Soyka (1959–2025): Obituary
Stanisław Soyka, renowned Polish musician, has died at the age of 66. Known for his distinctive voice and emotional interpretations, Soyka blended jazz, pop, soul, classical music and sung poetry, becoming one of the most…Continue Reading Stanisław Soyka (1959–2025): Obituary - PMC Gifts: July 2025
By Marek Zebrowski During the gloriously sunny summer months in Los Angeles, just as it seemed that vacation time is upon us with slower-than-usual traffic on campus, we were kept rather busy at the PMC….Continue Reading PMC Gifts: July 2025 - PMC Gifts & News: August 2025
August was a time of many guests and meetings at the Polish Music Center, where there is truly never a dull moment in our summers! An excellent visit and knowledge-sharing session with our colleagues from…Continue Reading PMC Gifts & News: August 2025 - Anna Czajka Helps Preserve PMC Collections
From June 22 to July 12, 2025, the Polish Music Center was honored once again to host Anna Czajka, world-renowned preservation specialist from the Archive Conservation Laboratory of the Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych [Central Archives…Continue Reading Anna Czajka Helps Preserve PMC Collections - 2025 Serocki Int’l Composers’ Competition
The Polish Society for Contemporary Music [Polskie Towarzystwo Muzyki Współczesnej] invites international submissions for the 19th Kazimierz Serocki International Composers’ Competition, which is held under the honorary patronage of the Polish Composers’ Union [Związek Kompozytorów…Continue Reading 2025 Serocki Int’l Composers’ Competition
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.