- 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 - Śląsk Ensemble: Silent Night USA Tour 2024
The Stanisław Hadyna Song and Dance Ensemble “Śląsk” is set to embark on its Silent Night USA Tour 2024, bringing examples of the vibrant traditions and rich heritage of Poland to audiences across the United…Continue Reading Śląsk Ensemble: Silent Night USA Tour 2024 - A Life in Music and Law
With great sadness we announce the passing of Robert J. Vars, the son of the great Polish composer of film and symphonic music, Henryk Wars. Born on March 10, 1934, in Warsaw as Robert Józef…Continue Reading A Life in Music and Law - Sinfonia Toronto & Zamara Perform Chopin and More
On November 8, Sinfonia Toronto will present a concert program highlighting Fryderyk Chopin’s Polish Songs in a new orchestration by Jakub Kowalewski. This performance will feature Polish soprano Dominika Zamara, an accomplished vocalist known for…Continue Reading Sinfonia Toronto & Zamara Perform Chopin and More - New Jazz Video for KaroliNa
Polish jazz singer KaroliNa has released a new video of Gershwin’s beloved tune, “Summertime.” Before focusing fully on jazz, KaroliNa graduated from the USC Thornton School of Music in classical viola, and her collaborators on…Continue Reading New Jazz Video for KaroliNa - Chopin: Voyage – Yulianna Avdeeva
Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva recently released an album returning to Chopin and highlighting her journey with the composer’s music. After winning the XVI International Chopin Competition 14 years ago, she is ecstatic to share these late…Continue Reading Chopin: Voyage – Yulianna Avdeeva - New Waltz by Chopin Unearthed!
A remarkable find has emerged from the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City: a previously unknown waltz believed to be written by 19th century Polish composer, Frédéric Chopin. Discovered by curator Dr. Robinson…Continue Reading New Waltz by Chopin Unearthed!
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.