- Lecture: Modern Polish Piano Music
On Tuesday September 10, Dr. Andrzej Ślązak returns to USC’s campus to present two lectures along with his colleague, Krystian Krauz. These two scholars are from the Music Institute at Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce,…Continue Reading Lecture: Modern Polish Piano Music - Announcing the 2024 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles
The 2024 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles will be held October 31 – November 3. Tickets for this year’s history-making events and exciting artists, as well as exclusive “Patron” and “Friends of Paderewski” passes that…Continue Reading Announcing the 2024 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles - Honors for Chyrzyński & Colleagues
Eminent composer and longtime friend of the Polish Music Center, Marcel Chyrzyński, has had a busy academic year. Honored as the PMC’s Paderewski Lecturer in 2017, his career has been on a non-stop rise ever…Continue Reading Honors for Chyrzyński & Colleagues - Kamieniak Visit & PMC Gifts
Following his August recital in San Francisco, Polish pianist and composer Tomasz Kamieniak came down to Los Angeles and visited the PMC. This Berlin-based musician came bearing several gifts that will expand our score and…Continue Reading Kamieniak Visit & PMC Gifts - New All-Polish Recordings on RecArt
RecArt, a relatively new recording label based in Poznań, Poland, has released four albums in the past few months that feature Polish musicians and composers. These albums showcase the depth and richness of Poland’s musical…Continue Reading New All-Polish Recordings on RecArt - PMC/Henryk Wars Collection on “Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy”
We are excited to share that Marek Zebrowski, Director of the USC Polish Music Center, recently appeared in a series of interviews on the Polish Radio program “Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy” [Polish Radio for Abroad]….Continue Reading PMC/Henryk Wars Collection on “Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy” - Nina Anto Concert at Solidarity in LA
Alternative pop music artist Nina Anto has made quite a splash in Los Angeles! Her unique, low-range voice provides an evocative contrast to the standard pop sound. Her classical music training and Polish upbringing also…Continue Reading Nina Anto Concert at Solidarity in LA - Collaboration with AGAD: A String of Miracles…
By Marek Zebrowski Warsaw’s Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych [Central Archives of Historical Records], more popularly known by its acronym AGAD, has been a PMC partner for over a decade as a part of our collaboration…Continue Reading Collaboration with AGAD: A String of Miracles… - PMC, Wars & UNESCO: Finis Coronat Opus
By Marek Zebrowski Those readers who have frequented the PMC Newsletter lately will know that we have been celebrating an important honor recently bestowed by the Polish UNESCO Committee upon the PMC’s Henryk Wars/Henry Vars…Continue Reading PMC, Wars & UNESCO: Finis Coronat Opus - PMC Gifts: July 2024 – Scores, Recordings & Reference Materials
The many colleagues, donors and friends of the Polish Music Center were very generous this summer, when our Director Marek Zebrowski was travelling in Poland to retrieve PMC archival materials preserved by our partners at…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: July 2024 – Scores, Recordings & Reference Materials
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.