As a part of the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center series, the Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater will perform choreography set to the music of Henryk Mikolaj Górecki in mid-April. The work called “Polish Pieces” (choreography: Hans van Manen) will be presented on the “Joy of Ailey” program, which will be performed in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion…Continue Reading Alvin Ailey Performs to Górecki at L.A. Music Center
UNESCO has proclaimed April 30 to be International Jazz Day, so as to “better realize the value of the international community of jazz as an educational tool and a force for peace, unity, dialogue and cooperation between peoples.” At the culmination of International Jazz Month, International Jazz Day is an opportunity for governments, organizations, institutions and…Continue Reading Poland Celebrates International Jazz Day
The latest issue of Quarta (March 2015)—the periodical magazine published by Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (PWM Edition)—has been published on issuu.com. The topic of this quarter’s publication is “Music Scenarios – About Film Music” [Muzyczne scenariusze – O muzyce filmowej]. According to Daniel Cichy, Editor-in-Chief of PWM Edition: Music serves many functions: it enriches religious rituals, is the…Continue Reading Quarta – March 2015
Screen debut of Premiere and Conductor-in-Residence The premiere of two films produced by the Institute of Music and Dance in Warsaw (IMiT)—Premiere and Conductor-in-residence—was held on Wednesday, 25 March at 7 pm at the Mazovia Institute of Culture. Written and directed by Maja Baczyńska, the films were produced by the young artists of MUDO Music Documentaries. The executive producer is the…Continue Reading IMiT in Support of Young Musicians
DEADLINE: MAY 15 The purpose of the Chopin Foundation Scholarship Program is to support and encourage young, talented American pianists through up to four years of preparation for the National Chopin Piano Competition of the US, which is held in Miami, Florida, every five years. Up to ten (10) renewable scholarships of $1,000 are awarded each year on…Continue Reading Chopin Fdn Scholarship for Young Pianists
MAY 31 APPLICATION DEADLINE The launch of the 5th edition of the ”Blank Pages of Music” research grant program—run by the Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT)—has been announced. The call for applications is addressed to Polish and foreign scholars who intend to carry out research related to neglected or little known areas of Polish…Continue Reading “Blank Pages of Music”
APPLY BY AUG. 31 The 5th Grażyna Bacewicz International Composer Competition, held in Łódź, Poland in September 2015, has been announced. Organized by the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź and the Arthur Rubinstein Łódź Philharmonic, the subject of this year’s competition is a work for: instrument solo and string orchestra with the option of using…Continue Reading Bacewicz Composer Competition
The genius of Wojciech Kocyan… world class artistry…” The Gramophone On April 11, Polish piano virtuoso and Loyola Marymount University Artists-in-Residence Wojciech Kocyan presents a recital of exciting piano works, including: Four Impromptus by Frédéric Chopin, Intermezzo in A-flat major by Francis Poulenc, Sonata No. 7 by Sergei Prokofiev, and Sonatas Hob. XVI:20 and Hob. XVI:26 by…Continue Reading Kocyan Performs Chopin at LMU
Polish-born pianist, harpsichordist and educator Magdalena Baczewska has several interesting concerts related to her position as Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University during the month of April. On April 15, she will participate in the Miller Theatre Children’s Concert, an interactive concert aimed at 5-7 year olds. Coloring books and crayons will be provided. The concert will feature Prokofiev’s…Continue Reading Baczewska Around NYC in April
On April 19, the Classical Encounters Foundation presents a recital by pianist Dmitri Ratser. His program will feature several works by Chopin: Polonaise in C-sharp Minor, Op.26 No.1; Two Mazurkas: C-sharp Minor, Op.6 No.2 and F Minor, Op.63 No.2; Two Waltzes: A Minor, Op.34 No.2 and C-sharp Minor, Op.64 No.2. Also included on the program…Continue Reading Chopin in Tarzana