From Łódź… Two visiting faculty members from the Łódź Music Academy not only performed on our Spring Concert on March 23 but also donated several interesting items for the PMC library. Tomasz Król, Dean of Instrumental Faculty presented us with two great books—Sentymentalna podróż po Łodzi [A Sentimental Journey Around Łódź] and Świat Oper Zygmunta…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC April 2019
A few weeks ago we received another gift of books and sound recordings from the Millenium Library, a venerable institution connected to the Polish school… Read more »…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC March 2019
Górecki in Private Dr. Zofia Petrovich, together with her husband and PMC founders, Stefan and Wanda Wilk, were among the hosts during… Read more » …Continue Reading Gifts to PMC February 2019
The year’s end and the holidays usually prompt our friends near and far to send us all kinds of important publications, scores and other materials that are gratefully accepted and integrated into the Polish Music Center’s library collection. There are several wonderful new items that arrived during the last two months that we would like…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC January 2019
A CONCERT AT CATE Betty Harford, a longtime loyal friend and supporter of the Polish Music Center, attended the Cultural Exchange Program concert given by Polish, Ukrainian and Californian students at Cate School in Caprinteria on October 26. The concert program booklet Ms. Harford sent us lists the wide range of repertoire the six participating…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC November 2018
Our sound library keeps expanding thanks to some old and some new friends of the Polish Music Center who keep donating their newest recordings to us. Composer Joanna Bruzdowicz is certainly one of our closest long-time friends and supporters and she recently sent us a CD featuring Filharmonia Podkarpacka led by Łukasz Wódecki in Bruzdowicz’s Symphony…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC October 2018
Bill Vestal, Director of LACMA’s Sundays Live Concert Series presented the PMC with a regal gift of a deluxe LP album featuring Bronisław Kaper’s music to the celebrated 1962 feature, Mutiny on the Bounty. Starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard, this MGM Technicolor extravaganza was a lavish production with a substantial budget for promotion. Recorded…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC July 2018
Pop CD Collection Darek Swiatkowski, Program Director for the Polish American Performing Arts Club, recently donated to us another batch of music CDs and a DVD. Here’s the list: Two CDs by Panny Wyklęte—the first is the group’s 2013 album and the second a 2014 release, “Wygnane” [Expelled], Vol. 1; A 2 CD set, Dorzecze…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC June 2018
Books & Scores from PWM Dr. Daniel Cichy, Director and Editor-in-Chief for PWM [Polish Music Publishers] was recently in Los Angeles and stopped by the Polish Music Center to look at the manuscripts by Henryk Wars [Henry Vars] and Roman Ryterband. He also brought with him some very welcome gifts for our library, including scores…Continue Reading Recent Gifts to PMC
Dr. Grzegorz Mania, pianist and member of the Society for Poland’s Chamber Musicians [SPMK] gave us his recently published volume, Konteksty kultury—Konteksty edukacji, profesjonalne kształcenie I upowszechnianie muzyki [Cultural Contexts—Educational Contexts: the professional teaching and popularizing music], co-edited by Dr. Mania and Dr. Monika Gardoń-Preinl. This publication features a number of fascinating articles and case…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC March 2018