Tag: Performances

Sponsored by the Tatra Mountains Cultural Foundation, the Polish Museum of Americahosted Highlanders Day on October 23. As the third collaborative Highlander event this year, “Bringing You to the World” celebrated the deep-rooted livelihood of Polish Highlander culture that has been passed down through generations. The program featured a rich display of music, traditional Highlander folk costumes, song and dance, film, literature, and folk crafts highlighting amongst…Continue Reading Polish Highlander Day

For the first time ever, Chicago Architecture Foundation has featured the Polish Museum of America (PMA) as one of its 200 featured sites in its largest and most iconic event, Open House Chicago. This year’s annual architecture festival provides rare behind-the-scenes visits to many of the city’s great spaces free of charge during the third weekend of October.  The museum’s current exhibit…Continue Reading Open House Chicago Features PMA

On October 15, cellist Marek Szpakiewiczperformed a recital with pianist Jiayi Shi at Azusa Pacific University to raise funds for a three-quarter sized cello for the Soma Children’s Orchestra in Fukushima, Japan. The two played selections by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, Barber and Gershwin during the concert to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the 2011 Tohuku earthquake and tsunami. They also…Continue Reading Szpakiewicz Charity Concert

Maestro Grzegorz Nowak continues to propel his international career forward with a busy concert schedule this fall. As the current music director, Nowak has devoted much of his time conducting both the Orquesta Sinfonica de España [Spanish National Orchestra] and Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia [Spanish Symphony Orchestra] in Madrid. On October 4, the Spanish Symphony Orchestra made an appearance in London, performing…Continue Reading Nowak in Poland