Paderewski Connects Łącko and Vinnytsia
This year’s Małopolska Akademia Talentów [Małopolska Talent Academy] was held June 27 – July 4 in the charming southern Polish mountain town of Łącko. Organized… Read more »
PMC News
The Quittner Collection Donation
A sizeable collection of scores by Polish contemporary composers was recently donated to us by Katherine Quittner, a film music composer, orchestrator, music editor and… Read more »
Mega-Donation from PWM to PMC
About two weeks ago we received a FedEx notice that several large parcels, weighing a total of over 120 lbs., were on their way to… Read more »
Laks—Viva Voce
By Marek Zebrowski Long dedicated to the promotion of lesser-known composers and repertoire from Central Europe, EDA Records just came out with a terrific new… Read more »
Three Unusual Additions to the PMC Sound Library
By Marek Zebrowski Another batch of gifts from this summer’s travel to Poland includes a fascinating two-CD set of music by Polish composers from the… Read more »
State Archives and PMC Update
By Marek Zebrowski For several years now, during every single visit in Warsaw, I have been always invited to top-level meetings at the Head Office… Read more »
Marta Ptaszyńska in Residence
By Marek Zebrowski Another visit in Poland earlier this summer brought about a veritable shower of gifts donated to us by friends and supporters of… Read more »
Dr. Teodor Polak In Memoriam
With great sadness, we note passing of one of Polish Music Center’s friends and supporters, Dr. Teodor Polak. After a long illness, he died in… Read more »
2020 Paderewski Lecture with Krzysztof Meyer: Lecture Transcript
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 Paderewski Lecture was conducted as an interview via Zoom on 22 August 2020, and broadcast to the worldwide… Read more »
PMC GIFTS April & May 2021
The Stojowski Collection Expanded! In late March, quite unexpectedly, we received an email from Professor Frank Martignetti, chair of the Department of Music and Performing… Read more »
PMC GIFTS: Feb-March 2021
POLMIC’s Easter Surprise Together with the director Mieczysław Kominek, our friends at the Polish Music Information Centre in Warsaw (POLMIC) once again came through for… Read more »
Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ Series Livestream Continues
The Jazztopad Festival, in partnership with Polish Cultural Institute New York, continues The Great Improvisation series online live-streamed from the National Forum of Music (NFM)… Read more »
2021: Remembering Górecki—A Discussion and Film Screening
Watch the broadcast here: www.thorntonlive.usc.edu On 20 March 2021, the Polish Music Center at the USC Thornton School of Music will recognize the tenth anniversary… Read more »
UPDATED: Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ series Livestreams in February
Please note: the performers originally slated for February 19 (Maniucha & Ksawery) are unable to perform due to Covid-19 quarantine—they will return to the Jazztopad… Read more »
Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ series Livestream
The Jazztopad Festival, in partnership with Polish Cultural Institute New York, presents The Great Improvisation series online live streamed from the National Forum of Music… Read more »
PMC Gifts: January 2021
Polish Music Abroad The Art Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences [IS-PAN] just published the third volume in the series, Muzyka polska za granicą… Read more »
2020 PMC Recap ~ Please support us into 2021!
Dear Friends of the Polish Music Center, Before sharing the annual PMC summary and our latest news, we would first like to express hope that… Read more »
12th Schaeffer’s Era from the New World – Schaeffer in L.A.
Ghost Road Company (Los Angeles) and Warsaw Bauhaus Foundation (Warsaw) present an international real-time collaboration: original works of dance, theatre, and film, created to respond… Read more »
2020 Paderewski Festival Wrap-Up
The Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles tradition continued this year in spite of pandemic-induced restrictions. By early August—when it became clear that in-person gatherings in… Read more »
2020 Paderewski Festival Youth Piano Competition
The Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles announces the winners of the 2020 Youth Piano Competition. Due to the pandemic, this year’s Youth Competition auditions were… Read more »