From Mieczysław Kominek, President of the Polish Composers Union (ZKP), and our friends at the Polish Music Information Centre in Warsaw we received a program and CD box set from the 2015 Warszawska Jesień [Warsaw Autumn] Festival. The program is an incredibly detailed source, containing information about composers, program notes and other details of the 2015 edition of this prestigious…Continue Reading Donations to PMC
On March 21, Ewa and Dariusz Kupiński of the internationally acclaimed Kupiński Guitar Duo dropped by the Polish Music Center for tea. During the visit, the pair shared their new CD (QBK 016), which features music by Rossini, Chopin, Bogdanovic, Piazzolla, Gershwin, and Granados. This is their second classical album release. The Kupiński Guitar Duo is showcasing…Continue Reading Kupiński Guitar Duo at USC
The spring concert organized by the Polish Music Center at USC’s Thornton School of Music on April 2 was devoted exclusively to works by Roman Ryterband (1914-1979). An expectant crowd filled USC’s Alfred Newman Recital Hall to hear music by this lesser-known Polish composer, who spent the last twelve years of his life in Palm Springs, California….Continue Reading Ryterband Returns
From mezzo soprano Katarzyna Sadej (1 CD): Rising at Dawn: Chamber Music with Brass by Carson Cooman (MSV 28538), performed by Katarzyna Sadej, mezzo soprano, Chris Gekker, trumpet & flugelhorn, Mark Nelson, tuba, Rebecca Smith, harp, and Jeffrey Grossman and Marie Sierra, piano From Agnieszke Swoinska & Dariusz Wyczolkowski (2 CDs): Gorecki: Symphony No. 4 (Nonesuch 549570),…Continue Reading Recent Donations to the PMC
Continuing on the theme of partnership with the Paderewski Polish-Ukrainian Foundation in Warsaw, this organization has recently published the “Good Practice Handbook on Management of International Musical Projects,” a research project conducted by the Foundation’s Manager, Katarzyna Renes. Renes’ research was conducted across the United States, Canada, and Poland from June to September 2015, within the framework…Continue Reading PMC Included in the ‘Good Practices Handbook’
Educational opportunities for participants in the 2016 Paderewski Festival Youth Cultural Exchange continue to flourish. Thanks to a fruitful relationship with Adam Bala, Director of the Paderewski Polish-Ukrainian Foundation that has developed over the last year, 2016 Exchange students from Ukraine and Poland were invited to participate in piano workshops held February 20-21 at Lviv Conservatory and perform in…Continue Reading Paderewski Festival Exchange Participants in Lviv
On April 2nd, the Polish Music Center presents an exploration of the newly re-discovered music of Polish Jewish composer Roman Ryterband (1914 – 1979). A master of the chamber ensemble, Ryterband enjoyed a career spanning half of the world before settling in Palm Springs, California. Now, an extensive collection of his personal correspondence and musical manuscripts…Continue Reading PMC Spring Concert: ‘A Tribute to Roman Ryterband’
From the time Polish Music Center was launched in the mid-1980s, Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne [PWM Editions]—Poland’s largest music publisher—was on our side as one of our great friends and supporters. PMC’s founder and first director, Wanda Wilk, had established a wonderful and productive relationship that continues to blossom for 30 years. A substantial part of our library,…Continue Reading PWM at PMC
In late November and early December, PMC Director Marek Zebrowski was in Poland and Germany, stopping in Warsaw, Pułtusk, Julin, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Kraków, Kąśna Dolna, Berlin and Gdańsk, to meet with a number of government officials and leaders of various civic organizations, as well as colleagues in music publishing, libraries, music schools and universities. Director…Continue Reading PMC in Poland and Germany
For two weeks in February, Jan Kalinowski and Marek Szlezer from the Kraków Music Academy conducted extensive research in the Polish Music Center’s Zygmunt and Luisa Stojowski Collection. On February 24, performing as the Cracow Duo, they presented a recital featuring works by Aleksander Tansman, Krzysztof Meyer, Tomasz Opałka (world premiere), and Frederic Chopin, among others. Read more from our March 2015 Newsletter….Continue Reading 2015 in Review – PMC News