Portrait Of A Musician September 17, 2002 – May 31, 2003 | 7:30 p.m. Alfred Newman Recital Hall Gallery, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Opening of the Exhibition, Paderewski: Portrait of the Musician at the Alfred Newman Recital Hall Gallery, USC Campus, September 17, 2002. The exhibition, culled from…Continue Reading 2002-2003: Exhibition Paderewski
Friday, May 3, 2002 | 7:30 p.m. Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Reception to follow the concert Krauze: Paderewski Lecture at USC The first Paderewski Distinguished Lecture, featuring composer-pianist Zygmunt Krauze, with the participation of the Polish Folk Dance Ensemble Krakusy, will take place…Continue Reading 2002: Zygmunt Krauze
March 2001: The program of this concert included Romuald Twardowski’s Marian Triptych, Tadeusz Baird’s Colas Breugnon Suite, Henryk Górecki’s Three Pieces in the Old Style, and Wojciech Kilar’s Orawa. Jan Jakub Bokun, conductor, and USC Strings….Continue Reading Polish Strings
On 21 October 2000, an open house and exhibition were held during the celebrations of the Polish American Heritage Month. The accompanying Chamber Music Concert was recorded and the CD includes chamber music by Kazimierz Serocki, Marta Ptaszyńska, Tadeusz Szeligowski, Tadeusz Baird, and others….Continue Reading Polish Manuscript Exhibition and Concert
February-March 1999: Series of lectures by Polish pianists at USC….Continue Reading The Heritage of Chopin
November 1998: With participants from five countries, including Poland, Germany, Israel, Canada, and the U.S. Papers from the Conference are published in the Polish Music Journal, vol. 6, no. 1 (2003)…Continue Reading Polish/Jewish/Music! International Conference
April 1998: A symposium about women in music, including papers about Wanda Landowska (by Wojciech Marchwica), and Grażyna Bacewicz (by Maja Trochimczyk), a composers’ panel, and the residency of Hanna Kulenty….Continue Reading A Day with Women’s Music
October 1997: Festival and Symposium about the music of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki with the composer in residence. For papers from the symposium, interviews with Górecki, detailed program, and other material, see Polish Music Journal, vol. 6, no. 2 (2003)…Continue Reading Górecki Autumn
Organized by Wanda Wilk in 1982 at USC, this unique event, predating the formal creation of the Center, brought together Szymanowski experts from around the world for a week of lectures, scholarly sessions, and concerts….Continue Reading Szymanowski Centennial