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Gorecki in Context: Essays on Music - Volume of Studies edited by Maja Trochimczyk

The premature death of Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki in November 2010 shocked the music world and inspired the assembling of this volume of studies and interviews with the composer.  The richly illustrated volume includes research papers about the music of Gorecki and his contemporaries, list of works, chronology of life, bibliography and index. Forthcoming in November 2011. For more information, visit Gorecki in Context.
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Space and Spatialization in Contemporary Music - Dissertation available in free PDF format

Completed in October 1994 and not available in print until now, this groundbreaking dissertation by Maria Anna Harley presents the history of space in the musical thought of the 20th-century and outlines the development of spatialization in the theory and practice of contemporary music (after 1950). Based on original interviews, the dissertation presents a theory of the use of space for structural and symbolic purposes and focuses on three distinct approaches to spatialization: Brant's simultaneity of sound layers, Xenakis's movement of sound, and Schafer's music of ritual and soundscape.450 pp., Free PDF download

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Meditations on Divine Names - Call for Submissions (due August 30, 2011)

Almighty, Loving, All-seeing, Compassionate, Silent, Omniscient, Forgiving, Knowing, Merciful, Graceful, Beautiful, Kind, Sublime, Patient, Just, Wise, Awesome, Sovereign, Peaceful, Hidden, Perfect, Holy, Unknowable, Eternal, Light, Love, Life, Power, Supreme, Lord, Life-giving, God of Gods, YHWH, Christ, Yehovah, Allah, Goddess…

There are thousands of divine names and, over the centuries, these names have inspired a whole variety of ideas and feelings. The anthology will present some of  these names, interpreted by poets: Lois P. Jones, Marian Kaplun Shapiro, Leonard Kress, Maja Trochimczyk editor) and many others.  New Deadline: August 30, 2011, language - English, format - 3 poems max, of up to 40 lines each; with a bio, submission by email or using the form on this website.
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Interview with Maja Trochimczyk on Poet's Cafe, KPFK 90.7 FM

On March 30, 2011, KPFK radio 90.7 FM broadcast an interview with Maja Trochimczyk by host Lois P. Jones.  The interview, recorded in October 2010, focused on the anthology Chopin with Cherries and Maja's dramatic journey from Poland and the world of Polish language to living in California and writing poetry in English.  Highlights included "A Study with Cherries" published in Chopin with Cherries, "An Ode of the Lost" that appeared in The Cosmopolitan Review, and "The Music Box" from Rose Always, read - appropriately - with a music box discussed in the poem. The interview is on the website of Tim Green, in the Poet's Cafe archives.

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2010 Pushcart Prize Nominations for "Chopin with Cherries"

The following poems have been nominated for the 2010 Pushcart Prize in Poetry:
  • During Nocturne by Lia Brooks
  • Polonaise by Elizabeth Murawski
  • Postcards of Home and Homesick by Diane Shipley DeCillis
  • Chopin: Apples by Sharon Chmielarz
  • It's been a tough symphony week by Katrin Talbot, and
  • The Piano of Chopin,  translation by Leonard Kress of Cyprian Kamil Norwid's poem "Fortepian Szopena"
Congratulations to all the poets!
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About reading poems from "Chopin with Cherries"

"When good poems are read by their own poets, somewhere after the third poem a magical quality begins to evolve and the poems become incidents in a story. One could live the life of Chopin in the ninety minutes of the afternoon and get a glimpse into 22 other lives. The live poetry reading is an Art Form rising out of the poems and the poets as a new phenomenon. It is a concert of minds and emotions and news from each being--an adventure in being."
                                                                                                                                    ~ Russell Salamon, Los Angeles (September 2010)
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About "Rose Always - A Court Love Story"

"I'm enormously impressed by what Maja Trochimczyk has achieved. I note that she has been working for over 11 years on this very complex work, with its many layers of meaning and allusion. Her facility in writing about the innumerable nuances of love (naturally enough from a very feminine viewpoint) is simply breathtaking. Reading Rose Always is an exhilarating experience, even if I am sure that I have not always understood all of its subtleties."
                                                                                                  ~ Tom Berman, Israel (scientist and poet, author of Shards and Rambles)
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Chopin with Cherries - Readings and Concerts

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  • Chopin with Cherries Anthology Reading at Loyola University, Chicago, November 13, 2010, part of Chopin & Paderewski 2010 Conference.With poets: George Bodmer, Sharon Chmielarz, David Ellis, Gretchen Fletcher, Katrin Talbot, Kathabela Wilson, and flutist Rick Wilson.
    • Chopin Lecture, Recital and Poetry Reading at Polish Festival LA, Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, September 25, 2010, at 1 p.m. Featuring poets Maja Trochimczyk, Mira N. Mataric, Lois P. Jones, and Susan Rogers. www.polishfestla.com
    • Chopin with Cherries III Anthology Reading at Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA, September 12, 2010 at 3 p.m. With Maja Trochimczyk, anthology editor, Rick Wilson, flute (historical crystal glass and ivory flutes) and sixteen poets, appearing in person: Marlene Hitt, Georgia Jones-Davis, Lois P. Jones, Marie Lecrivain, R. Romea Luminarias, Radomir Vojtech Luza, Rick Lupert, Mira Matric, Ruth Nolan, Marilyn Robertson, Susan Rogers, Kathi Stafford, Taoli Ambika Talwar, Maja Trochimczyk, Kathabela Wilson, and Erika Wilk. See event photos at Chopin at Beyond Baroque (Picasa Web Album), chopinwithcherries.blogspot.com
    • Chopin with Cherries II: An Evening of Poetry and Music. Ruskin Art Club, Los Angeles, CA, Saturday, May 8, 2010, 7 p.m. Chopin recital by eminent Polish pianist Dr. Wojciech Kocyan with readings by poets from around the country. With a polonaise dance lesson by a Polish dance expert, Edward Hoffmann. Chopin with Cherries II: Poetry and Music at the Ruskin, May 8, 2010, Ruskin Art Club, Los Angeles.  The festivities ended with a polonaise to Chopin's music, led by Edward Hoffman, choreographer of the Krakusy Polish Folk Dance Ensemble. See more photographs in the Chopin II Photo Album(Picasa Web Album). Location: Ruskin Art Club, 800 South Plymouth Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90005.See a pdf flyer with more information: Chopin at the Ruskin
    • Chopin with Cherries I: An Evening of Poetry and Music. South Pasadena Library Auditorium, 1115 El Centro St., South' Pasadena, CA, 91030; Sunday, April 11, 2010, 6 p.m. Reading by poets from around the country with Chopin's music played by special guest artist, American pianist, Dr. Neil Galanter, students of Prof. Roza Yoder from Azusa Pacific University. Location: South Pasadena Public Library, 1115 El Centro St., South Pasadena, California 91030. Read program details in a Word file: Chopin in South Pasadena. View  photographs in the Chopin Photo Album (Picasa web album site).  See a pdf flyer with more information: Chopin in South Pasadena.
    • Concert of Romantic Music, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, Tuesday, Feburary 16, 2010, 7:30p.m. With Roza Yoder, Director. Piano music performed by APU students. Readings from Chopin with Cherries by Maja Trochimczyk and local poets. Location: Munson Recital Hall (MUNS), Munson Chapel, East Campus, Azusa Pacific University, 901 E. Alosta Ave. Azusa, CA 91702. Free.
    • Bicentennial Chopin Celebration, Colburn School of Music, Los Angeles, CA, Saturday, February 27, 2010, 8 p.m. With eminent pianists John Perry, Wojciech Kocyan and actress Jane Kaczmarek reading poems from Chopin with Cherries. Presented by the Paderewski Music Society and Helena Modjeska Polish Arts and Culture Club. All proceeds will be used to support the first International Paderewski Piano Competition in California, May 2010. Tickets $25.00. Location: Colburn School of Performing Arts, Zipper Concert Hall, 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012.  More information. 
    • 3rd International Chopin Congress, Warsaw, Poland, February 25 - March 1, 2010. Congress organized by Fryderyk Chopin Institute and the University of Warsaw. The official presentation of the book during Maja Trochimczyk's paper: "From 'Eternal Eloquence' to 'What Does he Know' - Images of Chopin in English-language Poetry." Location: University of Warsaw Old Library, Warszawa, ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 26/28, Poland.  See pictures in the Chopin Congress Photo Album (Picasa web albums). 


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