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X International Chopin &Friends FestivalNovember 6 - November 16, 2008
Honorary Patrons:Bogdan ZdrojewskiMinister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland
Frank J.SpulaPresident of the Polish American Congress
The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland
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Retrospective Of Illustration 1984 - 2008M. C. Zacharow
Women in paintings inspired by Andre Zarre poems
Paintings byIsmena Halkiewiczs
Digital Currents - Mariusz Dbrowski, Ben
Dunkle, Jamie ONeil, Bartosz SmoragiewiczQuintet and Przemyslaw Moskal
My Landscapes In Photographs,Janusz SkowronBeyond The Frame,Artur SkowronJazz Concert By Santi Debriano Group
Ferdy Tumakaka, Piano
Gala Concert!Extraordinary Performance By Lidia KaminskaVirtuoso Accordionist
Faune Dance Troupe Presents
IV Japan Arts Matsuri / Jam 2008The Festival Of Japanese Artists In New York
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The International Chopin & Friends Festival in New York
showcases innovative artists who emulate Chopin in uniting
the traditional and the modern, the young and the mature,
the national and the universal, and all the art forms. New York
Dance & Arts Innovations, Inc. (NYDAI) is the founding sponsor
of this popular fall celebration
Board of directors:Marian Zak, President and Artistic Director
Suzanne K. Walther, Ph.D., Vice-President
Arri Sendzimir, Vice-President
Przemyslaw Moskal, Vice-President
Eric Walther, Ph.D., Treasurer
Anna Zak, Secretary
Agnieszka Zak-Moskal, Executive Director
Waldemar Piasecki, Media & Communications Director
Brian Manning, Graphic Design
Ismena Halkiewicz, Cover Artwork
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Honorary Patrons:
Bogdan Zdrojewski,,Minister of Culture and National Heritage
of the Republic of Poland
Frank J. Spula, President of the Polish American Congress
Institutional Patron
The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland
Chairwoman of the Honorary Committee
Ms. Arri Sendzimir
Members of the Honorary Committee(in alphabetical order)
Elzbieta Baumgartner Writer/Publisher, New York
Dr. Wojciech Biaasiewicz, - Editor-in-Chief, Dziennik Zwizkowy,
Chicago
Hon. Marek Borowski- Deputy to the Parliament of the Republic
of Poland, Chairman Committee on Liaison with Poles Abroad
Prof. dr. Stanisaw Burzyski- President, S.R. Burzyski Research
Institute, Houston
Sen. Martin Malave Dilan New York State Senator
Jerzy Domaski - President, Journalist Association of the
Republic of Poland
Monika Fabijaska Director, Polish Cultural Institute, New York
Boena Kamiska - President, Polish & Slavic Center, New York;Vice President, Polish American Congress
Andrzej Kamiski, Esq. - Lawyer, National Director, Polish
American Congress
Dr. Czesaw Karkowski- Editor-in-Chief, Nowy Dziennik, New York
Frank J SpulaPresident of the Polish
American Congress
Bogdon ZdrojewskiMinister of Culture andNational Heritage of theRepublic of Poland
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Krzysztof W. Kasprzyk Consul General of the Republic
of Poland in New York
Zofia Kopotowska- Editor-in-Chief, Kurier Plus, New York
Israel Krakowski - American Society for Yad Vashem,
Nowy Jork
Hon. Robert Kupiecki, Ambassador of the Republic ofPoland in Washington D.C.
Hon. Krzysztof Lisek - Deputy to the Parliament of
the Republic of Poland, Chairman Foreign Affairs
Committee
Romuald Magda,Esq. - President, Pulaski Association
of Business and Professional Men, New York
Jerzy Myssura President, Myssura Trading Company
Marek Ostasz Jewelry Artist, President, The Ostasz Studio
of Fifth Avenue, New York
Kazimierz Paweek President, Jan Karski Society,
Senator of Poland (5th Term), Warsaw
Prof. dr. Marek Piekowski President, Allergic Diseases
Asthma & Immunology Clinic, Knoxville
Aneta Radziejowska- Journalist, New York
Lady Blanka Rosenstiel - Honorary Consul of the
Republic of Poland, Miami, President of the American
Institute of Polish Culture
Marek Rygielski Publisher, Super Express New York
Malina Stadnik Publisher & President, Nowy Dziennik,
New York
Mirosaw Taras- President, Wgiel Lubelski Corporation
Hon. Andrzej Towpik - Ambassador of the Republic of
Poland to the United Nations, New York
Eli Zborowski Chairman, International Society for Yad
Vashem, New York, Vice President, World Federation of
Polish Jews
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RETROSPECTIVE OF ILLUSTRATION1984 - 2008M. C. ZACHAROW
Opening reception:
Thursday, November 6, 2008, 7-9PM
Regular hours:
Monday - Friday, November 6 - November 25, 2008, 11AM - 5PM
Where:
Artes Gallery333 West 38th Street (between 8&9 Ave.)Nowy DziennikNew York, NY 1OO18Tel. 212. 594.2386
Admission: FREE
Biography:
Marian Christopher Zacharow was born in Zamosc, Poland in
1954. Studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow
where he graduated in 1979. Zacharow left Poland for the
United States in 1981, to take up permanent residence in
New York. The artist specializes in book and press illustration.His work has been featured in countless magazines and
newspapers, including: Time, The New York Times, Business
Week, U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, The Atlantic
Monthly and Psychology Today. He has created book cover art
for the Franklin Library, Viking Penguin, William Morrow, Harper
Collins, Simon & Schuster, Random House, among others.
He has been a lecturer in painting at The Cooper UnionContinuing Education since 1997 and an instructor in
illustration at the Parsons School of Design since 2000. Starting
in 2007, Zacharow is also the Visiting Assistant Professor at
Pratt Institute. His artistic profile was discussed in several art
publications, including Idea (Japan) and Grafica (Brazil).
The artists solo exhibitions were held in Krakow (1976, 1977,
1978, 2000), Chicago (2000) and New York (10 shows since
1983). Zacharow participated in numerous group exhibitionsin the U.S., Canada and Europe. Zacharow received many
awards of excellence for his work, including Silver Medal
from The Society of Illustrators of New York.
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1Maze, 2008,Acrylic On Board, 11 1/2 X 8Portfolio
Creation, 1999,
Acrylic On Canvas, 8 X 6Client: Venture Capital
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Opening Reception:Friday, November 7, 2008 7-9PM
Regular hours:
Monday-Friday, November 7 - November 21, 2008, 10AM - 5PM
Where:Kurier Plus Gallery145 Java StreetBrooklyn, NY 11222Tel. (718) 389 3018
Admission: FREE
Biography:
Ismena Halkiewiczwas born in Poland and is a graduate of the
Fine Arts Academy in Krakow, Poland. From 1991 to 1992 she
attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg, Germany.
Ismena Halkiewicz is an accomplished fine artist, with anextensive history of exhibitions, mural work, interior restoration,
and faux finishing. She has exhibited her work in five countries
in Europe, Canada and the United States for close to 20
years; she has shown her work in fine art galleries, universities,
public buildings such as restaurants and performing arts
organizations, government buildings, art festivals, etc. Her
work is held in universities, private collections and with foreign
consulate buildings around the world. She was awarded as
top fine art student at the Academy of Fine Art Krakow. She
has completed approximately 60 murals in buildings both
public and private, including a variety of styles and techniques
from renaissance to super-realism. Halkiewicz works with all
kinds of faux finishing techniques including glazing, stipping,
dragging, Venetian plastering, sponging, Distressed Wood
Finish, and more. She paints realistic and stylized portraitsto meet commercial and personal needs. Materials range
from oil on canvas to watercolor, acrylic and mixed media;
color schemes include monochromatic, sepia and full color
palettes from traditional to contemporary.
the act of creating, be it a poem or a painting,
is a form of confession. If one wants to tell the truthabout oneself, although it may be painful, one mustovercome self-consciousness to expose the innermostself, for that is the price authenticity demands. I aman artist and was born to paint.
Women in paintingsinspired by Andre Zarre poemsPaintingsby Ismena Halkiewicz
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2Chopin In Carnegie HallOil On Canvas30" X 40
Times Square At NightOil On Canvas30" X 40
U.S.CzstochowaOil On Canvas30" X 40
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DigitalCurrentsMultimedia Group Exhibition: Mariusz Dbrowski, BenDunkle, Jamie ONeil, Bartosz Smoragiewicz Quintet and
Przemyslaw Moskal
Opening Reception:Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Where:New Dance Group305 West 38th Street (at Eighth Ave)New York, NY 10018Phone: 212.904.1990
Admission: FREE
Icons intersect image and text. We read icons the same
way we read words; we glance at them quickly in order to
understand their meaning, and then we move on to complete
our task. We often weigh their effectiveness, perhaps when
walking into the wrong restroom or accidentally closing acomputer window.
Bad icons confuse usthey misrepresent their meaning
and lead us away from our expectations. Sometimes this is
because the concept is one that is difficult to convey visually,
such as the word exit. The meaning of the icon may be
ambiguous; e.g., it may represent a mailbox, but intend to
mean simply any communication.
Good icons are clear, low-resolution, low-memory, low-
detail blips. They lead us to expected outcomes. Icons may
be beautifully designed, but a beautiful design does not
necessarily guarantee effectiveness. On the contrary, if an
icon is to convey meaning as efficiently as possible, ornament
and eye-candy can be harmful.
As a graphic designer, I produce computer icons for
numerous projects. My process when making them is largelyguided by the limitations of the projectmainly, what digital
environment the icons will be seen in and who will use the
icons. As a result, the icons I make range from minimally simple
to colorful and complex, but always have one purposeto
communicate a universal and ubiquitous concept as clearly
and directly as possible.
Furthermore, I am constantly aware of the potential forextraneous information to interfere with the directness of
my image. In the case of computer icons, I am dealing with
minutia. Each pixel in the image is considered. Questions
abound. Is anti-aliasing necessary or even possible? Should
the hue, saturation, or brightness be adjusted? Will a vector
path improve the recognition of a 7 pixel by 7 pixel area of
the icon, where the letter W must be recognizable?
To an artist, this would seem too stifling an area to enter.Why, then, obsess over these tiny things? Where is the beauty
in such a mundane, technically crippled medium? I see
opportunity in technical restriction. Its what drew me to
printmaking when I first tried it in college. The limitations are
Articon by Ben Dunkle
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actually focal points, guiding my approach and keeping
me from imposing chaos onto the surface.
Another part of the answer has to do with my love of
words and language. I love the connection between a
specific word and the icon it serves. We have conventions,
of coursestop is a red octagon, home is a house. But
every once in a while, a new word emerges that must
be iconified. An image must be chosen that optimally
encapsulates the word. This process fascinates me, as I
have discovered it is amazingly similar to the process of
my work.
An intriguing participant in all these effortsthe threadthat connects the conscious and visible imageis the
label. When designing icons, we often add labels to
them that supplement their meaning and bind their
interpretation to a specific concept. But these labels
can also be misleadingin the most obvious scenario,
the viewer does not speak the same language as the
designer.
The process of assigning a label to an icon is one we
rarely consider. Normally, labels are the starting point
in forming a mental image and constructing an icon
to realize the idea. There is beauty in reversing that
process; starting with an image and choosing a label.
Scrutinizing the image, we explore an enormous set of
possible labels. Memory and nostalgia play a part in
selecting a label that makes sense. We are presentedwith the image of a house. I envision it as a house I visited
on the Atlantic coast in 1980; you recall a relatives house
where you broke your arm. We assign different labels, or
maybe we both call it home and leave it at that, but we
have both experienced that beautiful process.
This is similar to the way I construct imagery in my fine
art, which is largely guided by my memories of eventsand places in my life. I call up a word from my memory,
conceptualize the image of what I want to create, and
transfer my image from conscious to surface. I evaluate
each line and shape for its directness, its clarity of
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Ben Dunkle, M.F.A. (born 1971, Freeport, NY) is a digital
printmaker. With degrees in traditional paper-based
printmaking techniques, Ben has expanded his processes
into digital realms. He is an Associate Professor at Digital
Media Arts Program at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY.
My work examines the process by which concept istransformed from the imagined to the visible. We usewords as a way of circumventing the difficulty thispresents for those who are bad at drawing, and asa way to quickly and seamlessly transfer conceptionsfrom one brain to another without embellishment.
8x8x1 is a way confronting the viewer with theproblems of visually symbolizing abstract concepts.
As an icon designer, Ive spent countless hours plotting grids
that are governed by parameters of varying constraint; e.g.,
width, height, bit-depth, operating system, user demographic,
and most notably, resistance to being visualized, or
imageability. The goal is always the same; i.e., what is
the most efficient way to transfer the concept to the target
audience under the given parameters? And the parameters
can be hopelessly oppressivea 16 pixel octopus, an 8 pixel
clock, the debate over whether to use a mailbox or an
envelope to symbolize mail, and how to plot the concept of
Exit all come to mind.
I measure an icons effectiveness by the amount of time
spent by the user in interpreting the icon. One bad pixelcan diminish an icons effectiveness and each mouse click
demands assessment. However, the process of determining
what pixels should be eliminated, added, and modified is
highly meditative. 8x8x1 invites the viewer to participate in
this process.
connection to the conscious image. If its insufficient or
ineffective, its erased and redrawn, often yielding imagerythat appears to emerge from a ghostlike environment.
Essentially, I am attempting to resolve a polarity of the
two states of image making; purpose-driven practicality
vs. reflective meditation. I want the attention to detail that
I apply to icon design to influence my tendency toward
looseness in my fine art. Conversely, I want the immediacy
of my fine art to yield deeper connections to mental images
in my icon design. More than anything, I seek to share theseconnections with the viewer.
We see icons everywhere, in both our physical and our vir tual
environments. They take on the task of communicating ideas
in our increasingly globalized world, where words meet barriers
in language and culture. Its as though a new language is
emerging, expressed in icons that are as universal as possible,
in 8x8x1, and in future projects that investigate the possibilitiesthat lie within the intersection of image and language.
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3Mariusz Dbrowski,Ph.D.Mariusz Dbrowski graduated with distinctions from
the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, Poland where he
studied painting with professor Stanislaw Wieczorek,professor Walter Karling, professor Tadeusz Dominik and
professor Zbigniew Gostomski. In 2005 he received Ph.D
from Leon Schiller Film Academy in Lodz, Poland. He is
a Chair of Photography Institute, Graphics Department,
Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts and an author of
numerous exhibition and events, among others: Warsaw
Biennale of Media Art, Warsaw Art Photography Festival,Spokojna Media Art Gallery at Warsaw Academy of
Fine Arts; 2005-2007 Photo Open Air Workshop in Sousse,
North Africa; Photo Workshop in Kazimierz Dolny, Poland
and over a dozen of young artists exhibitions in Poland
and abroad. He is an Editor-in-Chief of Media Art/
Sztuka Mediow magazine.
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"Two Pictures by Mariusz Dbrowski
Glass of WineVideo Art
TV SetVideo Art
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Four Mad Humours: Remote Dance Project
Choreographer: Gerry TrenthamVideo Designer: Jamie ONeil
Four Mad Humours: Remote Dance Project
Gerry Trenthamhas choreographed a dance quartet that
takes place, as four solo performances, in four different
locations that are connected together via real-time video
streams and the Internet. The four dancers represent each
of the four humours / temperaments / elements / cognitive
types (dating back to antiquity). Each of the dancers hasa distinct physical and vocal characterization. Although
this is dance, it is common in contemporary dance for
the dancers to speak, sing or make sound in addition to
performing choreographed movements. The live feeds
are mixed in real-time with pre-recorded footage. As the
project has advanced, the idea of creating a touring video
installation has been developed, allowing audiences toexperience the project in non-theatrical settings as well as
conventional performance spaces.
Gerry TrenthamChoreographer: Four Mad Humours: Remote Dance Project
Gerry Trenthamhas performed extensively throughout North
America and Europe. He has danced the works of many of
Canadas most prominent contemporary choreographers
including Jean-Pierre Perreault, David Earle, Bill James,Claudia Moore, Tom Stroud as well as a seven-year tenure
with Serge Bennathans Dancemakers. Mr. Trenthams
choreography has developed over the last two decades to
include over 30 works for the stage including two epic works.
Jamie ONeilVideo Designer: Four Mad Humours: Remote Dance Project
Jamie ONeil is a video/multimedia designer andperformance artist. He is Assistant Professor of Digital
Media Arts at Canisius College. He has collaborated with
Gerry Trentham since 2001, designing video graphics for
performances. In his solo artistic projects, ONeil performs
under the pseudonym of Kurt Weibers as the spokesman for a
fictional company he created called Global Point Strategies.
He offers videos, audio programs and seminars that mimic
similar offerings in the commercial world, only ONeilsare cleverly devised parodies that confront the principles
of marketplace manipulation. His solo videos have been
screened in numerous festivals internationally, and locally, at
venues such as the Rooftop Films festival in Brooklyn.
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"Reflections: Suite of Light", a multimedia performance by
Bartosz Smoragiewicz Quintet and Przemyslaw Moskal.Bartosz Smorgiewiczwas commissioned to compose
music to honor the 10th Anniversary of the International
Chopin & Friends Festival by the president of New York
Dance & Arts Innovation, Mr. Marian Zak. The suite recalls
color not only in a sense of perceiving it as a stimulant
of impressions, but also as its symbolic sense; color
participating and significant in culture. Color, whichwhispers screaming about its own history. Przemyslaw
Moskal designed an interactive environment that
transforms physical into virtual, music into color,
and movement into image. The generated image
continuously reinvents itself according to participants
movement creating an ephemeral space of light.
1. White Crossing Over With Possibilities2. Blue Becoming Pink
3. Silver-Green
4. Fiery
5. Dark Azure
6. Yellow Sparkling With Gold
Bartosz Smorgiewicz - clarinet, flute, baritone & tenor
saxophone
Bartosz W. Smorgiewicz was born in aga, Poland. He
graduated from Hochschule fuer Musik in Wuerzburg,
Germany in saxophone at Prof. Leszek dos studio
and in composition as a student of Prof. Chris Beier. As
an acclaimed saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist he has
succesfuly performed throughout Europe and United
States.
He composed a great amount of music in differentstyles (classical, jazz, pop, folk among others) and for
different groups of instruments, from pieces for cello solo
to full orchestra. His music was performed by the group
Ensamble Nuages on Bayerisches Jazzweekend incontinues
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Leo Adamov - 1st violin
Leo Adamov studied violin at the Rotterdam Conservatory.
During his six years in the Netheralands he enjoyed an active
career as a freelance orchestra musician with the Netherlands
Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands Opera,
Radio Chamber Philharmonic, and other ensembles big and
small. In 2006, after getting married Leo moved to New Yorkwith his wife. Since their move, Leo has been pursuing work as
concertmaster of diverse ensembles, and finding new sounds
with a string trio he formed. At home in many of the worlds
greatest halls, such as Carnegie Hall, the Concertgebouw,
and Symphony Hall, Leos musical experiences range from
conservatively classical to tours with Duncan Sheik and Jill
Scott to work on Broadway, to improvisation.
Luis Casal - viola
Regensburg, Heilbronne Jazztage, Wuerzburger Giterrentage,
Django Festival in Burgthann, Jazztage Gaggenau, Germany.He served as a composer-in-residence for Wuerzburger Jazz
Orchestra (Germany), Big Band of Academy of Music in
Pozna (Poland) and Big Band of University of Zielona Gra
(Poland). He is also a winner of the IV International Krzysztof
Komeda Composition Competition in Supsk, Poland. While
studying in Germany he was awarded a Leni Geisler Stiftung
scholarship and Adam Mickiewicz Foundation. Currently he
performs in New York as a freelance artist and participates ina legendary BMI Jazz Composers Workshop.
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Hilary Castle - 2nd violin
A native of Mystic, Connecticut, Hilary began violin
studies at the age of 7. She shared first prize in the Eastern
Connecticut Symphony Youth Orchestras Victor NormanConcerto Competition in 1998. While in high school,
Hilary was a member of the Boston Youth Symphony
Orchestra which performed at Boston Symphony Hall
and in several major European cities during its 2000
summer tour. She earned a Bachelor of Music in violin
performance at Boston University studying with Peter
Zazofsky, and spent a semester in London at the Royal
College of Music under the teachings of Itzak Rashkovskyand Jan Repko. While in London, she performed with
the RCM symphony orchestra under guest conductors
Bernard Haitink and John Wilson. She has performed in
orchestras and chamber ensembles at national and
international music festivals, including the Texas Music
Festival in Houston, the Bowdoin International Music
Festival in Maine and the Casalmaggiore InternationalFestival in Italy, where she appeared as soloist in a
performance of Spring from Vivaldis Four Seasons.
Ms. Castle completed her Master of Music degree at
Mannes College in New York City, studying with violinist
Lucie Robert. Hilary is currently pursuing a Professional
Studies Degree at Mannes under Lucie Robert.
Luis Casal - viola
Honorary academic advisor to the Alfredo Saint Malo
Festival and vice president of the Sinfonia Concertante
of Panama, Luis Casal is one of Panamas leading
violinists and violists. Known for his charisma, versatility,
and musicality, he has represented his country in eventsin Japan, England, Paris, Italy, and the United States.
As a chamber player he keeps an active agenda
performing regularly violin/piano or viola/piano recitals,
duo recitals along with his brother cellist Isaac Casal,
and trio recitals in partnership with the Latinum Duet.
Future solo commitments include performances in 2009
with the National Symphony of Panama. Mr. Casal has
degrees from New World School of the Arts, Carnegie
Mellon University, Indiana University, and Oklahoma
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Izabela Buchowska - cello
Izabela Buchowski, one of Polands most talented young
cellists, received her first cello lesson at the age of twelve.
After graduating from the Academy of Music in Poznan,
Poland (prof. S. Pokorski, as. T.Lisiecki), she was granted
a prestigious scholarship from the German Academic
Exchange Service (DAAD) to continue her studies in
Germany. During her professional studies diploma at theMusic Academy of Luebeck with prof. Ulf Tischbirek, she won
the Musikhochschule Luebecks Association prize. Since
January 2008 she works with an acclaimed professor of
cello Barbara Stein-Mallow at Mannes College of Music in
New York. Among her teachers have been such musicians
as Kazimierz Michalik, Lynn Harrel, Pierre-Laurent Aimard,
James Tocco, Ulf Tischbirek, Grzegorz Kurzyski and Andrzej
Bauer.In 2007 in Poland. She was awarded the prize Talent of
the Year 2007 in the category of the antique muse Euterpe,
Rotary Club scholarship, Warsaw Adam Mickiewiczs Institute
and City of Olsztyn scholarships.
She has performed with many orchestras, among others:
Schlezwig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, Warmia and Masuria
Philharmonic Orchestra, Poznan Opera Orchestra, Ensemble
du Monde. Contemporary music is her greatest field ofinterest and makes up a large part of the music she plays,
numerous pieces were dedicated to her. As a soloist and
chamber musician, Izabela Buchowska has performed
throughout Europe.
University. While living in Laredo, Texas, he held the position ofprincipal violist of the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra, violist
of the Laredo String Quartet, and violin and viola instructor
of the Laredo Community College. Mr. Casals discography
includes the cd Msica de Cmara Folclrica Panamea
(Panamanian Folk Chamber Music) released in 2002, and
Luis Casal: Homage to Panama released on January 2007 by
Earthcds Partners.
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Przemyslaw Moskal
Born and raised in Poland, Przemyslaw Moskal has
resided in the U.S. since 1990. In 2003 he graduated
with a Master of Professional Studies degree from Tisch
School of the Arts, New York University and began his
career as new media artist and consultant for a variety
of non-profit and commercial projects.
His interactive, digital art works, which are both screen
based and installations have been recognized and
exhibited at: Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, New York, U.S;
Cit des Sciences et de lIndustrie, Paris, France;
Cornerhouse Gallery in Manchester, U.K.; Consulate
General of the Republic of Poland, New York, U.S.;
Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, U.S.; Thailand New
Media Art Festival, Bangkok, Thailand; WEB3D ArtConsortium, Monterey, U.S.; Zacheta National Gallery
of Art, Warsaw, Poland; SIGGRAPH 2004 Gallery, Los
Angeles., U.S.; Hypersonica 2004, Sao Paulo, Brazil; AXA
Gallery, New York, U.S; Conservatoire dArt et dHistoire,
Annecy, France; Media Art Biennale, Warsaw, Poland;
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland; Warsaw
Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland; among others.
Moskal received grants from New York State Council
on the Arts and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council for
his project Virtual and Real: K-Dron and Light. In 2004 he
participated in the New New Yorkers Festival in Warsaw,
Poland during which he presented his interactive
art works at the Zacheta National Gallery of Art in an
exhibition sponsored by the American Embassy in
Warsaw and co-organized with the Warsaw ElectronicFestival.
From 2005-08 Moskal was an adjunct faculty at East
Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at the Department
of Media Communication and Technology. Currently, he
holds a position of Assistant Professor in the Digital Media
Arts Program at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY.
Reflections: Painting With PixelsPrzemyslaw MoskalInteractive Installation, 2008
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My Landscapes in PhotographsJanusz SkowronBeyond the Frame, Artur SkowronJazz Concert bySanti Debriano Group
Opening and Reception:Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 6PMConcert 7PM - 8:15PM
Where:
Polish Slavic Center177 Kent Ave.Brooklyn, NY 11222
WaterJanusz Skowron 2008
Janusz Skowronwas born in Poland where he studied FineArts at University UMCS in Lublin and received a Masters
Degree in Lithography in 1983 from Professor D. Kolwzan -
Nowicka. In 1978 he co-founded the KONT Gallery and in
2006 SHTOOKA Gallery. Since 1989 Janusz has been living
and working in New York City. He is a member ofEmotionalism
Art Group (from 1999), The Polish Artists Association, The
Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences of America (PIASA), and
New Century Artists. He took part in more than a hundred
exhibitions, displaying his works in Poland, Hungary, USA, South
Korea, China, France, Denmark and Germany. Janusz does
painting, drawing and graphic arts. Since 2001 his illustrations
have been published by the New York magazine Kurier Plus.
He was curator of several exhibitions and promoter of Polish
Art in America.
Photography for me is a spontaneous registrationof a micro-landscape. A fascinating snapshot ofnature with a camera lens. They are photo-sketchesof nature, which I find with delight beyond the fourwalls of my painting studio Janusz Skowron,2008
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4Arthur SkowronPrint 2008
Arthur Skowronis a Polish-American artist living in NYC.He studied at New Yorks High School of Art & Design,
graduating as valedictorian of art. He has received a B.A.
in fine arts from Queens College. Arthur has displayed
his work in nine solo exhibits and over three dozen
group shows. He holds several art awards, including
the Alexander Medal, the Ralph Sansone Scholarship,
and the PSC Scholarship. His work has been published
in Utopia Pkwy., Magazine Art, and Super Express USA,
amongst others. Arthur is a member of the Emotionalism
Art Group. He does painting, printmaking, and black &
white photography.
his work stands out with daring expression.His sense of color is outstanding, and his
drawing technique could easily be the envy ofmany artists. - Lubomir Tomaszewski
Arthur puts an accomplished realist technique,enlivened by an unusual textural richness,to the service of a deeply private vision acinematic sense of narrative with a succulentpainterliness. - Jeannie McCormack, Gallery
and Studio 2005Beyond the Frame:
In my recent series of large-scale paintingsand prints I explore the expressive & physicalqualities of the act of painting and printmaking.Through their large-size, dynamic compositions,organic subject matter, symbolic undertone,
and rich application of paint, I tried to createa tension that goes beyond the frame, givingthe works a loud, physical presence where theybecome a part of the viewers space.
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Santi Debriano Jazz Group
The son of a renowned Panamanian composer, SantiDebriano is one of the busiest jazz bassists in the New York
area. In addition to leading his own bands, including the
multi-ethnic jazz ensemble Circlechant, Debriano has been
a member of the Don Pullen Trio, the Pharoah Sanders
Group, the Sonny Fortune Group, the Billy Hart Band, the
Louis Hayes Quintet, the Larry Coryell Group, and the Archie
Shepp Quartet. As a sideman, Debriano has performed with
Chucho Valds, Hank Jones, Cecil Taylor, Randy Weston, andFreddie Hubbard.
Raised in the United States from the age of four, Debriano
played guitar and bass by the age of nine. After studying
composition at Union College in New York and bass violin
at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, he
continued his studies at Wesleyan University, where heearned a masters degree in music, with an emphasis on
ethnomusicology and world music. A member of the Archie
Shepp Quartet in the late 70s, he was featured on four
albums and appeared in the documentary film Imagine
the Sound. Moving to Paris, Debriano spent three years with
the Sam Rivers Trio. Upon his return to the United States, he
quickly made his presence felt on the jazz scene in New York.
As a bandleader, Debriano has presented his music in
a variety of contexts. He led a two-bass quintet and a trio
during the late 80s and played Latin music as a member of
the Panamaniacs. He leads Circlechant, a culturally diverse
group that includes Brazilian pianist Helio Alves, former
Living Colour and Mos Def drummer Will Calhoun, and tenor
saxophonist Abraham Burton.
In 2006, Debriano wrote and arranged the music for the
French documentary film, Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out by
Marc Huraux. The score features his acoustic bass trio, Castle
Magic, playing arrangements of songs by Jimi Hendrix.
Debriano has been equally influential as a music teacher.As the music director for the performing arts program at
Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, NJ, he placed an
emphasis on African, Afro-Caribbean, Latin American, and
African-American music. He received a jazz educator award
from New York University in 2001. ~ Craig Harris, All Music
Guide
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Ferdy Tumakaka,Pianofeaturing Ferdiko Piano Duo (Noriko Suzuki & Ferdy Tumakaka)
When:Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 8PM
Where:Consulate General of the Republic of Poland233 Madison Avenue (37 Street)
New York, NY 10016
Admission: FREE
Reservations are required,
email: [email protected]
please call: (646)237-2112, (646)237-2114
Program:Franz Schubert,Sonata in A Major,Op.120,D.664
Allegro moderatoI.
AndanteII.
AllegroIII.
Frederic Chopin,Nocturne No.13 in c minor,Op.48 No.1
Frederic Chopin:
Mazurka in C Major, Op. Posth. 67 No. 3Mazurka in a minor, Op. 17 No. 4
Mazurka in c-sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4
Frederic Chopin,Bolero,Op.19
~intermission~
Samuel Barber,Souvenirs,Op.28
Waltz1.
Scottische2.
Pas de deux3.
Two-Step4.
Hesitation-Tango5.
Galop6.
Ferdiko Piano Duo
Noriko Suzuki & Ferdy Tumakaka, piano
Francis Poulenc,Three Novelettes
No. 1 in C Major: Modere sans lenteur
No. 2 in b-flat minor: Tres rapide et rythme
No. 3 in e minor (Sur un theme de Manuel de Falla El AmorBrujo): Andantino Tranquillo
Alberto Ginastera,Suite de danzas criollas,Op.15
I. Adagietto pianissimoII. Allegro rusticoIII Allegretto cantabileIV. Calmo e poeticoV. Scherzando
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Ferdy Tumakaka
Ferdy Tumakakamade his debut at 17 as the First Prize
Winner of the 2001 Jakarta Piano Competition, has
performed as a soloist on three continents, and is the
recipient of numerous awards including the 2002 GoldenWillem Pijper Prize. He has served as music director and
arranger for musical productions in both his native
Jakarta and New York, and is currently music director
and co-arranger of a new musical in development at
the Workshop Theatre Company in New York. In 2005, he
was appointed Music Director for the New York Theatre
Ballet. Mr. Tumakaka is a Manhattan School of Music
alumnus where he studied with Donn-Alexandre Feder.
Noriko Suzukimade her New York debut at Carnegies
Weill Recital Hall in 2001, presented by Artists International
in their Winners Series. In 2005, she appeared at the
Tokyo International Forum as a soloist with Great Artists,
a symphony orchestra made up of top Japanese
performers, such as members of the NHK SymphonyOrchestra, playing Beethovens Piano Concerto No. 5,
Emperor in front of five thousand people for their
25th annual event. She received The Most Distinguished
Musician Award and Kabalevsky Special Prize at the
2002 IBLA Grand Prize International Competition in
Italy, and Second Prize at the Soulima and Franoise
Stravinsky New Millennium International Competition inthe US in 1999. She received her Master of Music degree
from Manhattan School of Music, where she studied with
Donn-Alexandre Feder. Ms. Suzuki has been performing
as a soloist, chamber musician and accompanist in the
United States, Europe and Japan.
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Gala Concert!Extraordinary Performance byLidia Kaminska,Virtuoso AccordionistWhen:Friday, November 14, 2008, 8PM
Where:Consulate General of the Republic of Poland233 Madison Avenue (37 Street)
New York, NY 10016
Admission: FREE
Reservations are required,
email: [email protected]
please call: (646)237-2112, (646)237-2114.
Lidia KaminskaA winner of Astral Artists 2007 National Auditions, accordionist
Lidia Kaminska has performed extensively in both the U.S. and
Europe. Astral presents her in recital in its 2008-2009 concert
season. Ms. Kaminskas chamber music, concerto, and solo
performances explore the complex and expressive range of
the accordion as a classical instrument, and her repertoire
includes a broad range of classical, contemporary, and
avant-garde music. She conceived her first album, BreakingBoundaries, as part of her mission to change the perception of
the accordion from parlor entertainment to a serious classical
instrument; Philadelphia Magazine claims she transforms
the accordion into a massive force more pipe organ than
squeezebox and burns through [classical repertoire] with
virtuosic speed and technique.
Ms. Kaminska began playing the accordion at the age
of eight. By eleven she was competing in international
competitions in Bulgaria and Germany, and just a year later
gave solo performances in Holland, Austria, and Germany, as
well as in her native Poland. Upon receiving a Masters degree
from the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, she came to
the U.S. to study at the University of Missouri/Kansas City; at 25
she became the first (and only) person in the U.S. to receive aDoctorate in Accordion Performance.
The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Ms. Kaminska
received First Prize in the 2002 Accordion Teachers Guild
International Competition in Orlando, Florida, and recently
received the Special Prize in New York Citys International
Tango Music Competition, with the Argentine tango ensembleTango Lorca. She has researched and performed the works
of Astor Piazzolla extensively. Also possessing a special interest
in new music, Ms. Kaminska has premired works by Julia
Alford Fowler and Paul Rudy, and has appeared with the
contemporary music ensembles New Ear and Musica Nova.
She has also performed with both the Owen/Cox Dance
Group and at the world premire of BalletX; she went on to
collaborate with Mathew Neenan of BalletX, and with dancer/
choreographer Jorge Laico, for Pennsylvania Dance Theatre.
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Symphony in C recently featured Ms. Kaminska in a sold-
out performance, as soloist in Piazzollas Aconcagua
concerto for bandonen; she returns to Symphony
in C this season. She has also been a featured soloistwith the Kielce Philharmonic Orchestra of Poland, the
Strings of Lodz, the Concord Chamber Orchestra, the
North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, and the Kansas
City Chamber Orchestra. She has also been presented
at Philadelphias Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
Philadelphia Magazine featured her in its 2006 Best of
Philly issue, and her interview with Marty Moss-Coane
was recently broadcast on WHYY and NPR.
Spring 2007 marked Ms. Kaminskas bandonen debut,
at New Yorks Lincoln Center. Upcoming performances
include an appearance with the Brooklyn Friends
of Chamber Music, and the Piazzolla Aconcagua
concerto with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra under
David Amado, in October 2008.
Lidia Kaminska
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Faune Dance Troupe Presents
IV JAPAN ARTS MATSURI / JAM 2008The Festival of Japanese Artists in New York
Co-presented by New York Dance & Arts Innovations, American
Dream Club.
Supported by The Consulate General of Japan in New York,
Asian Society of Arts, and Dokoudovsky New York Conservatory
of Dance.
When:November 15th,2008 (Sat), 6:00 PM (door opens at 5:00 PM)November 16th,2008 (Sun), 3:00 PM (door opens at 2:00 PM)
Where:Polish Slavic Center
177 Kent Street(b/w Manhattan Ave & McGuinness Blvd)Brooklyn, NY 11222
Tickets:general admission / $25advanced admission or reservation / $20www.smarttix.com / www.faunedance.comTel: (917) 689-1899e-mail: [email protected]
Description:
New York Dance & Arts Innovations is proud to co-present
Japan Arts Matsuri 2008, a Japanese performing arts festival
produced Faune Dance Troupe. It is Faune Dance Troupe
extraordinary ability to bring together Japanese artists and
art organizations under one umbrella to make this event a
true success year after year. The goal of Japan Arts Matsuri
is to support the Japanese art, culture and tradition through
live performances and exhibitions. The festival showcases
Japanese artists, who come from various backgrounds and
various NYC experiences, in a festive spirit that radiates
across cultures.
Japan Arts Matsuri 2007photo by Zosia Zeleska-Bobrowski
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Japan Arts Matsuri 2007photo by Zosia Zeleska-Bobrowski
Japan Arts Matsuri 2007photo by Zosia Zeleska-Bobrowski
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SponsorsNew York State Senator, 17th District Martin Malave Dilan
The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland
Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union
Canisius College
New Dance Group
Polish & Slavic Center
Skyline Hotel
Solarz Bros Printing Corp
Myssura Trading Company
Adamba Imports
Klimat Bar And Restaurant
Marek Maria Pienkowski Foundation
Ostasz Studio, Inc.
Media Sponsors
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Dziennik Zwiaskowy is
proud to be the oldest Polish
newspaper with a worldwide
circulation.
Nowy Dziennik is the Media
Patron of the X International
Chopin & Friends Festival.
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