POLISH STUDIES PROGRAM

presents

A POLISH MUSIC CONCERT

IN HONOR OF JAN KARSKI

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH 2014

Mundelein Auditorium

STORY OF A SECRET STATE by JAN KARSKI:

“ We drank wine and danced interminably, mostly the airy, mobile European dances, first a waltz, then a tango, then a figured waltz.”

Part I:

Fr Charles Jurgensmeier, Master of Ceremonies Director of Music and Associate Professor of Music in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Loyola University Chicago.

Soprano: Delia SurrattThe California born Delia Surratt began her musical studies in Los Angeles where she obtained a B.A. in music from Immaculate Heart College. She received scholarships to sing at the Music Academy of the West in California and at the Tanglewood Music Festival in Massachusetts. She then moved to Italy where she received scholarships to do post-graduate studies at the

“Santa Cecilia” Conservatory in Rome and the “Accademia Chigiana” in Siena. Her singing career has brought her to sing in the major theatres and concert halls of Europe and Africa till this day, where she is engaged in singing symphonic and chamber music as well as operatic repertory. She is currently a Professor of Vocal Technique at the State Conservatory of Music S. Cecilia in Rome and the John Felice Rome Center Loyola University Chicago.

Piano: Diana SchmückDescribed by the Chicago Sun-Times as “one of the finest chamber pianists on the scene, …playing with her ears as much as her gifted hands,” pianist Diana Schmück has appeared in concert throughout the United States and Canada, in Europe and as far as the Philippines. She has performed as a soloist and chamber musician at Chicago’s major venues, including Symphony Center,

Ravinia, WFMT, and the Chicago Cultural Center. Diana is a founding member of the Orion Ensemble, heralded in the Sun-Times as “one of Chicago’s most adventuresome, polished chamber groups” and praised by critics and listeners alike for its Cedille recording, “Twilight of the Romantics: Chamber Music of Walter Rabl and Josef Labor.”

Six Mazurkas for Voice and PianoFryderyk Chopin/Pauline Viardot(1810-1848) (1821-1910) Seize Ans L’Oiselet Plainte d’Amour Berceuse Faible Coeur! La Fête

Four Polish Dances (196) for Piano Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) Mazurka: Animato Krakowiak: Allegretto grazioso Oberek: Vivace e agitato Polonaise: Moderato. Festivo, pomposo

Sorrowful Songs from Symphony 3 Henryk Gorecki (1933-2010)

Short Intermission

Part II: Popular Songs of the 1930’s and 1940’sBeth Holmgren, Master of Ceremonies Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies and SES Department Chair at Duke University

Soprano: Ewa Kowcz-Fair Thrilling audiences with her dramatic soprano, Ewa Kowcz-Fair is equally at home in oratorio singing, intimate recital programs and opera. Well known as an interpreter of Polish folk song and tradition, she regularly appears as a soloist with The Lira Ensemble of Chicago. She made her Orchestra Hall Chicago debut with Hanna’s aria from Moniuszko’s Straszny Dwor (The Haunted Manor) and

was invited again to sing Halka’s aria from Moniuszko’s Halka. Ms. Kowcz-Fair is a graduate of the Krakow Academy of Music.

Soloists of the Lira EnsembleArtist-in-Residence at Loyola University ChicagoLucyna Migala, Artistic Director & General Manager

Piano: Marek Rachelski Accomplished pianist and Director of Music Ministries and Liturgical Coordinator at St. John Brebauf in Niles, IL

Ja się boję sama spaćNie kochać w taką noc - to grzechTango RebekaZłote chryzantemy (piano)Odrobina szczęścia w miłościMiłość Ci wszystko wybaczy

TANGO LIRA: Tango milonga Umówiłem się z nią na dziewiątą Już nigdy

Polish Studies Courses in: • Language and Literature • History • International Studies • Political Science • Sociology • Theology

A variety of Polish courses and topics waiting to be explored

Inviting Polonia to: • Lectures and conferences • Polish Book Club • Internships for our students • Polish language classes • Concerts and shows

Study Abroad: • Summer Programs

in Poland and Italy

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANUGUAGES AND LITERATURES

MINOR IN POLISH STUDIES

Poland has earned its prominence in European history. The people of Poland have contributed in the fields of arts, literature, philosophy, mathematics, social and physical sciences. The courage and perseverance of Polish men and women have made a remarkable impact on the world, from World War II to the Solidarity Movement that undermined Communism. Today Poland is stronger, more secure and prosperous than ever.

Loyola University Chicago recognizes the accomplishments and aspirations of the Polish people, especially its American diaspora. The Polish American Community played an essential role in establishing the Interdisciplinary Polish Studies Program at Loyola. This unique program includes a range of courses designed to provide students with an enriched and valuable learning experience guided by accomplished educators:

Zbigniew Banaś, Film Expert

Anna Gąsienica-Byrcyn, Polish Language and Literature

Erik Houle, Slavic Linguistics

John Merchant, Polish Literature

Marek Suszko, Polish & European History

Bozena Nowicka McLees, Polish Language & Literature Director of Interdisciplinary Polish Studies

www.luc.edu/polishstudies

Phone: 773-508-2864