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Paderewski Monument in Los Angeles
 Polish-American community in Southern California plans to honor Ignacy Jan Paderewski's special links to the State of California by erecting a Paderewski Monument in Los Angeles. In the fall of 2007 a bronze statue of Paderewski will be placed at a specially designed area adjacent to the Music Building on the campus of the University of Southern California, which bestowed upon Paderewski a Honorary Doctorate of Laws in 1923. The official dedication of the Paderewski Monument on October 4, 2007, will coincide with the Sixth Annual Paderewski Lecture-Recital featuring a distinguished Polish composer, Krzysztof Meyer. The Paderewski Lecture-Recitals are designed to present outstanding Polish musicians to audiences in Southern California. Organized by the Polish Music Center at the University Of Southern California Thornton School of Music since 2002, the Paderewski Lecture-Recitals have introduced the achievements of such noted masters as Zygmunt Krauze, Joanna Bruzdowicz, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Marta Ptaszynska and Zygmunt Stojowski. The Paderewski Monument Fund Drive has been initiated by the Polish-American Congress Southern California Division and the California Chapter of the Polish-American Historical Association in cooperation with the Polish Music Center at the University of Southern California, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles, and the Polish National Alliance, District 16. Other organizations and individuals have since joined this community-wide fund-raising effort, including the Paderewski Club of California, the Society for Polish Music, and the Helena Modjeska Polish Arts and Culture Club of Los Angeles. Please, join our campaign! Your tax-deductible contributions to the Paderewski Monument Fund Drive will support this important effort in recognizing the essential contributions of Polish music to the universal cultural heritage of our times. Please make your checks payable to: Polish American Historical Association California Chapter Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, Krystyna Tokarska Biernacik, Consul General Polish-American Historical Association California Chapter, Jamee Harasick, President Polish National Alliance, District 16, Elizabeth Rudzinski, Commissioner District 16 University of Southern California Polish Music Center, Marek Zebrowski, Director Society for Polish Music, Maja Trochimczyk, Ph.D., President Paderewski Club of California, Krzysztof Onzol, President The Paderewski Monument Fund Drive is an affiliate of Polish American Historical Association - California Chapter, a 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit organization. The contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by state and federal laws. For further information about the Paderewski Monument, please contact USC Polish Music Center: (213) 821-1356, polmusic@usc.edu.
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