From Poland with Music: 100 Years of Polish Composers Abroad (1918-2018) is the first publication in polish literature which explores the theme of emigration among composers from the 20th and 21st centuries so comprehensively. It is a complex study that talks about the creators from the classical music circle, while also introducing artists from the field of jazz and jazz music film. The first two parts contain popularising articles, and in the third, instead of typical lexicons and biographical notes, there are several dozen interesting interviews with experts who talk about the life and legacy of the selected composers and about their personalities and anecdotes from life. AUTHORS: Dr Marlena Wieczorek is a musicologist, cultural manager, and the president of the MEAKULTURA Foundation which is responsible for this project. She is a two-time holder of the MKiDN (Ministry of Culture and National Heritage) scholarship. Marlena devised the concept for this book. Dr Beata Boleslawska-Lewandowska is a Researcher at the Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Dr Mariusz Gradowski is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Musicology at the University of Warsaw and Lecturer on the postgraduate course ‘Music and Media’ at Collegium Civitas. He also works regularly with Polish Radio 2 and The Frederic Chopin Institute.
Dr Grzegorz Piotrowski is Head of the Cultural Studies Department at the University of Gdansk and lecturer at the Music Academy in Gdansk. SELLING POINTS: . First comprehensive treatment of the subject of Polish composers (in all musical genres) abroad . Published in celebration of Poland’s centenary as a modern nation . Emigration is central to Poland’s cultural identity - in Europe only Ireland bears comparison . Lively, accessible collection of general essays and composer biographies which can be dipped into or read sequentially . Specially commissioned line drawings (composer portraits and conceptual images) offer a fresh and attractive approach to illustrating a book on this subject 85 colour illustrations
