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"Freedom '89 - Born in Poland"
Chicago, Millennium Park, May 29, 2009
languages: Polish  / English 
 

In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of Communism in Poland, Millennium Park welcomes a very special concert titled Freedom '89 - Born in Poland.


Freedom '89 is a uniquely multi-faceted program that combines music, dance and film to feature the music of Fryderyk Chopin arranged in exciting new classical, jazz and rock interpretations by numerous renowned musicians from Poland, among others Janusz Olejniczak and Leszek Możdżer.

An awe-inspiring jumbo screen multimedia presentation accompanies the music and dance arrangements to combine an impressive collage of archival photos with historical footage tracing the demise of communism from Poland to Berlin plus footage of modern day Poland with their acceptance into the European Union.

In addition to the attendance of former President of Poland and 1983 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Lech Walesa (who will address the audience), honored guests include prominent political leaders and dignitaries from both Poland and the United States. ABC7 Veteran Anchor / Reporter, Alan Krashesky, acts as MC. This free admission event is open to the public.

More information about the concert: www.freedom89.org.

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March 12 - "The Pianist and the Diplomat": an evening of music and history exploring the life of Ignacy Jan Paderewski - Lindner Family Commons, Washington D.C.
March 13 and 14 - Honoring Poland's Music Legacy: Penderecki's U.S. premiere of "Chaconne - In Memoriam John Paul II" and Szymanowski's "Symphonie Concertante" and "Stabat Mater" - Mandeville Auditorium - University of California, San Diego.
March 14 - Ewa Pobłocka will perform a recital of Chopin's music - National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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March 26 and 27 - Paderewski Symphony Orchestra: Celebration of Chopin's 200th Anniversary - Chicago Symphony Center.
March 27 - Chopin Anniversary Marathon: faculty and graduate students performs a variety of solo and chamber music repertoire - Alfred Newman Recital Hall, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
March 28 - Lira Ensemble: Chopin Bicentennial Concert - Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, Chicago.
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Yale University Press published "Fellowship of Poets" by Irena Grudzińska-Gross. The book tells the story of a close friendship between two Noble Prize laureates from Eastern Europe, Czesław Miłosz and Joseph Brodski.
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Jonas Mekas, a legendary American avant-garde film-maker, will receive SmokSmoków Award - an honorary distinction awarded by the Kraków Film Festival. Mekas will come to Poland in May to receive the award at the 50th anniversary edition of the festival.
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