Pragniemy powiadomić Państwa o ogromnej stracie jaką poniosła w ostatnich dniach kultura polska oraz Polonia Kalifornijska wraz z odejściem Wandy Wilk. Była ona niestrudzonym propagatorem polskiej kultury, a w szczególności polskiej muzyki na obczyzńie. Dzięki niej polska muzyka znalazła należne jej miejsce w Ameryce w postaci Centrum Polskiej Muzyki przy USC Thornton School of Music. Wanda Wilk wielokrotnie gościła nasz klub w swoim domu. Dzięki jej zabiegom i uprzejmości mieliśmy okazję uczestniczyć w wielu niezapomnianych koncertach oraz spotkać się z wybitnymi muzykami i kompozytorami z Polski.

W imieniu Zarządu,

Andrzej Maleski
Prezes

Poniżej publikujemy informację na jej temat przygotowaną przez Polish Music Center w Los Angeles.

With great sadness we announce that Wanda Wilk has died after a long illness. Her extraordinary vision for establishing the Polish Music Center at the USC Thornton School of Music was realized when the Center opened in 1985. Thanks to Wanda's generous support and endowment, the Center will continue to carry her mission of promoting Polish music. Wanda's close personal friendship with the most important contemporary Polish composers led to the creation of a unique manuscript collection, donated to the Polish Music Center by such acknowledged masters as Bacewicz, Baird, Laks, Lutosławski, Meyer, Penderecki, Ptaszyńska, and Skrowaczewski, among others.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2009, at 9:30am at the Church of the Hills at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068.

Reception and celebration of Wanda Wilk's life will be held immediately following the burial at the Lakeside Golf Club, 4500 W Lakeside Dr., Burbank, CA 91505, (818) 984-0601.

Her family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations in Wanda Wilk's memory should be sent to:

Polish Music Center USC
Thornton School of Music
840 West 34th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90089

The forthcoming Spring Concert of Polish Music on March 28, 2009 at 3 p.m. at Newman Recital hall on the USC campus will be dedicated to Wanda's memory.

The Polish Music Center is currently preparing a special page on the PMC Website to commemorate Wanda Wilk. Please visit www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music in the coming days for further information.

Marek Zebrowski, Program Director
Manager and Librarian
Polish Music Center, USC
Krysta Close,
Polish Music Center, USC