You focus on the beauty of the music, and of course, you play everything perfect. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -Today, Chopin represents many things to the Polish people.

The Poznań Academy of Music in western Poland will this week be presented with a historic piano that was once used by the legendary Polish pianist-turned-statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski.

We also invite the most traditional Polish musicians willing to play chango melodies together. On Saturday (after a quick sleep) there will be classes for beginners and advanced throughout the day.

Violinist Karolina Mikotajczyk and accordion player Iwo Jedynecki brought a creative twist to classical music and the valley on Sunday, during a performance at the West Charleston Library.

"To play in the same venue as him, to follow in his footsteps -- it's a huge honour and privilege," Sham said after a rehearsal, his eyes resting on a bust of Chopin. "Here, we're in a musical cocoon, ...

People enjoyed authentic Polish food, live performances of Polish-inspired music, and traditional Polish arts, like intricate pysanky eggs.

When Timothy J. Cooley went to Poland in 1992, it was in search of a sound. As a state-employed ethnomusicologist in Illinois, he had heard music from the Tatra Mountains in Chicago’s Polish ...