As an author of three books and over 60 scholarly articles and chapters published in peer-reviewed journals and books, I'm well established in music history world, with two main specializations: Polish music of the 19th and 20th centuries, and 20th-century contemporary music (Andriessen, Brant, Lutoslawski, and others). Two of my three graduate degrees are in music history: Ph.D. from McGill University (1994) and M.A. from the University of Warsaw (1986). I also studied sound engineering (M.A. 1987) and used this background in my musical research. A former director of USC Polish Music Center, I am a member of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences, American Musicological Society, Polish American Historical Association, and other professional organizations. A full list of publications and conference presentations may be found here. My music history books, published and in progress, are as follows:

	Polish Dance in Southern California. East European Monographs Series, Columbia University Press, 2007. A study of folk dance groups created by émigré amateurs and the influence of folk-song-and-dance ensembles from Poland on the Polish dance movement in America. Based on a 1999 research project of the Southern California Studies Center at USC. Review (Nov 2008): Journal of Folklore Research.
	A Romantic Century in Polish Music. Collection of essays by Magdalena Dziadek, Krzysztof Rottermund, Krzysztof Szatrawski, Maria Zduniak, and the editor. Essays about Lipinski in Wroclaw, Lipinski's violins, Wieniawski's virtuosity, the reception of Wagner, women composers, and other issues. Los Angeles: Moonrise Press, forthcoming in 2009.
	The Music of Louis Andriessen. Studies and interviews with the composer by Trochimczyk, additional texts by Dutch contributors: Elmer Schonberger, Frits van der Waa, and Reinbert de Leeuw. New York: Routledge, 2002, 317 pp. With music examples, diagrams, illustrations, list of works, discography, bibliography, and index. See: Routledge (Taylor & Francis), Amazon.com.
	After Chopin: Studies in Polish Music. Collection of essays about Szymanowski, Lutoslawski, Ingarden; and source readings by Polish composers discussing Chopin. Editor, translator, and author of 3 entries (introduction, essays on Ingarden, and national anthems). Los Angeles: Polish Music Center at USC, 2000, 333 pp. Polish Music History Series, vol. 6.
	Henry Brant On His Music: Interviews. Collection of conversations with the composer, 1992-2004. With essays about his music; list of works, calendarium of life, index, and a CD recording. Moonrise Press, forthcoming in 2009.
	Hanna Kulenty's Musical Kitchen. Collection of interviews with the composer; essays about her music, her M.A. thesis in English translation; with a list of works, discography, recipes and index. Moonrise Press, forthcoming in 2009.
	Polish Music Journal. Peer-reviewed research journal (1998-2003). Editor. www.usc.edu/go/polish_music/PMJ. Vol. 1/1 (1998, "Wilk Prizes"); vol. 1/2 (1998, "Early music"); vol. 2/1-2 (1999, "The Chopin Year - I"); vol. 3/1 (2000, "The Chopin Year - II); vol. 3/2 (2000, "Chopin and Lutoslawski"); vol. 4/1 (2001, "Paderewski"), vol. 4/2 (2001, "Paderewski"); vol. 5/1 (2002, "Bacewicz"); vol. 5/2 (2002, "Zygmunt Stojowski"); vol. 6/1 (2003, "Polish-Jewish Music"); vol. 6/2 (2003, "Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki").
	Swiat Xenakisa [Xenakis's World]. Special issue of the Polish Musicological Quarterly, Muzyka 43, no. 4 (1998), 166 pp. Editor (Maria Anna Harley). Articles by Peter Hoffmann, James Harley, Maria Anna Harley, Mihu Iliescu, Benoit Gibson.

I have worked as a translator in Poland for International Society of Contemporary Music - Polish Section, the Warsaw Autum Festival, and other organizations. I translated from Polish to English both in live events (conferences, seminars, lectures, public speeches), and for publication (program books, essays, biographical entries, etc.). After moving to Canada and the U.S., I started to translate poetry into Polish, and continued working on English translations, for books and journals on Polish music, University of Southern California, Chopin Institute in Warsaw, etc. I'm currently working on bi-lingual poetry editions for Moonrise Press.

Photographer

Examples of my photography of landscapes, and plants of Southern California are on the margin of this page. I use my photos as illustrations in my poetry books, Rose Always and Miriam's Iris, published by Moonrise Press. See www.trochimczyk.net and Moonrise Press. 2. Nature photography for online chapbooks, Poems and Stories, Glorias and Assorted Praises, and Poems for my Friend. My news photography of charity and music events appeared in various papers and newsletters in the U.S. and Poland.

Nonprofit Consultant

With over 13 years of fundraising experience, I am a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, working as an advancement professional and consultant for a range of non-profit agencies, educational institutions, and other charitable organizations. As a writer, editor, and researcher, I specialize in:

• Major gift fundraising, especially for campaigns and special projects,
• Grant proposals and contract bids to government entities, and private and corporate foundations,
• Solicitation materials, proposals and information kits for major gift prospects,
• Annual reports, including design concepts, as well as stories, narratives, profiles, and financial information,
• Newsletters in print and electronic formats, with agency "branding" elements and current, personalized news stories,
• Special events programs, such as gala/golf program books, as well as concert, symposium and exhibition programs,
• Direct mail letters, flyers, brochures, and postcards (concept, content, and design),
• Promotional and communications material, such as website content, press releases, press kits, etc.

I have worked on capital projects and the planning/implementation of donation campaigns. See my biography for more information about my experience in this area. If you would like to work with me on a project, please contact me via e-mail, or at the address below.