Vincent P. Skowronski's
business and music biographies appear in the following prestigious directories:
Who's Who In The World
Who's Who In America
Who's Who In Entertainment
Who's Who In The Midwest
2,000 Notable American Men
America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals--Honoree
International Directory Of Distinguished Leadership - Hall of Fame
International Man of the Year, 1992, '94 (Cambridge, England)
Men of Achievement (Cambridge, England)
Five Hundred Leaders of Influence
Most Admired Man of the Decade
Skowronski, Vincent Paul: concert violinist, recording artist, executive producer, producer classical recordings;
b. Kenosha, Wisconsin, January 22, 1944; Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1966, 1968;
President, VINCENT SKOWRONSKI MUSIC FOUNDATION, Evanston, 1997----; Vice-President, EBERLEY-SKOWRONSKI, Inc., Evanston, 1973-92;
International Director of Marketing and Public Relations, VINCENT SKOWRONSKI: PRODUCER OF CLASSICAL RECORDINGS, Evanston, 1993----; International
Broker of Rare Instruments, STRINGS AND THINGS, Evanston, 1973-1992; owner, VINCENT SKOWRONSKI: FINE VIOLINS, Evanston; International Director of
Marketing and Public Relations, EB-SKO PRODUCTIONS, Evanston 1978-1992; Director of Media Communications, E-S MANAGEMENT, Evanston, 1985-1992; Instructor
of Violin, Northwestern University, 1969-1971; Assistant Professor of Violin, University of Wyoming, 1971-1972; private violin teacher, chamber music
coach, lecturer, master classes. Solo violinist debut, Chicago Youth Orchestra, 1959; soloist Chicago Civic Orchestra, 1968; guest solo artist, American
Artist Gala, PuertoRican T.V., 1960; solo guest artist, Young American Musicians, Station WKAR-TV, Michigan State University, 1966; North
American Premier, Richard Nanes' "Rhapsody Pathetique: A Hebraic Lament" for violin and orchestra, Chicago Cultural Center,
1994 - Asian Premiere, Beijing, Peoples' Republic of China, 1994 - violin and piano World Premiere, De Paul
University Center, Chicago, 1994; Skowronski in Recital: 20 Years Remembered, Northwestern University,
Evanston, Il, 1994; Fourth International Tchaikovsky Competition Commemorative Recital - Moscow
Remembered, 1970-95, Evanston, Il, 1995; J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Sponsor, Centenary 1996; featured solo artist, Artist Showcase,
Station WGN-TV,
Chicago, 1966-71; featured soloist, Honors Concert, Northwestern University, 1966; guest solo artist, A.M. AMERICA, Station ABC-TV, 1977; numerous
concerts and
recitals in the United States of America; solo guest artist radio appearances include Continental Bank Concerts, Station WFMT-FM Chicago, 1983, 85-86,
88 and 90;
United Airlines Presents, Live!..., Station WFMT-FM Chicago, Schumann-1986, Szymanowski-1987, Bloch-1988, Saint-Saëns-1989, Grieg-1991; Excursions
in Music: The
Artistry of Vincent P. Skowronski, Station KQED-FM, San Francisco, CA, 1979; Skowronski: Musical Giant, Interlake Profiles, Station WFMT-FM Chicago,
1980; Skowronski at 50:
A Birthday Celebration, Station WNIB-FM, Chicago, 1994; guest solo artist, producer, annotator, for recordings Separate But Equal, 1976; All Brahms,
1977; solo artist, executive producer,
annotator, Gentleman Gypsy, 1978; Strauss and Szymanowski, 1979; Franck and Szymanowski, 1982; Skowronski Alone, 1996; Skowronski Plays! *Live in Concert*, 2000; producer, annotator, for
recordings Opera Lady I, 1978; Eberley Sings Strauss, 1980; American Girl, 1983; Opera Lady II, 1984; guest performance numerous TV stations; member, Board of Directors, Chicago Youth Orchestra, 1973-77
; Vice-President, Chicago Youth Orchestra, 1974-77; Artistic Consultant, Classical Symphony Orchestra and Protégé Philharmonic, Chicago, IL 1994----; adjudicator, ice skating shows and competitions,
Wilmette, Il, Park District, 1985-89; guest panelist, Classical Performance Career Forum, School of Music, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il, 1958, 59, 60; Award, Roy Harris Scholarship, Inter-American University,
San German, Puerto Rico, 1960; Award, Excellence in Performance, Wade Fetzer Foundation, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il, 1966; Award, Excellence in Performance, Crescendo Musical Club,
Chicago, Il, 1967; selected as one of seven violinists chosen to represent the United States of America in the Fourth International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, U.S.S.R., 1970;
member, Sigma Nu national fraternity, 1960----; member, International Platform Association, 1990; Voting Member, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 2000----; Private audience with His Holiness,
Pope John Paul II, The Vatican, 1995.
