‘If Schaeffer didn’t exist, somebody would have to invent him, for he is an icon of creative experimentation opening up new territories to music’.

‘the history of Western music is nothing but a succession, or parallel trails, of ever novel orders: dodecaphony, serialism, aleatorism, electronic music, spectralism, microtonality, et cetera. Bogusław Schaeffer contributed to creating many of these solutions, took part in a good deal of them, and transplanted others to the Polish ground. … As Stefan Kisielewski rightly said years ago, Bogusław Schaeffer is the father of new music in Poland; and, one might add today, in a world where nihilistic postmodernism betrayed music—its one true guardian. He is his generation’s only remaining composer that is sincere and complete in devotion to the idea of new music’.

‘What is characteristic of Schaeffer’s dramas and musical compositions is that they leave a whole lot of space for improvisation. But still, wherever the artist goes, where he or she ends up turns out just as Schaeffer predicted. It’s brilliant that his creative intentions never fall apart. Consequently, they are very exact’. ‘We are handing over the artistic oeuvre of Bogusław Schaeffer to artists and scholars, accepting its creative reinterpretation and inclusion into new contexts. We believe it is only through such treatment that art can retain its vital character and become a dynamic space for social and cultural action and reaction. Also, this is how Bogusław Schaeffer understands and treats art, him being, after all, the originator of artistic experiments and meetings that redefine music, theatre, or dance’.

‘Reading classical graphic scores with children—that would be fun! Schaeffer’s graphic scores are just perfect for that! His little drawings are so expressive one can play them and dance them at the same time’!