Olivia Gutowski plays the Hejnal at Hall of Fame

MC Dan Hanson of ClevelandPeople.com told the story of the legendary Polish song the Hejnal before the induction of Eugenia Stolarczyk at the induction ceremony of the 2016 class of the Cleveland International Hall of Fame.  Then 12 year old Olivia Gutowski, dressed in traditional Polish costume, played the Hejnal on her trumpet.

 http://clevelandinternationalhalloffame.com/ and http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/polish/polish.htm

Hejnal by PIAST girl at Cleveland Museum of Art

The Piast dynasty was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland.  The folk song and dance group PIAST is named for them.  They are part of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America (PRCUA) the oldest Polish American organization in the United States.  They performed at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s International Cleveland Community Day in the Atrium of the museum.  One of the PIAST members played the Hejnal on trumpet. http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/polish/polish.htm