York. She was wholly devoted to raising money, food stuffs and clothes for her suffering countrymen. The Kosciuszko Foundation, Inc., an American center for Polish culture in New York City, annually holds the "Marcella Sembrich Voice Competition". The competition is open to singers up to the age of 35 who are not under professional management. The American Council for Polish Culture [ACPC] also honors Sembrich with an annual vocal competition for singers of Polish descent, the "ACPC Marcella Kochańska Sembrich Vocal Competition". She also had organized concerts and activities to raise money for victim of the San Francisco earthquake. Two portraits of Sembrich, one in costume, were painted in 1899 by the Swiss-born American artist Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862–1947) but are now lost. Her 1936 portrait by Alice Ruggles Sohier (1880–1969) now hangs in the Metropolitan Opera House (and can be found near the coat room). She also made a number of acoustic recordings prior to World War 1 for both Columbia Records (1903) and the Victor Talking Machine Company. Although these fail to do justice to her voice and undoubted artistry, they have been reissued on CD and repay careful listening. The Sembrich in Bolton Landing has Announced 2020's Summer Festival, titled "20/20 Musical Visionaries" . The festival will feature a Tribute to Marcella Sembrich. See also List of Poles References External links The Marcella Sembrich papers, her extensive collection of scores and personal papers, are housed in the Music Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Website for the Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum Discography of Marcella Sembrich on Victor Records from the Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings (EDVR) Broadcast audition “Marcelina Sembrich-Kochańska” (cycle “From collection of the rare recordings” by Maxim Malkov – in Russian). A photograph of Marcella Sembrich (by Jose Mora) Portrait of soprano Marcella Sembrich at a piano, Los Angeles, California, 1930. Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. “My favorite folk songs” compiled by Marcella Sembrich, Marcella Sembrich : Nimbus Records Marcella Sembrich :Victor recording 1904-08 Marcella Sembrich : Victor recording 1908-19 Stars of the Opera, personal interview with Marcella Sembrich The Sembrich Summer Festival 2020 1858 births 1935 deaths Lviv Conservatory alumni People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Polish operatic sopranos Voice teachers People from Bolton Landing, New York People from Lake George, New