Polish Singers Alliance of America awarded Krzysztof Penderecki with honorary membership at the 47th National Convention of the Polish Singers Alliance of America and Elzbieta Penderecka with honorary membership at the 50th National Convention of the Polish Singers Alliance of America. Awards were granted on December 1, 2016 year. Polish Singers Alliance of America, is an institution founded in 1889 in Chicago and its main purpose is to promote Polish choral music.