French music publisher IMD adds Piorkowski composition,
SUNY Distinguished Professor James Piorkowski's composition, “Mila Rose,” written for solo classical guitar, has been published by IMD (International Music Diffusion), a music score publisher based in Paris.
"I composed this piece in 2018, a few months after my youngest granddaughter, Mila Rose, was born,” Mr. Piorkowski said. “I was in Buenos Aires at the time, and decided to incorporate rhythmic elements of the Argentine Milonga, which commonly has note groupings of 3+3+2 in each measure."
It can be purchased at http://www.arpeges.fr/fr/editions-musicales/mila-rose_1018924
"I composed this piece in 2018, a few months after my youngest granddaughter, Mila Rose, was born,” Mr. Piorkowski said. “I was in Buenos Aires at the time, and decided to incorporate rhythmic elements of the Argentine Milonga, which commonly has note groupings of 3+3+2 in each measure."
It can be purchased at http://www.arpeges.fr/fr/editions-musicales/mila-rose_1018924
To commemorate the
reopening of Venice, Italy.
reopening of Venice, Italy.
Recital at SUNY Fredonia
Recital by James Piorkowski, with guest baritone Daniel Ihasz.
Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. January 24th, 8:00 PM
Recital at Church of the Good Shepherd, Buffalo
Recital by James Piorkowski, with guest baritone Daniel Ihasz, to benefit the Church of the Good Shepherd Food Pantry. 96 Jewett Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14214. Sunday, January 19th, 3:30 PM.
Call (716) 833-1151 for details.
Dublin Guitar Festival
Lecture-Recital
Tools for Productive Practicing: Activity Versus Achievement
DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama
February 22-23, 2019
Lecture-Recital
Tools for Productive Practicing: Activity Versus Achievement
DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama
February 22-23, 2019
James Piorkowski & Craig Einhorn
Victoria, Argentina
Solo and duo classical guitar recital, April 28, Victoria Community Center
Szeged International Guitar Festival, Hungary
James Piorkowski, in recital, featuring his original arrangements and compositions.
April 13, 2018, Fricsay Hall of the Faculty, Szeged University.
April 13, 2018, Fricsay Hall of the Faculty, Szeged University.
The Composer and the Guitarist
Friends of Vienna Concert Season
James Piorkowski, in recital, featuring his original arrangements and compositions.
3:30 PM, Sunday, March 25, 2018, Unity Church, 1242 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY
3:30 PM, Sunday, March 25, 2018, Unity Church, 1242 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY
Friends of Vienna Concert with the BOLEO Quartet
A collaborative concert with the BOLEO Quartet, featuring the Guitar Quintet, Opus 143, by Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco.
March 5th, 3:30 PM, at the Unity Church, 1243 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Tickets ($12 and $5) available at the door.
March 5th, 3:30 PM, at the Unity Church, 1243 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Tickets ($12 and $5) available at the door.
The Keene Valley Guitarist-Composer Workshop
Starting August 2nd, James Piorkowski will again be serving as guest faculty at the Keene Valley Guitarist-Composer Workshop. This week-long workshop is led by Matthew Dunne, and is designed for student guitarists and composers who are interested in composing and performing their own music. We will work on specific exercises to improve creativity and compositional technique, and will explore issues central to developing a personal style on our instrument.
The workshop is located in Keene Valley NY, in the heart of the Adirondack Park, about 20 minutes from Lake Placid. The workshop concert, which is open to the public, will be on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. at the Keene Valley Congregational Church. To find out more details and to register, contact Matt Dunne at <[email protected]>
The workshop is located in Keene Valley NY, in the heart of the Adirondack Park, about 20 minutes from Lake Placid. The workshop concert, which is open to the public, will be on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. at the Keene Valley Congregational Church. To find out more details and to register, contact Matt Dunne at <[email protected]>
James Piorkowski, guitar and Natasha Farny, cello
July 30, 2016
A joint concert of cello and guitar music, featuring the world premiere of "Beau Fleuve" by James Piorkowski
8 PM, July 30, Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth Street, Buffalo, NY (716) 697-9075
8 PM, July 30, Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth Street, Buffalo, NY (716) 697-9075
Carmen Fantasy for Solo Guitar and Orchestra
Summer, 2016
May 13: Lovinger Theater at Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY
June 4: Sala Accademica del Conservatorio di Musica “S.Cecilia”, Rome, Italy
June 15: Peconic Landing, Greenpoint, NY (Long Island), with The New Inlet Chamber Orchestra
June 26: The Congregational Church of Patchogue, NY, (Long Island) with The New Inlet Chamber Orchestra
June 4: Sala Accademica del Conservatorio di Musica “S.Cecilia”, Rome, Italy
June 15: Peconic Landing, Greenpoint, NY (Long Island), with The New Inlet Chamber Orchestra
June 26: The Congregational Church of Patchogue, NY, (Long Island) with The New Inlet Chamber Orchestra
Trinity Guitars Back Room Radio Hour
7:00 PM, February 18
Be in the studio audience at 7 pm, February 18 for the live taping of Episode 15 of the Back Room Radio Hour at
Trinity Guitars, 800 West Third Street, in Jamestown, NY. Call (716) 665-4490 for your free tickets.
Presented by WRFA Radio for the Arts, Martin guitars and Trinity guitars,
the show this month will feature classical guitarist/composer James Piorkowski.
Trinity Guitars, 800 West Third Street, in Jamestown, NY. Call (716) 665-4490 for your free tickets.
Presented by WRFA Radio for the Arts, Martin guitars and Trinity guitars,
the show this month will feature classical guitarist/composer James Piorkowski.
Listen to the Recording of WFRA Radio Interview
http://www.wrfalp.com/listen-arts-on-fire-fredonia-guitar-professor-james-piorkowski/
Northeast by Southwest
7:00 PM, Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Ben McCartney & James Piorkowski
A Shared Classical Guitar Recital presented by The Pima Music Society
Pima Community College - West Campus, Center for Fine Arts Recital Hall, 2202 West Anklam Road, Tucson, AZ 85709
A Shared Classical Guitar Recital presented by The Pima Music Society
Pima Community College - West Campus, Center for Fine Arts Recital Hall, 2202 West Anklam Road, Tucson, AZ 85709
Freedom Flight for Flute and Guitar is now available
After being out of print for many years, James Piorkowski's composition, Freedom Flight, written for flute and guitar, is once again available via Seconda Prattica Publications.
http://www.secondaprattica.org/freedom-flight-by-piorkowski/
http://www.secondaprattica.org/freedom-flight-by-piorkowski/
October 11 - 2016 Fall Fest Classical Guitar Society
of Upstate New York
James Piorkowski's The Composer and the Guitarist solo recital on Sunday, October 11, at 3:30 PM.
Oneonta First United Presbyterian "Red Door" Church, 2 Walling Avenue (at corner of Main St.), Oneonta, NY, 13830.
For more details, phone: (607) 432-7520.
http://cgsuny.org/fallfest.html
Oneonta First United Presbyterian "Red Door" Church, 2 Walling Avenue (at corner of Main St.), Oneonta, NY, 13830.
For more details, phone: (607) 432-7520.
http://cgsuny.org/fallfest.html
October 2nd - Solo Recital at Church of the Good Shepherd, Buffalo
Solo recital by James Piorkowski to benefit the Food Pantry Program at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 96 Jewett Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14214.
Friday, October 2nd at 7:30 PM.
Call (716) 833-1151 for details.
Friday, October 2nd at 7:30 PM.
Call (716) 833-1151 for details.
Classical Guitar Magazine Review of
Rolando: A Tango for Roland Dyens
"Rolando takes the form of a rather unusually harmonised tango; heavy accents and offbeat rhythms abound. The guitarist will find his fingers flying around right from the word go. A slightly slower speed leads to an extended section, before coming to a considerable climax. A gradually slowing down pauses on an exotically harmonised chord before [it] proverbially slams the door shut in our faces for a barnstorming finish. This is an unusual piece, but would go down very well in a fine player's recital. Therefore as such, I can heartily recommend this worthy publication to the better players amongst the readership" - Chris Dumigan, Classical Guitar Magazine (U.K.)
Kicking off the 2015-16 Liberty University Signature Artist Series
Masterclass - August 31st at 3:15 PM
Recital - September 1st at 7:00 PM
Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
Recital - September 1st at 7:00 PM
Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
Carmen Fantasy for Solo Guitar and Orchestra
In 2014, Glen Cortese and the Western New York Chamber Orchestra commissioned me to write a piece based on George Bizet's opera, Carmen. Since the opera is set in Sevilla, Spain, it makes perfect sense to introduce the guitar to the mix, and the result is the Carmen Fantasy for Solo Guitar and Orchestra.
It is comprised of seven movements: Les Torreadors , Intermezzo, Seguedille, Les Dragon d'Acala, Aragonaise, Habanera
and Danse Boheme.
I gave its premiere performances this past February with WNYCO and maestro Cortese, and it had great success with the audiences. I performed it again in N.Y. City in May, and subsequent performances are currently being planned.
It is comprised of seven movements: Les Torreadors , Intermezzo, Seguedille, Les Dragon d'Acala, Aragonaise, Habanera
and Danse Boheme.
I gave its premiere performances this past February with WNYCO and maestro Cortese, and it had great success with the audiences. I performed it again in N.Y. City in May, and subsequent performances are currently being planned.