The Silesian String Quartet

Światowa premiera kwintetu Marka Pasiecznego CONCERTO CHACONNE | preludium i chaconne (25 wariacji i kadencja | koncert na gitarę i kwartet smyczkowy) odbędzie się podczas XV MIĘDZYNARODOWEGO FESTIWALU MUZYKI GITAROWEJ w Trzęsaczu między 7- 9 czerwca. Marek Pasieczny wystąpi razem ze światowej renomy KWARTETEM ŚLĄSKIM.

Kwintet został zamówiony i jest dedykowany Cezaremu Strokoszowi oraz 15stej Jubileuszowej Edycji Międzynarodowego Festiwalu Muzyki Gitarowej w Trzęsaczu.

Upcoming world premiere of Marek Pasieczny’s brand new strong quintet titled CONCERTO CHACONNE | prelude and chaconne (25 variations and cadenza | the concerto for guitar and string quartet) will take place during the The XVth INTERNATIONAL GUITAR MUSIC FESTIVAL in Trzesacz, Poland between 7th and 9th of June. Pasieczny is going to premiere this quintet together with world renowned The SILESIAN STRING QUARTET.

The work is commissioned and dedicated to Cezary Strokosz and “The 15th Anniversary of International Music Guitar Festival in Trzęsacz, Poland”

Pasieczny with Yamashita in Parma, Italy 2010

New commission from International Guitar Festival in Tychy / Poland to compose and world premiere a new guitar concerto for guitar and orchestra. This work will be inspired by Japanese traditional music and will be a tribute to Japanese classical composer Toru Takemitsu.

Pasieczny’s new concerto will be performed amoung  world renowned legendary guitarist Kazuhito Yamashita will perform Keiko Fuji’s “Kyoto; Reverberation” double concerto for guitar and double bass (European premiere). This  will be a part of the “2012 Silesian Guitar Autumn” – an internationally acclaimed guitar festival – taking place from the 13^th to 20^th October 2012. Other special guest appearances will include : Kazuhito Yamashita, Tomatito, Sergio Assad, Odair Assad, Badi Assad, Ana Vidovič and many more.

more info HERE

Po ponad rocznej przerwie Marek Pasieczny powraca w tym roku kilkukrotnie z koncertami do Polski! Marek pojawi się także w roli jurora i wykładowcy. W planie premiery nowych koncertów gitarowych z towarzyszeniem orkiestr kameralnych, wykłady, prowadzenie lekcji oraz kurs podstaw kompozycji.

II OGÓLNOPOLSKIE SPOTKANIA GITAROWE – Elbląg | 15-18 marzec

koncert inauguracyjny | Elbląska Orkiestra Kameralna | Piotr Komorowski – dyrygent | HOLLYWOOD CONCERTO (premiera polska) | lekcje mistrzowskie | przesłuchania konkursowe

VIII LUBUSKIE SPOTKANIA GITAROWE – Zielona Góra | 10-13 maja

koncert filharmoniczny | Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Zielonogórskiej | Czesław Grabowski – dyrygent | HOLLYWOOD CONCERTO | lekcje mistrzowskie

XV MIĘDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL MUZYKI GITAROWEJ - Trzęsacz | 7- 9 czerwca

koncert jubileuszowy festiwalu | Kwartet Śląski | CONCERTO CHACONNE na gitarę i kwartet smyczkowy | preludium i chaconne (25 wariacji i kadencja) – koncert na gitarę i kwartet smyczkowy (premiera światowa) | lekcje mistrzowskie | przesłuchania konkursowe

LETNI FESTIWAL GITARY KRZYŻOWA 2012 – Krzyżowa | 26 lipca – 8 sierpnia

praktyczny kurs podstaw kompozycji | lekcje mistrzowskie | orkiestra gitarowa „młodych adeptów kompozycji”

XIV Międzynarodowy Festiwal ŚLĄSKA JESIEŃ GITAROWA – Tychy | 13-20 października

koncert inaugurujący | Orkiestra Kameralna ‘AUKSO’ | Marek Moś – dyrygent | TAKEMITSU: In Memoriam; guitar concerto (premiera światowa)

Pasieczny joins D'Addario

We are happy to announce that Marek Pasieczny was recently invited to become a representative artist of the D’Addario label.

This is an acoustic version of a remix by NICK BERTKE (better known as POGO) titled JOBURG JAM (the sights and sounds that he filmed around the city of Johannesburg, South Africa).

I tried to imitate all the voices and sounds on ONE classical guitar (creating almost 17 separate layers and later during the editing process added occasional reverb and using the ‘reverse note’ effect). This is my tribute to the works by POGO and South Africa, a country with which I have close ties.

Variations SATO NO AKI “里の秋”の主題による変奏曲 for solo guitar based on Japanese traditional folk melody NOW AVAILABLE!

“里の秋”の主題による変奏曲

“I think Sato No Aki is the kind of pieces classical guitar of the 21th century strongly needs: expressive, with a huge variety of tones and colours and a big part of it devoted to silence. In my opinion this work is the way today’s music should be actually: modern but poetic still, close to guitar roots but opened to the future.
For all this, I’m truly humbled Marek Pasieczny dedicated it to me”
Roland Dyens (guitarist and composer) Paris; November, 2010

To purchase the score, please contact directly us via this e-mail: management@pasieczny.com

Oskar Kozlowski | sketches from Prelude (Chopin: in memoriam) by Pasieczny

Marek Pasieczny currently finished his new commission for solo guitar titled “CHOPIN: In Memoriam” ; in a form of triptych: NOCTURNE | PRELUDE | MAZURKA

This composition has been commissioned and dedicated to Polish guitarists Oskar Kozłowski. The score will be released at some point summer this year.

(audio sneak peek):
CHOPIN: In Memoriam (sneak peek) by Marek PASIECZNY (2012) by marek pasieczny

Marek Pasieczny has been sign the contract with PWM for publishing his work for solo guitar titled ‘The Tango Impressions‘ – Tribute to the art of Astor Piazzolla. The composition has been recently recorded by one of the finest Polish guitarists Grzegorz Krawiec on CD “Dialog”.

The score will be available soon.

Susana Prieto, Marek Pasieczny and Alexis Mazurakis (in Poland)

New composition for two guitars finished! Six movement work called POLISH SUITE is dedicated to Duo Melis – Susana Prieto and Alexis Mazurakis.

This duo is composed in the avant-garde modern and post-classical language. Innovative investigation into the dramatic and virtuosic possibilities of musical performance, and in compositional terms – as well investigation into a widely comprehended sonority of the two instruments.

World-renowned Dutch guitarist and composer Annette Kruisbrink recently finished her new piece for solo guitar. The new composition is titled KERAMIX | homage to Witold Lutosławski | in six movements. This works has been dedicated to Marek Pasieczny. This composition will be recorded at the begging of 2012.

The score is publish in Canada by Les Production’s D oz click here to purchase the score