Marek Pasieczny is going to perform his GO-DAI CONCERTO back in Poland during the Warsaw Guitar Festival. The performance will take place 7pm 16th of November 2013 at Witold Lutoslawski Hall | Concert Radio, Warsaw. Marek Pasieczny (soloist) with Swietokrzyska Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Jacek Rogala.

full score of Marek’s SAKURA NO HANA recently recorded with Michał Stanikowski and dedicated to DUO JONCOL is now available!

“ (…) The Go-Dai Concerto is not only a triumph for the guitar technically; it marks a turning point in the instrument’s repertoire for the concerto medium. For many commentators the guitar’s relationship with ensemble has always had great potential, but few examples have come to the fore to define the instrument in this way.
Pasieczny has shown here not only what level of musical interaction is possible with orchestra, but also how the guitar might come to redefine the orchestral palette for a new crop of composers. I am certain that its significance will lie in its future status as a milestone for the guitar canon.”

Guy TRAVISS March 2013, London (‘CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE’)

„Go-Dai Koncert to nie tylko triumf dla instrumentu, jakim jest gitara; to punkt zwrotny w repertuarze koncertów gitarowych w ogóle. Dla wielu komentatorów związek, jakim jest gitara z towarzyszeniem orkiestry, miał zawsze ogromny potencjał, jednak zaledwie tylko kilka przykładów koncertów w całej ich historii zdaje się to potwierdzać. Pasieczny wykazał nie tylko jak wysoki poziom muzycznej interakcji między solistą a orkiestrą jest możliwy do osiągnięcia w tej formie, ale także jak gitara może przedefiniować całą kompozytorską paletę orkiestracji koncertu na gitarę. Jestem pewien, że koncert ten wkrótce otrzyma status „kamienia milowego” wpisując się tym wkrótce w światowy kanon gitarowy.

Guy Traviss

(muzykolog, dziennikarz) Marzec 2013, Londyn (Classical Guitar Magazine)

Sept 11 Auckland concert 7.30pm School of Music Auckland University, Music Theatre, 6 Symonds St

Sept 12 Auckland concert 10-12pm / 1-2pm master class / composer workshop Auckland University, Studio One Kenneth Myers Centre

Sept 13 concert 7.30 pm Hamilton Guitar Society, Lady Goodfellow Chapel, Waikato University.

Sept 15 concert 7.30 pm New Plymouth Guitar Society, 4th Wall Theatre, 11 Baring Terrace, Strandon.

Sept 17 Wellington NZSM master class Massey Theatrette 6-9pm

Sept 18 12-2pm master class

Sept 18 Wellington NZSM composition workshop (3.10-4.30pm)

Sept 19 Wellington Polish Embassy/NZSM concert Massey Theatrette 7.30pm

Lutoslawski: In Memoriam | for solo guitar – score now available!

brand new composition has been released. Pasieczny’s triptych for solo guitar LUTOSLAWSKI: In Memoriam

Entire piece has been composed only on five notes (A, B, C, E, and F – pentatonic scale). Dedicated to Britta Schmitt and Carles Guisado Moreno | DUO JONCOL

Arvo Pärt: Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka : Marek PASIECZNY / Michał STANIKOWSKI (guitars) | Original version for two guitars arranged by Marek PASIECZNY.

„The Polish Sketches is a fantastic piece which brings us melodies and rhythms from the Polish folklore through a very imaginative and colourful modern language. Marek Pasieczny is one of the most talented young composers of our time and we feel honoured by this dedication.”

Susana Prieto and Alexis Muzurakis | DUO MELIS
Strasbourg, France (June, 2013)

Premiere recording by Marek Pasieczny and Michał Stanikowski

'Surf lingo’ or 'surfer’s slang’, is the unique jargon of surfers, an unusual vocabulary associated with the world of surfing. In this language, the word 'SPIFFY’ is often used to describe something cool, fun or radical, but also could be used to refer to an attractive woman.

I’ve always been interested in creating new sounds, new techniques, and new ways of combining different musical styles. 'Spiffy is an example of that. There is no limit to defining what is 'good’ or 'serious’ or what 'Music’ is. I consider myself first of all to be someone who loves all music. It was fun to compose this piece and it gives me great pleasure when performing it. I hope that you (as a player or even just as a listener) will find that same kind of joy I experienced in this composition.

I composed this piece in UK (April), premiered during „Sul Tasto Festival” in Paris, France (May) and recorded in Germany (June) 2013. This piece is dedicated to Ana Vidovic.

„The Go-Dai Concerto is not only a triumph for the guitar technically; it marks a turning point in the instrument’s repertoire for the concerto medium. For many commentators the guitar’s relationship with ensemble has always had great potential, but few examples have come to the fore to define the instrument in this way.
Pasieczny has shown here not only what level of musical interaction is possible with orchestra, but also how the guitar might come to redefine the orchestral palette for a new crop of composers. I am certain that its significance will lie in its future status as a milestone for the guitar canon.”

Guy TRAVISS March 2013, London (’CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE’)

“CALL FOR GUITARISTS” – Competition Winners announced!

We are very happy to announce the collaboration between Marek Pasieczny and Brazilian composer Clarice ASSAD. From almost 120 submissions Marek together with another five players (Alieksey Vianna, Cecilio Perera, Connie Sheu, Gaële Sola and Jose Antonio Escobar) has been chosen to participate closely in new project with Clarice. Details soon!

„You have written an extraordinary piece of music. SCINTILLA has a unique sound and a strong personality permeating each phrase. I love your performance, as you give it depth and passion. I am honored that you have dedicated this piece to me. Thank you very much, David RUSSELL ”

ROLAND DYENS: „Great experience with Desejo, i’m glad for you. It’s good piece and no doubt Odair will be a great ambassador of it.”
’DESEJO’ in Portuguese means 'wish’, 'desire’, 'pleasure’ or 'longing’ and that’s exactly what this project means to me and how I felt when Odair Assad asked me to compose something for his 'solo’ project. I’m honored to write and dedicate this piece to my musical hero and living legend Odair Assad.
Marek Pasieczny (London, November 2012)

The Tango Impressions | Tribute to the Art Of Astor Piazzolla has been finally published by PWM.

We are very happy and thrilled to announced that Marek Pasieczny become the featured artist worldwide (August Issue) of  CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE. Interview by Guy Traviss (CG) about Marek Pasieczny’s compositional style and ethics.

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

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”

Excellent review by Colin Cooper (Classical Guitar Magazin) on Pasieczny’s LITTLE SONATA: 

“Most composers are aware of the difficulties in writing good music that is at the same playable by amateurs. They have reached a high executive level on the instrument of their choice, and cannot resist showing it. Mozart was one of them (…) Marek Pasieczny’s LITTLE SONATA is in this category. (…). This young man knows what he is doing and what he is doing is exciting”. COLIN COOPER, Classical Guitar Magazine | April 2012

click HERE to read FULL review

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

Pasieczny is giving world premiere of Carlo DOMENICONI’s new work called 墓石～菅原潤への追悼～ „TOMBEAU remembering Jun SUGAWARA” is available now in [HD] 

Carlo Domeniconi (composition)  カルロ・ドメニコ (作曲) マレック　パッツイチエニー (ギター) Marek Pasieczny (guitar)

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!

“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

Pasieczny’s two works for solo guitar:  „Threnody of The Victims of Bełżec” and „Sequenza” got 2nd and 3rd prize during the IIIrd International Composition Competition „Claxica” in Italy (among 42 different compositions).

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

Among 83 composers ,120 submitted works from 12 different countries Pasieczny’s „SEQUENZA” for solo guitar got 2nd prize. Pasieczny was the only non-American composer awarded this year at this International Composition Competition.

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)

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.

TRAVELS / PODRÓŻE

thirty easy miniatures for solo guitar; based / inspired by traditional music, art, dance and places from ten different countries on three different continents I’ve been living in last 10 years.

trzydzieści łatwych miniatur na gitarę solo; opartych / inspirowanych na tradycyjnej muzyce, sztuce, tańcu, kulturze oraz miejscach z dziesięciu różnych krajów na trzech różnych kontynentach, na których przyszło mi mieszkać przez ostatnie 10 lat.

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After many years of composing highly advanced pieces both technically and musically demanding, I felt the need to write something considerably simpler in form and language. This composition was bent on the idea of creating something not only for professional guitarists, but also for those still studying at secondary school level.

Little Sonata (titled inspired by Paul Hindemith’s “Kleine Sonate” for cello and piano) is an easy four-movement short composition, leaning on the form of the sonata and kept in the tonal post-classical and neo-romantic language. It was inspired by the cycle for solo piano Impromptus Op . 9 by Franz Schubert.

Written entirely on the piano and later ‘adapted’ for the guitar – it explains the highly pianistic chordal structures and harmonies that dictate the structure of the whole work. It was nevertheless composed with simplicity and ease for the guitar in mind.

This work is dedicated to my friend and great guitarists Krzysztof Pełech.

Marek Pasieczny

Pretoria, South Africa, August 2011

“(…) Marek Pasieczny is still very young, but already one of the most important guitarists-composers-musicians from our time. The Flight of Kikuidataki’ is beautiful! It is a piece full of sound and the guitar must be grateful to you for writing such a piece. Thank you also”, CARLO DOMENICONI – guitarist and composer (Berlin, Germany; May 2011)

“Kikuidataki is the name of the smallest Bird in Japan and the World’s smallest hummingbird of its kind. The native script is “King birds”. Kikuidataki is characterized by its yellow crown crest. I strived to capture and imitate its movements through sonoristic and colouristic effects. In depicting the Japanese impression, the main melody was inspired and based on the Japanese melody “Itsuki no komuriuta” (Lullaby of Itsuki).

This piece is dedicated to my friend and inspirational guide Carlo Domeniconi”. Marek Pasieczny (Pretoria, South Africa; May 2011)

AVAILABLE NOW in score and recording

'STRING QUARTET NO.I’ „subtitled  „The Concerto”

1. Moderato Magnifico  2.Vasto Quieto  3. Presto con fuoco

THE WATSON QUARTET: Ian Watson, Alan John, Mary Ward and Christoff Johannes Fourie

This is my first piece for string quartet. I started to write this quartet in 2007, but finally finished it a few weeks ago. It is in an adapted 'small’ concerto form (fugue and cadenzas in 1st movement, impressionistic slow 2nd movement and 'furious’ finale in 3rd movement).

The atmosphere created by the music should pay tribute to some of the great string quartet writing done before me (starts with Haydn and Mozart and ends with Shostakovich, Lutoslawski and Bartok).

Special thanks to Bede Williams for recording and EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS to Ian, Alan, Mery and Christoff. I am privileged as a composer to have such good instrumentalists/musicicians at my desposal.

World premiere of new piece and premiere of video recording of „Suite Polonaise” version for 2 pianos 4 hands performed by Sylvia Sze-hua Jen (Taiwan/S,Africa) and Ayako Kanazawa (Japan).Glasgow, UK ; December 2010

World premiere recording of Marek Pasieczny’s work titled „THE TANGO IMPRESSIONS (Tribute to the art of Astor piazzolla) on brand new CD „DIALOG” by Andrzej & Grzegorz Krawiec (guitars) more info here

purchase the CD here

[inspic=340,left,,450] World premiere of Marek Pasieczny’s new guitar concerto “Fantaisie en hommage à Frédéric Chopin” for guitar and orchestra is going to be premiered during The VII International Olsztyn Guitar Festival 2010’ in Poland on the 17th of July at the Warminsko-Mazurska Philharmonic Hall in Olsztyn, Poland.
Gabriel BIANCO (guitar) with Olsztyn 'Philharmonic Orchestra’ conducted by Janusz PRZYBYLSKI

“Fantaisie en hommage à Frédéric Chopin” pour guitar et orchestre
Célébration du 200 ème anniversaire de Frédéric Chopin
I.  Ballade – Impromptu
II.  Nocturne Mistique
III.  Mazurka Romanesque
IV.  Marche Funebre
V.  Fantaisie – Final
Marek Pasieczny is as well adjudicating, and giving masterclasses at ‘The 7th INTERNATIONAL GUITAR COURSE AND COMPETITION’ 17-18 of July

Pasieczny is touring in Japan! Solo and together with Ian Watson (violin). Recitals in Tokyo, Hamamatsu, Fujieda and Fuji; between 12th and 29th of May. more info here In programme works by J.S.Bach, Nicolo Paganini, Yuquijiro Yocoh, Dr.Alistair McDonald and Marek Pasieczny’s brand new compositions (world premieres and Japanese premieres) plus special arrangements!

Ludowe polskie melodie zapisane na gitarę i orkiestrę symfoniczną? Oj, tak! Marek Pasieczny swoim „Concerto polacco” uwiódł publiczność VI Lubuskich Spotkań Gitarowych. Sala Filharmonii Zielonogórskiej trzęsła się od braw. Echa „Chodzonego”, to znów religijnej pieśni „Cichy zapada zmrok”. I jeszcze „Za górkę zaszła” od Grójca/Worów, a na finał porywająca sądecka „Wściekła Polka”… A wszystko 30-letni blondyn o długich palcach rozpisał na gitarę (własną), skrzypce, obój, fagot, kotły, harfę i… pstrykanie palcami! Marek Pasieczny![inspic=209,left,,350]

Po takim występie jak dziś w Filharmonii Zielonogórskiej, chciałoby się zapakować tego absolwenta wrocławskiej Akademii Muzycznej wraz z symfonikami do samolotu, żeby fruwali po świecie jako ambasadorzy kultury polskiej. W sumie to już się dzieje, bowiem tuż po zielonogórskim koncercie Marek Pasieczny leci do Japonii, gdzie ma zaplanowane tournee.

7 maja 2010, Gazeta Lubuska

Pasieczny’s latest published work for guitar solo entitled “9 Miniatures” is now available here at the Les Productions d’Oz.

This brand new publication consists of nine independant pieces, technically easy, and are based on and inspired by several faintly well-known Polish folk tunes.

1.’It already turned Grey where it had sat down’ / ‘Już nam pusiwialo gdzie zasiadac mialo’  (from Sumin / Zamojskie)
2. ‘In the field a young green limetree’ / ‘W polu lipejka’  (from Zarudzie / Zamojskie)
3. ‘How I moped In the field’ / ‘Jak ja w polu zela’  (from Grabowica / Zamojskie)
4. Oh my mummy, you had Orly me’ / Oj moja mutulu, tys mnie jedna miala’ (from Nedezow / Zamojskie)
5. ‘Go I will not to rake hay’ / ‘nie pojde ja Grabic siana’ (from Mlociany, Lomianki / Warsaw )
6. ‘Chaff not the oat Marry’ / ‘Sieczka nie owies Marysiu’ (from Grojec – Glochow)
7. ‘I’ll Take the robe, I’ll Take the zhupan’ / ‘Wezme ja kontusz, wezme ja zupan’ (from Mazowsze / Cracow)
8.’I do not Wonder anyone’ / ’Nikomu się nie dziwuje’ (from Grudzondz)
9.’She dropped by the hill’ / ‘za gorke zaszla’ (from Grojec- Worow)

Miniatures from No.5 till No.9 were commissioned by The 6th International Guitar Competition in Olsztyn / Poland in 2009.  Miniatures No.1 till No.4 I composed in my hometown in Feb.2010.

This cycle is dedicated to Marcin Dylla.