Paul Cienniwa

On Sunday afternoon, the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra presents "Entrancing Showpieces" at St. Julie Billiart Church in North Dartmouth. The concert opens with Alberto Ginastera's "Variaciones Concertantes," which features demanding solos from many of the orchestra's principal players. Featured guest…Read more

This October, baroque violinist Dorian Komanoff Bandy and I will be embarking on a three-concert series entitled "Bach Explored," with concerts in Boston and New Bedford. (For more information on the venues and dates, see: http://paulcienniwa.com/itinerary)

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This October, I'm playing at the Portland Early Music Festival. Like so many ventures, they're seeking to raise money through crowdsourcing. That means that you can contribute to make it happen! For more information, click here: http://igg.me/at/portlandearlymusicfestival/x



 

I've been experimenting with taking non-classical music and transcribing it for harpsichord. There's more to come!



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My complete performance of Jean-Philippe Rameau's Pièces de clavecin en mi (1724)  is now available on YouTube. Enjoy!

 

Paul Cienniwa is now represented by Jarvis-Lundt early music artists. Click here for more information.

From the archives:

February 1998

Rare harpsichord recital links music and scholarship

By Justin Urcis for the Yale Herald

For some musicians, a recital demands more preparation than practice. When a rare instrument like the harpsichord is involved…

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William Byrd’s endearing — and enduring — song lives on

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SouthCoastToday.com
By Laurie Robertson-Lorant Contributing writer February 12, 2014 12:00 AM

The first half of Saturday's program featured Suite #2 from Manuel de Falla's spirited ballet score "The Three-Cornered Hat," and Joaquin Rodrigo's soulful Concierto de Aranjuez…

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The Music of First Church Boston announces Early Music Thursdays

Thursdays, 12:15-12:45pm, February 13, 20 and 27; April 24; May 1 and 8

donations accepted

First Church in Boston is handicapped accessible

For more information, visit…

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A number of readers have enjoyed my Breakfast with Paul blog with the Fall River Herald News. The online version of the newspaper recently underwent some changes, and, consequently, all of my previous posts disappeared. Also, the new blog…Read more

After much delay, I've finally rebuilt my website. Enjoy!

The original, with reviews of other CD's, is here: http://www.lafolia.com/pieces-de-clavecin-7/

   

“Harpsichord Music for a Thin Place.” Var comps. Var pieces. Paul Cienniwa (hpsi). Whaling City Sound WCS 059…

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In the early 90's, I played with Baal Tinne, a Chicago-based Irish semi-traditional band. I came upon this review yesterday of an album we released in 1994. If I'm not mistaken, the recording came out in cassette and CD…Read more

When I was in Chicago in April to rehearse the Bach Violin Sonatas with Rachel Barton Pine for this month's Boston Early Music Festival, we recorded a podcast for her "Violin Adventures" series. The topic was "To Memorize or Not…Read more

In advance of my performances last week in Sonama County, CA, I was interviewed on KRCB Radio's Curtain Call, a weeky show presented by Charles Sepos--who, I was really happy to learn, had studied harpsichord with Eiji Hashimoto at…Read more

 

The New Bedford Standard-Times
March 07, 2013 12:00 AM

At 3 p.m. Sunday, Paul Cienniwa, a favorite local musician and choral conductor, will be the featured recitalist in the Music at St. Anthony's program.

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Harpsichordist Paul Cienniwa pays Assumption a visit
by Matt Doherty, Staff Writer
Le Provocateur
February 28, 2013

A once silent room quickly filled with applause as harpsichordist Paul Cienniwa approached the front of the Chapel of the Holy…Read more