Paul Cienniwa

I improvise a lot every Sunday, but I don't often look back and listen. These two improvisations came from Sunday, August 27, 2023, and I like them!

Audience member Dan Sniezak created these images from yesterday's Art of Fugue performance!

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On Sunday, April 3rd the Phelps Mansion in Binghamton hosted a performance by 2 harpsichordists. The concert was part of their 2022 concert series. 

Michael Bahmann and Paul Cienniwa performed "The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080" 

This…

BINGHAMTON, NY – The executive director of the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra is returning to his roots as a musician by giving a recital this weekend. 

Paul Cienniwa is joining his longtime collaborator Michael Bahmann to perform Bach’s The Art of…

Harpsichordists Paul Cienniwa and Michael Bahmann perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Art of the Fugue in the Ballroom of the Phelps Mansion Museum on Sunday, April 3.  Paul Cienniwa joins us to talk about the mysteries of this unfinished work. Click…

Philharmonic plans return to Forum and busy summer season 

By George Basler 

After more than a year’s absence, the Binghamton Philharmonic will return to the Broome County Forum Theatre on June 19 for two concerts of Baroque music. 

And Paul…

Back in December, I interviewed with Rev. Jeff Kellam for Encounter, a local TV show put on the the Broome County Council of Churches. Jeff gave me much opportunity to talk about of the the COVID-related goings on at the…

Coping with COVID: BPO scrambles to preserve season 

https://broomearts.org/coping-with-covid-bpo-scrambles-to-preserve-season/

By George Basler 

The Binghamton Philharmonic’s 2020-21 season began with a whimper when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of a BPO Beethoven Cycle concert, set for Nov. 14  at the…

Excerpted from Democrat & Chronicle:

The Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra planned to hold three concerts in churches in the fall, but were later told by the state that the church’s exemption to re-open did not apply to non-religious activities. But…

Binghamton's WBDY interviewed me about the Binghamton Philharmonic's Wallenberg Legacy. This fun interview got me talking about some of the BPO's future projects, including an exciting one based on Rod Serling's "Walking Distance."

Binghamton, NY – The Binghamton Philharmonic announces the hiring of new full-time Executive Director, Paul Cienniwa. Effective, April 16th, 2020, Mr. Cienniwa will replace acting director Andrea Carey, who is relocating to Pennsylvania. Mr. Cienniwa holds a Doctorate of Musical…

American Record Guide
May/June 2019
Telemann: Violin Sonatas
Dorian Komanoff Bandy; Paul Cienniwa, hpsi
Whaling City 108--80 minutes

This is the second recording I have encountered of Telemann's unusual 1715 publication of sonatas for violin and harpsichord. The first was…

One of the things that excited me about taking the position at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Delray Beach, FL was the opportunity to create a youth music program from scratch. There was nothing in place! Now at the end…

I had great fun playing Henryk Górecki’s cheeky Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings, Op. 40 at yesterday's Music at St. Paul's concert. Click here to watch a video of the performance.

MAX EMANUEL CENCIC ALUMBRÓ LA NOCHE DE WYNWOOD

Sebastian Spreng in el Nuovo Herald

Sucedió otra vez. Uno de esos pequeños milagros musicales que de vez en cuando suceden en Miami sin demasiado aviso y que, dicho sea de paso…

My Chancel Choir at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Delray Beach, FL sang an excellent service of Choral Evensong on March 3. Included in that service was Bach's Cantata 111. 

March 2019 * Larry Palmer

Telemann Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord

Totally unfamiliar music by the most prolific baroque composer Georg Friedrich Telemann (1681-1767) fills a recent compact disc featuring violinist Dorian Komanoff Bandy and harpsichordist Paul Cienniwa (Whaling City…

Dorian Komanoff Bandy and Paul Cienniwa: Telemann, Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord 

Posted on February 12, 2019 by John Marks 

Click here for the full review.

This new release by Dorian Komanoff Bandy, Baroque violin, and Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord, therefore…

While not a review, Strings Magazine featured a nice profile of my violinist/collaborator Dorian Komanoff Bandy with a good discussion of the source materials for our October 2018 CD release. Click here to read it.

St. Paul’s music director bids 2018 farewell with ‘Goldberg Variations’ 

December 29, 2018 By Greg Stepanich for Palm Beach Arts Paper

It’s said that the insomniac Count Hermann von Keyserling, an ambassador from Russia to the royal court…