NEW CHAMBER MUSIC
ABHANDENGEKOMMEN
frank pesci
UPCOMING
2023
SEP
30
THE STRANGERS
WORLD PREMIERE at the Cologne Opera (Oper Köln).
Additional performances on
October 4, 6, 12, 14 & 15
2021
MAR
11
ROYAL FLUSH
Marble City Opera presents the world premiere performances of this one-act comedy for five women and piano. Live and streamed performances on March 11, 12 and 13.
MAR
12
Sur la Table
The University of Nevada at Las Vegas Opera department presents the premiere collegiate performances of ROYAL FLUSH.
MAR
16
P A R A D E
Fabien Gabel conducts the Gürzenich Orchestra in the world premiere of a new work for brass and percussion.
2018
FEB 20
MAR 1
Six Word Songs
at Pensacola State College (2/20)
at Roosevelt University (3/1)
SIX WORD SONGS performed by soprano Emily Hindrichs.
APR
7
THEME & VARIATIONS
West Coast Premiere
THEME AND VARIATIONS for Pierrot Ensemble plus percussion performed by Philip Collins' New Music Works in Santa Cruz, CA.
DEC
9
Liederabend - Köln
An evening of songs by Frank Pesci. Featuring soprano Sara Duchovnay, baritone Benjamin Hewat-Craw, and pianist Hilary Griffiths.
2017
APR
16
Sonntagscafé
Vom Prater zum Copacabana
New Jazz arrangements featuring players from the Badische Staatskapelle, tenor Eleazar Rodriguez, and pianist Steven Moore.
JUN
3
The Pileated Woodpecker
premiere at the Nahant Music Festival
A new art song written for the collected cycle AUDUBON'S BIRDS. Commissioned and premiered by Donald Wilkinson.
APR
23
Sonntagscafé
Vom Prater zum Copacabana
New Jazz arrangements featuring players from the Badische Staatskapelle, tenor Eleazar Rodriguez, and pianist Steven Moore.
JUN
21
Six Word Songs
premiere at Härnösand Opera Festival
European premiere of SIX WORD SONGS by soprano Emily Hindrichs at the Härnösand Opera Academy and Festival in Sweden.
MAY
3
FRONTIERS Showcase
at Fort Worth Opera
THE SYSTEM OF SOOTHING is featured on the first night of Fort Worth Opera's pioneering FRONTIERS new opera showcase.
SEP
10
WOOD AND METAL
for bassoon and saxophone
World premiere in Vienna, Austria by Lorelei Dowling and Elizabeth Kelvin.