PAUL CIENNIWA: concert harpsichordist

Upcoming events

  • Thursday, February 23 12:00 pm
  • Emmanuel Music Lindsey Chapel Series
  • Emmanuel Church: 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA (MAP)
  • Nicholas Kitchen, violin; Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord
    perform J.S. Bach:
    Sonata in E major for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1016
    Prelude & Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 878

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  • Saturday, February 25 8:00 pm
  • Argento: A Toccata of Galuppi's
  • St. Barnabus Episcopal Church: 91 Main St., Falmouth, MA (MAP)
  • Mastersings by the Sea (David MacKenzie, director) perform Dominick Argento's A Toccata of Galuppi's (with a really great harpsichord part) and other works.

    Paul Cienniwa, obbligato harpsichord and continuo

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  • $25/$20/$10
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  • Sunday, February 26 3:00 pm
  • Argento: A Toccata of Galuppi's
  • St. Barnabus Episcopal Church: 91 Main St., Falmouth, MA (MAP)
  • Mastersings by the Sea (David MacKenzie, director) perform Dominick Argento's A Toccata of Galuppi's (with a really great harpsichord part) and other works.

    Paul Cienniwa, obbligato harpsichord and continuo

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  • Saturday, April 14 8:00 pm
  • Poulenc Harpsichord Concerto with the New Bedford Symphony
  • Zeiterion Performing Arts Center: 684 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA, USA (MAP)
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  • Saturday, April 21 8:00 pm
  • Mastersingers by the Sea
  • St. Barnabus Episcopal Church: 91 Main St., Falmouth, MA (MAP)
  • David MacKenzie directs
    Paul Cienniwa, continuo

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  • Sunday, April 22 3:00 pm
  • Mastersingers by the Sea
  • St. Barnabus Episcopal Church: 91 Main St., Falmouth, MA (MAP)
  • David MacKenzie directs
    Paul Cienniwa, continuo

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  • Saturday, April 28 8:00 pm
  • Music of Schütz and Monteverdi
  • St. Michael's Episcopal Church: 399 Hope Street, Bristol, RI (MAP)
  • Sine Nomine choral ensemble
    Paul Cienniwa, director

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  • Sunday, April 29 3:00 pm
  • Music of Schütz and Monteverdi
  • Grace Episcopal Church: 133 School St., New Bedford, MA, USA (MAP)
  • Sine Nomine choral ensemble
    Paul Cienniwa, director

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  • Tuesday, May 1 8:00 pm
  • Framingham State University Chorus Spring Concert
  • Framingham State University (Heineman Ecumenical and Cultural Center): 100 State Street, Framingham, MA, USA (MAP)
  • Fauré: Requiem
    Paul Cienniwa, director
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  • Thursday, May 10 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Sine Nomine choral ensemble
  • AHA! Night: New Bedford, MA (MAP)
  • Paul Cienniwa, director
    Street performances for New Bedford's monthly arts festival
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Previous events

  • Sunday, February 12 3:00 pm
  • Harpsichord Recital: works of Rameau, L. Couperin and Forqueray
  • Cathedral Church of St. Luke: 143 State St., Portland, ME (MAP)
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  • $15/$10
  • Thursday, January 26 12:15 pm – 12:45 pm
  • Harpsichord Recital
  • First Church in Boston: 66 Marlborough St., Boston, MA, USA (MAP)
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  • donations accepted
  • Saturday, January 21 3:00 pm
  • Harpsichord Recital: works of Rameau, L. Couperin and Forqueray
  • St. Columba's: 55 Vaucluse Avenue, Middletown, RI, USA (MAP)
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  • $20 suggested donation at the door
  • Thursday, January 19 7:00 pm
  • Harpsichord Recital: works of Rameau, L. Couperin and Forqueray
  • New Bedford Art Museum: 608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA (MAP)
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    Seating is very limited! Click here to order tickets or call the New Bedford Art Museum: 508–961-3072.
  • $15 ($10 for museum members)
  • Monday, January 16 8:00 pm
  • Larry Thomas Bell CD Release Concert
  • First Church in Boston: 66 Marlborough St., Boston, MA, USA (MAP)
  • Larry Bell will present a 60th Birthday Concert of his music newly released on a Double CD called “In a Garden of Dreamers” at the First Church in Boston. The CD, recorded entirely at First Church, will be available that evening for purchase, as well.

    The concert program consists of four song cycles--"Fall," "Winter," "Spring," and "The Echolocations of Cellos"--from The Seasons, as well as Partita No. 1 and Serenade No. 2. The Partita will be played by Paul Cienniwa, who also performs in the "Spring" song cycle (with baritone Philip Lima) and the Serenade trio (with recorder player Aldo Abreu and cellist Sam Ou).

    The concert also features tenor Thomas Gregg, mezzo-soprano Bethany Tammaro Condon, and soprano Natalie Polito.
  • $30 includes double CD and concert, $15 for concert only, $5 for Students and Seniors, concert only
  • Sunday, December 18, 2011 4:00 pm
  • Christmas on Historic Hill
  • Trinity Church: One Queen Anne Square, Newport, RI (MAP)
  • Annual service of Lessons & Carols
    Brent Erstad, director
    Paul Cienniwa, guest organist
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  • Free
  • Thursday, December 15, 2011 12:15 pm – 12:45 pm
  • Bach: Cantata 35
  • First Church in Boston: 66 Marlborough St., Boston, MA, USA (MAP)
  • Mezzo-soprano Hilary Anne Walker sings
    Bach Cantata #35, Geist und Seele
    Paul Cienniwa, organ obligato
    Asako Takeuchi & Cynthia Miller Freivogel, baroque violins
    Harold Lieberman, baroque viola
    Zoe Weiss, baroque cello

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  • donations accepted
  • Saturday, December 10, 2011 7:00 pm
  • Handel's Messiah
  • VMA Arts and Cultural Center: 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence, RI, USA (MAP)
  • The Providence Singers
    The Rhode Island Philharmonic
    Besty Burleigh, conductor
    Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord continuo

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  • Tuesday, December 6, 2011 7:00 pm
  • Framingham State University Chorus Holiday Concert
  • Framingham Public Library: 49 Lexington Street, Framingham, MA (MAP)
  • Paul Cienniwa, director
  • Tuesday, November 29, 2011 8:00 pm
  • Framingham State University Chorus Holiday Concert
  • Framingham State University (Heineman Ecumenical and Cultural Center): 100 State Street, Framingham, MA, USA (MAP)
  • Paul Cienniwa, director
  • Sunday, November 20, 2011 3:00 pm
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria Anniversary Concert
  • St. Columba's: 55 Vaucluse Avenue, Middletown, RI, USA (MAP)
  • Sine Nomine choral ensemble
    Paul Cienniwa, director

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  • Saturday, November 19, 2011 7:30 pm
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria Anniversary Concert
  • Westport Point Methodist Church: 1912 Main St., Westport, MA (MAP)
  • Sine Nomine choral ensemble
    Paul Cienniwa, director

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  • Monday, November 14, 2011 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm
  • Framingham State University Chorus Veterans Day Concert
  • Framingham State University (Heineman Ecumenical and Cultural Center): 100 State Street, Framingham, MA, USA (MAP)
  • featuring music from the American Civil War

    Paul Cienniwa, director
  • Sunday, October 30, 2011 5:00 pm
  • Schütz: Musicalische Exequien
  • King's Chapel: At the corner of Tremont and School Streets, Boston, MA (MAP)
  • King's Chapel Choir
    Heinrich Christensen, director
    Paul Cienniwa, organ continuo

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  • Sunday, October 23, 2011 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  • Sine Nomine choral ensemble
  • Warren Walkabout: Warren, RI (MAP)
  • Street performances at Warren's annual arts festival

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  • Friday, September 30, 2011 7:30 pm
  • Bach: B Minor Mass
  • Church of the Blessed Sacrament: 179 Academy Avenue, Providence, RI (MAP)
  • Ecclesia Consort
    Pierre Massé, director
    Paul Cienniwa, organ continuo

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  • Wednesday, June 15, 2011 3:00 pm
  • HCH Concert at the BEMF: The WIP Series
  • Boston Early Music Festival and Exhibition (Radisson Hotel): 200 Stuart St., Boston, MA, USA (MAP)
  • works of Rameau and L. Couperin

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  • Monday, June 13, 2011 6:00 pm
  • BEMF fringe concert: Transformations of Baroque Music
  • First Church in Boston: 66 Marlborough St., Boston, MA, USA (MAP)
  • Aldo Abreu, recorder; Sam Ou, violoncello; Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord.
    Baroque Sonatas for recorder and continuo, and a repeat performance of Larry Thomas Bell’s Baroque Concerto.
    617-699-0195 or aldoabreu@netway.com.

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  • $15
  • Sunday, June 12, 2011 4:00 pm
  • Sine Nomine in concert
  • St. Patrick's Church: 82 High St., Wareham, MA, USA (MAP)
  • Sine Nomine choral ensemble
    Paul Cienniwa, director
    music of Josquin and more

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  • Saturday, June 11, 2011 5:00 pm
  • private harpsichord recital: L. Couperin & Rameau
  • MA (MAP)
  • Tuesday, June 7, 2011 5:15 pm
  • private harpsichord recital: L. Couperin & Rameau
  • Boston, MA (MAP)
  • Friday, June 3, 2011 6:30 pm
  • private harpsichord recital: L. Couperin & Rameau
  • MA (MAP)
  • Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:00 pm
  • Music of Larry Thomas Bell
  • New England Conservatory: 290 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA (MAP)
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    PROGRAM:

    Partita No. 2--Paul Cienniwa, harpsichordist

    Piano Etudes Nos. 8, 10, 11, 12--Jonathan Bass, pianist

    Cello Suite--Sam Ou, cellist; Paul Cienniwa, harpsichordist

    "The Fragrant Path of Eternity"--Erin Holmes, soprano; John Muratore, guitarist

    "The Echolocations of Cellos"--Erin Holmes, soprano; Bethany Tammaro Condon, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Gregg, tenor; Philip Lima, baritone, John Muratore, guitarist; Maja Tremiszewska, pianist; Ina Zdorovetchi, harpist; Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord; Larry Bell, conductor
  • Tuesday, May 3, 2011 7:00 pm
  • Framingham State University Chorus Spring Concert
  • Framingham State University (Heineman Ecumenical and Cultural Center): 100 State Street, Framingham, MA, USA (MAP)
  • Franz Schubert’s Mass in G and works by Mozart
    with Rebecca Teeters, soprano
    Jonathan Price, tenor
    Ron Williams, baritone
    Matthew Guerrieri, piano
  • Sunday, May 1, 2011 3:00 pm
  • Palestrina & Josquin in concert
  • St. Columba's Berkeley Memorial Chapel: 55 Vaucluse Avenue, Middletown, RI, USA (MAP)
  • Sine Nomine choral ensemble in concert
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  • Saturday, April 30, 2011 8:00 pm
  • Palestrina & Josquin in concert
  • Westport Point Methodist Church: 1912 Main St., Westport, MA (MAP)
  • Sine Nomine choral ensemble in concert
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  • Wednesday, April 27, 2011 8:00 pm
  • Mount Ida College Chorus Spring Concert
  • Mount Ida College: 777 Dedham St., Newton, MA, USA (MAP)
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  • Thursday, April 21, 2011 12:15 pm
  • Duo Harpsichord Recital
  • First Church in Boston: 66 Marlborough St., Boston, MA, USA (MAP)
  • Two Harpsichords/Two Harpsichordists
    Michael Sponseller/Paul Cienniwa

    http://www.firstchurchbostonmusic.org
  • donations accepted
  • Sunday, March 27, 2011 5:00 pm
  • Sound Architecture: King's Chapel Choir & Soloists
  • King's Chapel: At the corner of Tremont and School Streets, Boston, MA (MAP)
  • King's Chapel Choir & Soloists; chamber orchestra;
    Heinrich Christensen, director
    Music reflecting the King's Chapel sanctuary by Handel and his contemporaries, featuring Handel's Coronation Anthem "Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened" and his "Nisi Dominus" 

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  • Suggested donation at the door: $15; students and seniors, $10
  • Sunday, March 6, 2011 3:00 pm
  • Manuel DeFalla Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
  • St. Barnabus Episcopal Church: 91 Main St., Falmouth, MA (MAP)
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  • Saturday, March 5, 2011 8:00 pm
  • Manuel DeFalla Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
  • St. Barnabus Episcopal Church: 91 Main St., Falmouth, MA (MAP)
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  • Saturday, February 26, 2011 3:00 pm
  • Music of the French Baroque, with Heloise Degrugillier, recorder
  • Thomas Crane Public Library: 40 Washington St., Quincy, MA, USA (MAP)
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  • Free!
  • Saturday, January 29, 2011 2:00 pm
  • Music of the French Baroque, with Heloise Degrugillier, recorder
  • Melrose Unitarian Church: 70 W. Emerson St., Melrose, MA, USA (MAP)
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  • $20/$15 students & seniors/free for under 17
  • Monday, January 24, 2011 7:00 pm
  • World premiere of Baroque Concerto, Op. 107, by Larry Thomas Bell
  • Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory: 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA, USA (MAP)
  • Baroque Concerto, Op. 107, for alto recorder, harpsichord, 'cello and strings
    by Larry Thomas Bell
    with Aldo Abreu, recorder, and Sam Ou, cello

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  • Saturday, December 11, 2010
  • Handel's Messiah with the Providence Singers
  • VMA Arts and Cultural Center: 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence, RI, USA (MAP)
  •  Andrew Clark conducts the fantastic Providence Singers!
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  • Tuesday, December 7, 2010 7:00 pm
  • Framingham State University Chorus Holiday Concert
  • Framingham State University (Heineman Ecumenical and Cultural Center): 100 State Street, Framingham, MA, USA (MAP)
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  • free
  • Monday, December 6, 2010 1:30 pm
  • Framingham State University Chorus Holiday Concert
  • Framingham State University (Heineman Ecumenical and Cultural Center): 100 State Street, Framingham, MA, USA (MAP)
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  • free
  • Sunday, November 21, 2010 3:00 pm
  • ReBirth: masterworks of the Renaissance
  • Narrows Center for the Arts: 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA, USA (MAP)
  • Sine Nomine choral ensemble in concert
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  • Saturday, November 20, 2010 7:00 pm
  • ReBirth: masterworks of the Renaissance
  • Grace Episcopal Church: 133 School St., New Bedford, MA, USA (MAP)
  • Sine Nomine choral ensemble in concert
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  • Thursday, November 11, 2010 12:15 pm
  • Mid-Day Harpsichord Recital
  • First Church in Boston: 66 Marlborough St., Boston, MA, USA (MAP)
  •  www.firstchurchbostonmusic.org

    Frank Warren: Three Inventions, Op. 6 (1979)
    J.S. Bach: Allegro, from Violin Sonata VI, BWV 1019
    Larry Thomas Bell: Partita No. 2, Op. 102 (World Premiere)
  • donations accepted
  • Monday, November 1, 2010 8:00 pm
  • Bach: Complete Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord
  • 98.7 WFMT: Chicago, IL, USA (MAP)
  • Live performance on WFMT, Chicago's classical music station, with baroque violinist Rachel Barton Pine.

    Listen on the air in Chicago (98.7FM) or worldwide on the internet!

    (Note: 8pm performance time is Chicago time and 9pm East Coast time!)

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    Click here for the live stream.
  • Sunday, October 24, 2010 3:00 pm
  • Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
  • VMA Arts and Cultural Center: 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence, RI, USA (MAP)
  • Organ with the New Bedford Symphony and the Providence Singers.

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  • Sunday, October 10, 2010 1:30 pm
  • Hilary Anne Walker and James Onstad in recital
  • First Church in Boston: 66 Marlborough St., Boston, MA, USA (MAP)
  • Mezzo-soprano Hilary Anne Walker and tenor James Onstad perform works by Monteverdi, Strozzi, Purcell and Bach, with Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord.

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  • Monday, August 23, 2010
  • recording the music of Larry Thomas Bell
  • Recording Bell's Partita No. 2 for Harpsichord and the Serenade for Recorder, Cello and Harpsichord (Aldo Abreau, recorder; Sam Ou, cello)
  • Sunday, August 22, 2010
  • recording the music of Larry Thomas Bell
  • Recording Bell's Partita No. 2 for Harpsichord and the Serenade for Recorder, Cello and Harpsichord (Aldo Abreau, recorder; Sam Ou, cello)
  • Thursday, August 12, 2010 7:30 pm
  • VentiCordi chamber music festival
  • Christ Church: 6 Dane Street, Kennebunk, ME, USA (MAP)
  • Manuel de Falla: Concerto for Harpsichord and other works

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  • Admission: $20; Seniors -$15; 18 & younger, $5
  • Thursday, July 15, 2010 4:00 pm
  • Catskills Irish Arts Week with uilleann piper Jerry O'Sullivan
  • East Durham, NY (MAP)
  • The CD release concert of the long-awaited O'Sullivan Meets O'Farrell, Vol. 2 will feature Grammy Award winning uilleann piper Jerry O'Sullivan with Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord.

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©2011 Paul Cienniwa