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In July I was very happy to travel to Citta’ di Castello, Italy, to participate in the International Summer Arts Institute (thanks to generous funding from Regis University’s Faculty Development Committee). There my Liquid Sings was performed by Italian clarinetist

The Walden School Creative Musicians Retreat

As the school year at Regis draws to a close, I’m increasingly thinking about The Walden School Creative Musicians Retreat, where I’ll be teaching in June. Sam Pluta, Caroline Mallonee, Marshall Bessieres, Shawn Crouch, Jim Mobberley, and Wet Ink will

Duo Montagnard Update

Matthew Slotkin of the Duo Montagnard wrote to tell me, “We performed [Two About Two] on our recent tour in Indiana, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana, and the piece was very well received.” My music has now officially gone more

Duo Montagnard to play Two About Two

I just found out from Matt Slotkin, the guitarist of the guitar/sax duo Duo Montagnard (saxophonist is Joseph Murphy), that they’re going to play my new guitar/soprano sax version of Two About Two in several places in the coming months.

Rocky Mountain Arts Association posts video of Wake, O Earth

I was very happy just now to see that the Rocky Mountain Arts Association has posted a new video of Wake, O Earth on YouTube. The Denver Gay Men’s Chorus performs, with Donnie Lemley on trumpet and Ben Riggs conducting.

Liquid Sings to be performed at the International Summer Arts Institute

A few days ago I was contacted by Italian clarinetist Arianna Tieghi. She plans to perform my clarinet piece Liquid Sings this July at the 2012 International Summer Arts Institute in Citta di Castello, Italy (see their website). This is part

Regis University Collegium 10th Anniversary

I’ve been commissioned to write a piece for the Regis University Collegium’s 10th anniversary concert, which will be this spring (April, I think). It’s going to be for SATB singers, recorders, dulcien (a precursor to the bassoon), and hand bells

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to everyone! I’m considering my new WordPress site a Christmas gift to myself. I’m enjoying setting it up and tinkering with it, but it will be awhile before it looks the way I want, so please be patient!

Welcome to my new website

Hello all and welcome to my new website! I’m going to transfer all the content from my old site, lorettanotareschi.com, here shortly and even point the domain name here, so you won’t be able to see the old site at

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Disegni MusicMonday, August 12th, 2019 at 3:45pm

I was thrilled to learn that Donald Bousted has made a new video of my Five Etudes and posted it today. The performance is as sensitive as any composer could wish for. He will also perform the works in the U.K. in September.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EerEJo1NYRA&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR02bISdgFTgIxew0kjh-1du66YvwtQ9NxbURSyWwNq5drHizbfjg4rSF4g

Five Etudes by Loretta K. Notareschi

Five Etudes for solo ukulele written in 2018 by Loretta Notareschi, American composer and professor of music at Regis University. http://lorettanotareschi.com

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Disegni MusicMonday, August 12th, 2019 at 3:38pm

Do you make music with video? Check out this opportunity and share widely.

Call for Scores
Chamber Electronica: Movie Night! New Music with Video
The Playground Ensemble, Denver’s premier new music ensemble, is seeking chamber works with accompanying video, including interactive video, for performance on our 2019- 2020 season. Scheduled performance date is 10/27/19, 7:30pm at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. Additional performances pending.
To submit, please create a folder in Google Drive labelled ‘MovieNight-your last name’ and share it with playground@playgroundensemble.org by 11:59PM MDT 9/1/19.
Composers may submit up to two works that meet the following specifications:
• Duration: 3-12 minutes
• Instrumentation: any combination of the following: 1 flute/piccolo/alto flute, 1 violin, 1 cello, percussion, 1 soprano or mezzo-soprano voice, 1 piano, electronics.
• Works MUST HAVE an accompanying video component as that is the point of the concert.

In the Google Drive folder, please include
• A text file (Microsoft Word, Google Doc, or similar) with
o A statement that you are submitting one or more scores for consideration for the Playground Ensemble’s Movie Night concert.
o Your name as you would like it to appear in the program
o Your phone number & email address
o A paragraph or two of biographical information suitable for a printed program (include your year of birth).
o A paragraph or two of notes about each piece suitable for a printed program (include the year each piece was composed).
• Your score(s) and any necessary instructions.
• The video component that accompanies your piece (.mov, .mp4 preferred. Interactive video will also be considered)
• Any audio files that are needed as part of the piece (.wav or .aiff preferred. Interactive audio will also be considered)
• Recordings of previous performances if you think it would be useful.

Notification of selected works/ composers by 9/15/19.
All Playground Ensemble decisions are final. We reserve the right to not select any submitted work.

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Disegni Music shared a post.Saturday, July 6th, 2019 at 7:51pm

Still some spaces left! Register now...starts tomorrow! 🙂

Loretta

Hi lovely people!
I am offering a beginning songwriting class on Sunday evenings in July, from 6:30-7:45pm starting July 7. I would love to have you join!

Let's Write a Song!
Have you always wanted to write a song but weren't sure how to get started? Do you have musical ideas you'd like to be able to write down and share with other musicians? Join us for this four-session workshop on beginning songwriting. You will learn about music notation, scales and chords, rhythm, and how to set lyrics to music. In the first three sessions, we will discover and practice the nuts and bolts of capturing your musical ideas on paper. In the last session, we will have an informal recital presentation of your songs. Come and join us for this fun, hands-on introduction to composition.

When: Sundays in July 2019: July 7, 14, 21, and 28, 6:30-7:45pm
Where: Do Re Mi Lessons in Littleton
Ages: 14 to adult
Cost: $125 plus optional purchase of staff paper notebook ($3.50)

Register here: doremilessons.com

Please spread the word!

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Disegni MusicSaturday, June 29th, 2019 at 9:39pm

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Disegni MusicFriday, June 28th, 2019 at 4:35pm

A little mid-year tabulating...I've discovered that in 2019 so far I've sold music to people in 9 countries: Denmark, Australia, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Singapore, Canada, Thailand, and the United States. In the U.S., my music has gone to people in New Hampshire, Oklahoma, California, Oregon, Illinois, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Missouri, Indiana, Colorado, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Iowa, Ohio, and North Carolina. Yay!

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Disegni MusicThursday, May 23rd, 2019 at 2:34pm

Samantha Muir sounds beautiful in this expressive performance of the second of my Songs Without Words, Lament.

II.Lament

From Songs Without Words for solo ukulele by Loretta Notareschi played by me, Sam Muir. The score, in TAB and notation, is available here: http://lorettanota...

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