Loretta K. Notareschi, Composer

A Reflection on Female and Minority Representation in Concert Seasons By Loretta K. Notareschi, PhD In my position as a music professor at Regis University, I teach a lot of music appreciation courses. Some of these courses are about Western

For solo ukulele, ca. 11′ Classical Pieces for the Intermediate PlayerIn Standard Notation and Tab No. 1: RockingNo. 2: StillNo. 3: AgitatedNo. 4: RestlessNo. 5: WeepingNo. 6: Fired UpNo. 7: Moving Score Sample Printed Score (U.S. only) – $17.00  

Colorado Public Radio released a podcast about String Quartet OCD on Centennial Sounds in August 2017. In September 2017, The Playground Ensemble and I did a residency with String Quartet OCD at Children’s Hospital Colorado under the auspices of Chamber

Guitarist and ukulele-player extraordinaire James Cline and I talk composition process, books, and even chess on the inaugural episode of his new podcast, The Musical Life with James Cline. After a few more episodes get posted, you’ll be able to subscribe on

Inspired by Cate Burlington‘s sad-yet-hilarious post from 2015 called Actual words my coworkers have said to me, a woman in tech, I decided to contribute my own facepalm-worthy list (with commentary) of actual things that have been said (or in one

I was honored to be chosen to present a talk, along with The Playground Ensemble performing the last two movements of String Quartet OCD, at TEDxMileHighWomen in October 2016. While the prospect of speaking in front of 2800 people was daunting,

I’m happy to say that my String Quartet OCD has received some press over the last several months. This piece, in the autobiographical tradition of string quartets (think: Beethoven, Smetena, Janacek, Berg, Shostakovich…), concerns my experience with postpartum OCD, a

Colorado Public Radio featured a story in February 2016 about my new piece String Quartet OCD: Denver Composer Reflects on Postpartum OCD in New Piece Sarah Whitnah, Leslie Sawyer, Donald Schumacher, and Richard vonFoerster of The Playground Ensemble recorded the

Just about anytime I see a friend these days, they ask, “Are you still on sabbatical?” The answer is yes! I am on sabbatical from the Music Program at Regis University until August 2015. “What have you been doing?” is the

Recently I’ve posted on this website a series of pieces using an electronic instrument I designed in Max. It’s called the Drone Machine, and here’s a screen shot of the playing surface: This surface hides the construction of the instrument, which