Zoran Dukić has recorded Cinema Paradiso for the Guitar CoOp label. The album Black Bile will be released in May 2022. Films of all six movements have been launched to coincide with the release of the CD (links below). Cinema Paradiso is based on films by Quentin Tarantino, Wim Wenders, Lars von Trier, Francois Truffaut, and Charlie Chaplin.
1, Paris, Texas
2, Modern Times
3, Noir
4, Mandalay
5, 451
6, Tarantino

Steve Cowan and Adam Cicchillitti were the soloists with the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra for the premiere of Landscape and Memory for two guitars and strings. The concert took place on 19th March 2022 as part of the Guitare Alla Grande festival in Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada. Further performances and a recording release are planned for 2023.

Cocktail List is a set of 12 miniatures, each based on a particular cocktail. The piece was commissioned by Zoran Dukić and Aniello Desiderio. The first performance takes place at the Kurfürstliches Schloss, Koblenz, Germany, on 2nd June 2022, as part of the 30th Koblenz Guitar Festival.

The next performance of the Koblenz Concerto will take place on 3rd June 2022 as part of the Koblenz International Guitar Festival. The soloists will be SoloDuo (Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela) with the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie conducted by Pavel Baleff

Grammy winner David Russell’s recording of Cantigas de Santiago is now available on all platforms on the Azica label. In April David released a film of the piece through the Omni Foundation. The film was made in the 12th century church of Santa María la Blanca, Villalcázar de Sirga, Spain. Cantigas de Santiago is a modern reworking of medieval music associated with the Camino. This ancient pilgrimage route leads to the shrine of St. James in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

Steve’s cello and guitar piece Still Life has been nominated for a prestigious Ivor Novello Award in the chamber music composition category.

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Wynwood Walls was commissioned by Mesut Özgen for the 2023 Miami GuitART Festival. The concerto is scored for guitar, strings, and percussion and will receive its premiere in February 2023. It is based on 20th and 21st century artworks, which give their titles to the eleven sections.

The next performance of A Concerto of Colours will take place in Glasgow in November 2022. Nicholas Goluses will be the soloist with the RCS Wind Ensemble.

Verismo was commissioned by Aniello Desiderio, who will give the first performance on 20th October 2022 at Kings Place, London. Verismo is a fantasy for guitar based on themes from 19th and 20th Century Italian operas by composers such as Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, and Mascagni. Aniello will record the piece on his next album.