Robert Dusek

March 12, 2011

Today marks the 15th year that Dr. Dusek has been an adjudicator at the National Federation of Music Teacher's Junior Festival, held this year at Niwot High School in Niwot, Colorado.   Bob judged most of the ensemble performances, including concerto categories.  "The students were remarkably well prepared this year, making the decision making process more difficult than usual."  In fifteen years of adjudicating this event, Bob has never awarded a superior plus rating; that is, until today.  "There was one student who's playing could only be described as 'flawless.'  I never expected to here something like that from a high school student, and I probably never will again."

January 1, 2011

After some negotiating, Dr. Dusek has accepted the position of Director of Worship and Arts at Horizon Community Church in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.  www.horizoncommunity.org.  This position will allow Bob to work with various ensembles and choirs and allow him to develop a multi-faceted worship ministry while giving him enough time to pursue his personal musical and artistic interests.  Bob takes the reigns January 8th, the first contract period being a year.

September 2010

After far too many months, Zone has finally arrived!  Written for American pianist Bryan Pezzone, Zone utilizes amplified piano, B3 organ, a large orchestra and a whole lot of percussion to assault the senses with a fusion virtuosity not seen since Deep Purple's live performances of Space Truckin'.  Bryan has called the work a masterpiece.  Now the real work begins: finding an orchestra with a conductor that's just crazy enough to bring this baby to the world!

March 8, 2010

Composing began on a new concerto for amplified piano, Hammon B3 organ, and large orchestra this week.  The work is being written for pianist Bryan Pezzone and is described as "Deep Purple meets Bela Bartok."  The tentative title of this new work is "Zone" and it promises to be a high-energy and rediculously virtuosic nigtmare ride through a sonic playground!

October 11, 2009

Robert Dusek will be performing Ives monumental masterpiece, the Second Fortepiano Sonata: Concord, Mass. 1840-60 next month.  This large and complex composition celebrates the spirit of transcendentalism through musical character scketches of Emerson, Hawthorne, the Alcotts and Thoreau.  The concert will take place Saturday evening at 7:00 pm at the Rivendell College Auditorium, 5495 Baseline Road, Boulder, CO 80303.  A free preconcert lecture is at 6:00 pm.

August 1, 2009

Robert's Clarinet Concerto, originally slated for international release in early May, is finally here!  This recording is actually a re-release of a recording done with John Russo of Boston, MA and the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra in 1999.  Much of the original analog rcording has been cleaned up and remastered.  The CD is titled "Contemporary American Art" and includes large ensemble pieces by several American composers.  The Clarinet Concerto is the ancor piece and occupies the first position on the disc.   The CD is available directly through CRS, www.crsnews.org, or through Tower Records and other retail outlets. 

June 2, 2009

On the evening of June 2nd, Robert Dusek was inducted into the Menomonee Falls High School Hall of Fame for his contributions to the field of music.  The evening included a dinner reception, a recognition ceremony and a concert featuring the world premiere of Dusek's new band piece, Amethyst.  All in all it was an evening of celebration.

April 12, 2009

Centerpoint Community Church (Arvada, CO) presented the premier of Bob's most recent Easter production, An Empty Tomb, A Risen Hope, Sunday morning, April 12th.  This year's production did not include any original musical composition, but rather arrangements of popular contemporary Christian music for chamber choir, 5 piece band, and various soloists.  The production also included drama, multi-media presentations and narration.  The production was well received and well performed, despite the fact that two members of the congregation were offended by the "not so holy" nature of the drama element!