Select Performances
After the City Wept (SA chorus and piano) (2002)
Bach Children’s Chorus, Karla Krogstad, conductor
October 26, 2002 Rochester NY
Golden Fleece Ltd., Wendy Brown, soprano; and Elizabeth Cherry, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Carlo Bo, music director
December 8, 2006 New York City
Alto e Glorioso Dio (soprano and piano) (2004)
Daena Mireau, soprano; John Bowen, piano
November 24, 2004; New York City
Alison Buchanan, soprano; Terrance Patterson, piano
December 11, 2004; Jacksonville, FL
Art Under the Radar (documentary film score) (2000)
Aired repeatedly on PBS Stations throughout the US
WNET (NYC) August 24, 2001
Autumn Elegy (baritone and piano) (2001)
Christopheren Nomura, baritone; David Alpher, piano;
December 4, 2004; New York City
Christopheren Nomura, baritone
September 12, 2004; Santa Rosa, CA
Samuel Hepler, baritone; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
June 8, 2002; West Chester, PA
Chris Pedro Trakas, baritone; Jennifer Peterson, piano
December 5, 2001 New York City
December 8, 2001 New York City
Be Brave (soprano, baritone and piano) (2002)
Melissa Marshall, soprano, Samuel Hepler, baritone; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
June 8, 2002; West Chester, PA
Beating Down (trio for violin, cello and piano) (1995)
Beulah Cox, violin; Matt Fell, cello; Sachiko Kato, piano
Nov. 22, 2003; Storm King Music Festival, NY
Vector Five: Part Two
Sept.16, 2000, New York City
WNYC-FM broadcast; David Garland, host
Sept.12, 2000, New York City
Andreas Trio (Renee Jolles, Dorothy Lawson, Christopher Oldfather)
May 17, 2000, New York City
Blood on the Cat’s Neck (theater score, play by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) (2007)
Eugene lang College theaterDepartment, Zishan Ugurlu, director
March 1-4, 2007, LaMama Annex, New York City
The Bonfire of the Vanities (opera excerpts)
American Opera Projects: Anne Grazcyk, soprano; Jennifer Hines, mezzo-soprano; Michael Zegarski, baritone; Steven Osgood, piano
June 2-3, 2006; New York City
Melissa Errico, mezzo-soprano; Anna Bergman,Virginia Woodruff, sopranos; Chuck Cooper, bass-baritone; Moses Burke, baritone; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
December 21, 2006, New York City
Chain of Women (SSA chorus with piano) (2000)
New York Treble Singers; Virginia Davidson, conductor
March 16, 2001; New York City
Cutting Loose: Concerto for Trumpet, Percussion and Strings (2000)
Chris Gekker, trumpet; Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Richard Auldon Clark, conductor
Nov. 5, 2000 New York City
Chris Gekker, trumpet; Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Richard Auldon Clark, conductor
June 12, 2001 New York City
Daughters of Odessa (soprano and piano) (1998)
Edith Tidwell, soprano; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
September 6, 2007, Louisville, KY
Jeannette Fontaine, soprano; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
October 1, 2004, Las Vegas, NE
Emily Bulwick, soprano; Kristine Elsbery, piano
March 28, 2004, Nashville, TN
Heidi Skok, soprano; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
March 9, 2000 New York City
Heidi Skok, soprano; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
October 6, 2000, Washington D.C.
The Drowning (from “La Llorona”) (2002)
Melissa Marshall, soprano; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
June 8, 2002; West Chester, PA
Entrances and Departures (mezzosoprano, baritone, chamber orchestra) (2005)
Maria Zifchack, mezzosoprano; Daniel Mobbs, baritone; North/South Chamber Orchestra, Max Lifchitz, conductor
April 11, 2005, New York City
Fiddlesticks trio (for two violins and cello) (2006)
Lisa Tipton and Sebu Sirinian, violins; Ariane Lallemand, cello
Macrh 6, 2006; Weill Recital at Carnegie Hall, New York City
Girl in the Mirror (SATB chorus with orchestra) (2000)
New Jersey Gay Men’s Chorus
March 30 & 31, 2003; May 30 &31, 2003
Northern Cancer Research Foundation
May 2 & 3, 2003
Turtle Creek Chorale, Women’s Chorus of Dallas, Tampa Bay Women’s Chorus, Tampa Bay Gay Men’s Chorus; New England Symphonic Ensemble; Tim Seelig, conductor
May 26, 2002; Carnegie Hall, NYC
Turtle Creek Chorale and Women’s Chorus of Dallas; Metropolis Symphony Orchestra; Tim Seelig, director
June 11, 2000 (premiere) Dallas, TX
High Summer (soprano and piano) (2001)
Marcellina van der Grinten, mezzo-soprano; Jörg Ritter, piano
March 21, 2007; New York City
Heidi Skok, soprano; Martin Hennessy, piano
February 10, 2002, New York City
Elizabeth Farnum, soprano; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
May 6, 2001, New York City
High Summer (soprano and chamber ensemble) (2001)
Adina Aaron, soprano; Keiko Halop, piano; Scott Martin, percussion
April 11, 2004; Carnegie Hall, NYC
Leslie Hamilton, soprano; Storm King Festival Ensemble
June 26, 2002; Storm King, NY
Heidi Skok, soprano; Vector Five Ensemble
October 25, 2001, New York City
In Memoriam (soprano and piano) (1999)
Beth Fischer, soprano; Megumi Kitamura, piano
May 13, 2004 New York City
Melissa Marshall, soprano; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
June 8, 2002; West Chester, PA
The Last Angry Man (documentary film score) (1999)
Square Deal Productions; Robert Millis & Christopher Houser, directors
November 29, 1999 (premiere), Oregon Public Television
July 13, 2000, New York Independent Film Festival, Clearview Cinema,
Manned Flight (flute concerto) (1999)
Andrea Artley, flutist; United States Army String Orchestra, Jim keene, conductor
February 9, 2006, Fort Meyer,, VA.
Andrea Artley, flutist; United States Army Band
April 20, 2004; Washington D.C.
The Monster Bed (one-act opera) (1990)
Crossroads Arts Council; Robert De Cormier, chorus director, Peter Miller, conductor, Randy Haldeman, director, Ileen Blackman, choreographer
June 28-29, 2002 Rutland, VT
Mannes Opera; Mark Shapiro, conductor; Peter Wallace, director
May 8-10, 1998, New York City
Golden Fleece Ltd.; Lou Rodgers, director
May 17, 1998 (excerpts), New York City
MNN Cable TV broadcast, New York City
November 28 & December 6, 1998
Mothers and Daughters (SSA chorus with piano) (2000)
New York Treble Singers; Virginia Davidson, conductor
March 17, 2000 (premiere) New York City
The Muse Is Not Amused (soprano and string quartet) (1999)
Beth Fischer, soprano; Megumi Kitamura, piano
May 13, 2004 New York City
Melissa Marshall, soprano; Meridian String Quartet
September 18, 1999 (premiere) New York City
The Muse Is Not Amused (soprano and piano) (1999)
Lisa Daehlin, soprano; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
Oct.15, 2006, City Center, New York City
Francoise Vanhecke, sropano/piano
January 28, 2005; Cologne, Germany
Francoise Vanhecke, soprano/piano
December 1, 2004 Festival Van Vlaanderen, Belgium
The Muse Is Not Amused (mezzosoprano and chamber orchestra) (2000)
Desiree Halac, mezzo-soprano; North/South Consonance Orchestra
June 6, 2000 (premiere) New York City
Night (soprano and piano) (2004)
Jeannette Fontaine, soprano; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
October 1, 2004 (premiere), Las Vegas, NE
Opera Diva (theater score for voices and keyboard)
The Chuck Mee Challenge; Six Figures Theatre Company, Erica Gould, director
November 18-19, 2006; West end theatre, New York city
Operetta (theater score for voices and ensemble, play by Witold Gombrowicz)
Eugene Lang College Theater department, Zishan Ugurlu, director
March 9-12, 2006; LaMama Annex, New York City
The Other Wise Man (one-act opera) (1996)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Bart Folse, conductor; Wendy Ng, director;
December 9, 2000, Singapore
The Passing (film score) (1996)
Andrea Artley, flutist; United States Army Band
April 20, 2004; Washington D.C.
WPRB-FM broadcast; Marvin Rosen, host
December 27, 1999, Princeton, NJ
September Requiem (soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone and piano) (2002)
Jennifer Bates, soprano; Mary Ann Stewart, mezzo-soprano; Samuel Hepler, baritone; Adrienne Kim, piano;
February 12, 2004, New York City
Elizabeth Farnum, soprano; Mary Ann Stewart, mezzo-soprano; Samuel Hepler, baritone; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
September 8, 2002 (premiere), Hastings-on-Hudson NY
Shades of Darkness (Clarinet and strings) (1986)
Andiamo Chamber Ensemble; Julian Milkis, clarinet;
Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theater, March 18-20, 2004 New York City
Sonata for Flute and Piano (1986)
Barbara Siesel, flute; Elisenda Fabregas, piano
August 26-30, 1998, Beijing, China
Barbara Siesel, flute; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
February 22, 1998, New York City
Songs for the Occasion (2005)
Sahoko Sato, mezzo-sorpano; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
March 13, 2006, New York City
Sahoko Sato, mezzo-soprano; Jun Komatsu, piano
February 17, 2006; Bangkok, Thailand
SpeakEasy (2006)
Chuck Cooper, baritone & members of The Fire Dept.; Stefania de Kenessey, keyboard
Oct.22-24, 2006; Joe’s Pub, NYC
String Quartet (1984)
ATA Concert Ensemble: Pauline Kim & Conrad Harris, violins; Dov Scheindlin, viola; Christine Kim, cello
June 9, 2005, New York City
Sudden Light (mezzo-soprano, baritone, piano) (2003)
Desiree Halac, mezzo-soprano; Daniel Mobbs, baritone; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
February 22, 2004; New York City
Summer Nights (orchestra) (1990)
Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theater
April 19-21, 2001 New York City
Time’s First Afternoon (voice, trumpet and harpsichord) (2003)
Karen Geer, soprano; Thomas Verchot, trumpet; William Peek, harpsichord
May 21, 2004; Brooklyn, NY
Traveling Light (violin, cello and piano) (1986)
“Undone”: Brian Reeder, choreographer; Ashley Tuttle & Trey Gillen, dancers
Oct.15, 2006, City Center, New York City
Hartt Contemporary Players
December 3, 2004; Hartford, CT
Treinta (dance score for voice and ensemble)
Lisa daehlin, soprano
March 23-24, 2007 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, NYC
Wintersong (orchestra) (1995)
WOMR-FM, July 24, 2001, Cape Cod MA
Metropolis Youth Orchestra; Robert Ian Winstin, conductor
June 28-July 19, 2000 Sydney, Australia
April 28-30, 2000 Chicago, IL
Recordings
“Autumn Elegy”
Never Broken
Christopheren Nomura, baritone; David Alpher, piano
Center Stage Records, 2004
Shades of Light, Shades of Dark
Chamber Music of Stefania de Kenessey
The Andiamo Chamber Ensemble; Stefania de Kenessey, pianist
North/South Records, 2000
“Girl in the Mirror”
Sing for the Cure
Turtle Creek Chorale and Women’s Chorus of Dallas, Timothy Seelig, Director
TCC Records, 2000
Sunburst
Sunbursts: Solo Piano Works by 7 American Women
Nanette Kaplan Solomon, pianist
Leonarda Records, 1998
Sunburst and Beating Down
Two By Three: Music By Women
Mary Kathleen Ernst, piano; Teri Lazar, violin; Marcio Botelho, cello
North/South Records, 1998
Concerto for Trumpet, Percussion and Strings
Christopher Gekker, trumpet
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Richard Auldon Clark, Conductor
Helicon Records, 2007 release
Sonata for Flute and Piano
Barbara Siesel, flute; Elisenda Fabregas, piano
E.R.M. Records, 2007 release
Broadcasts
Recordings are aired regularly on
WNYC-FM, New York, NY; David Garland, host
WPRB-FM, Princeton, NJ; Marvin Rosen, host
WOMR-FM, Wellfleet, MA; Canary Burton, host
WNIB-FM, Chicago, IL; Bruce Duffie, host
Antenna Internet Radio; Christopher DeLaurenti, host
Stefania de Kenessey Interview: “Women’s Work”
Podcast: March 21, 2007
Florence Academy of Art
Feb.4, 2006