The Violin Futura Project was developed by violinist and composer Piotr Szewczyk in 2005. The project is a compilation of commissioned miniatures for solo violin that feature over thirty international modern composers and how they are re-defining the solo violin. "The purpose of the Violin Futura Project is to sample the creative environment of our times by showcasing the wide variety of styles present in the 21st century, and to create a body of new solo violin repertoire." (Szewczyk) The composers on this album represent numerous countries and cultures including the United States, UK, Poland, Mexico, China, Hong-Kong, Japan, Canada, and Germany. Although the works stand alone as miniatures, when performed together paint a landscape of music in the 21st century. Szewczyk has been a member of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra since 2007, and has won numerous awards including the Interlochen Concerto Competition, CCM Chamber Music Competition, and Young Artist String Competition, among others.

Tracklist:

Ephemeral Rhapsody
Mister Blister
The Doors In The Sky, Op. 706
Sizzle
Blue Berceuse
Red Bull #3
Homecoming
Left For The Dogs
Fish Gotta Swim
Żubrówka
Toward The Other Shore
Rush
Cirque
Real Phone Key
Fp (For Piotr)
Midnight Dance
All Wheel Drive
Buyer's Remorse
Coming Undone
Scatterbrain
Benediction
Caprice
Respite
Puce
Swoosh
Memories
Yang-Ge Dance
Gegenschein
Tossing And Turning
Moto Perpetuo
Whiffet
Idylle
First Coast Groove

UPC: 896931003285
Label: Navona
Release Date: 2.12.16
Format: CD

Bahr / Szewczyk - Piotr Szewczyk - Violin Futura (2 CD)