Dedicated to Lalo Schifrin, Walter Scharf, Elmer Berstain and the terrific TV nature documentary themes and orchestral music of my childhood.
Had I been commissioned to compose the Jacques Cousteau theme music this would be it.

Pangean Dances: Suite For Symphony Orchestra

Music for wind quintet inspired by my time living in Southwest Wisconsin.
Mov. I. Platteville Blues
Mov. II. The Shake Rag Waltz
Mov. III. March Of The Merry Miners
Mov. IV. Cave Of The Mounds
Mov. V. Fiddler's Fair



Driftless Suite for Woodwind Quintet Mov. I-V

Tuscan Portaits: Ancient Roads 2023

Updated new Midi realization of my 2014 orchestra composition dedicated to the Gulf Of Mexico wildlife victims of the 2010 Deep Water Horizon oil spill disaster.

Songs From The Gulf Of Sorrows 2025

I. The Jolly Merchant
II. The Dark Woods
III. Gypsy Cab
IV. Locking Horns
V. Hymn: Jezu, Tys caly krwia zbroczony
VI. Elliott Dreams
VII. The Fabulous Finches

Matchbook Suite for Woodwind Trio 2023

Orchestral fantasy on old folk songs from the Winnebago tribe recorded by ethno-musicologists in the 1940s-50s. 
I. The Unfaithful Woman
II. Love Song
III. Flute Song
IV. Lullaby
V. Finale

Song Catcher: Fantasy on Nartive American Folk Songs for Symphony Orchestra

I composed this tune back in 1979 and dedicated it to Ralph Towner. This version is from the album Awakenings by Chris Cortez. Me on Oboe, Chris on guitar, Andrew Leinhard on Piano, Glen Ackerman on bass and Joel Fulghum on drums.

Eventide by Mark Piszczek

Nomads For Symphony Orchestra 2025

Dedication and March  for Symphonic Wind Ensemble 2025

The Song Of Arion for Symphony Orch. 2025

The Holly & The Ivy

Dangerous Times

Forgotten Coast composed bt Mark Piszczek from the Larry Williams CD, The Seeker.
Larry Williams- Guitar, bass, percusssion, 
Mark Piszczek - Soprano Saxophone, Keyboards

The Forgotten Coast

Mov. I. Blue Springs Eternal from Monadnock Dreams for Flute and Piano

Composer, Mark Piszczek (b. 1957) is a native of central Florida where his parents worked in the fledgling space program. A professional performer on both oboe and saxophone, Piszczek has a deep background in both jazz and classical music. He has led his own groups and worked as a studio musician for over twenty five years.
Piszczek's father was a devout fan of classical music and it played daily on the family phonograph. This early exposure to concert music and the presence of highly competent music teachers, instilled a love of music that later turned into a life long passion. The composer cites the music of Karel Husa, Bela Bartok, Miles Davis,Chick Corea and Ralph Towner as key influences in his early musical development. 
Piszczek studied oboe at the University of South Florida and the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. After years of performing professionally as a jazz artist, he decided to return to his classical roots and recieved a masters degree in composition at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, where he studied with composers, Elliott Schwartz and Dan Sonenberg. 
Piszczek now resides in Melbourne Fl. He has written hundreds of jazz compositions, a woodwind quintet, string quartet, four works for chamber orchestra, a brass quintet, a trio for clarinet, viola and piano, a symphony for winds and percussion, six new works for symphony orchestra, a quartet for flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano,  a trio for oboe, cello and piano and a flute sonata. He was also a featured artist for his mixed media installation, Chicanery Rows at the inaugural exhibition of the Sue Scott Gallery in New York City. 
When not composing, Piszczek enjoys traveling with his life partner, author, Vanessa Blakeslee and playing with his jazz group Strange Angels.

Mark Piszczek- Composer, Arranger

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