Free and unprepared improvisation on this, my favourite Prelude and Fugue by Bach from the whole Well-Tempered Clavier, II. You can hear it took me awhile to find a "crack" in the monolith that is Bach. In any case, I like this first attempt at improvising on Bach's music. It took me to unexpected, darker places, as well as challenged me in ways never experienced before.

Improvisation on Prelude No. 20 in A Minor BWV 889 by Bach

This piece for piano and clarinet in Bb/Bass Clarinet was written during a residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in Florida. 
It is inspired by the image you see. The space object known as Arp 194, which astronomers think shows the interaction of two galaxies with possible birth of a new galaxy (the blue matter between them). 
The piece is a conversation between the two players, which at times proves hard but sometimes it is seamless and joyous. 
The piece is still “an orphan”, i.e. it is looking for a first performance, a World Premiere, so to speak. 
Contact me if you or someone you know might be interested.

Arp 194 for Piano and a Wandering Clarinet

A Glass House, for Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Violoncello, Percussion and Piano.
A Glass House is inspired by a Tomas Tranströmer poem called “Allegro”:

I play Haydn after a black day
and feel a simple warmth in my hands.

The keys are willing. Soft hammers strike.
The resonance is lively, calm and green.

The sound says that freedom exists
and someone pays no tax to Caesar.

I shove down my hands in my Haydnpockets
and imitate a person looking calmly at the world.

I hoist my Haydnflag - it means:
"We never give up. But want peace. "

The Music is a glass house on the slope
where the stones fly, the stones roll.

And the stones roll right through
but each glass pane remains intact.



A Glass House

From the original score to "The LIbertine" - Talk is Free Theatre, Barrie, ON, Canada.

Written by Thomas Shadwell. Directed and Adapted by Jeannette Lambermont-Morey. Set and Costumes by Cathy Elliott. Lighting by Jareth Li. Fight choreography by Simon Fon. Music and Sound by Dimitar Pentchev. Stage Management by Lori Anderson. Assistant Director Jennifer Stewart. Apprentice Stage Manager Meghan Maguire.Technical director Beth Elliot. Production Manager Garion Scott.

Cast: Jakob Ehman, Ruby Joy, Mikaela Davies, Benjamin Blais, Tim Fitzgerald Walker,Tiffany Martin, Edward Charette and Theresa Tova.

Libertine - Whispers

Libertine - Wedding Dress

In memory of my dear, dear friend Matt Tomlanovich, director, mentor, helper and an extraordinary person. 
The lyrics are his and the music is mine. It was part of a production of "Much Ado About Nothing" for the Shakespeare in the Park Festival of Dallas, Texas with Junior Players.

Found The Right Boy

"Are You a Tulip, Hyacinth, or a Rose" (Лале ли си, зюмбюл ли си, гюл ли си") is a famous Bulgarian folk song associated with the legendary Bulgarian singer Verka Siderova, who brought it to prominence. She claimed the song has passed in her family for at least 3 generations.
This is my rendition, in free improvised form, in just one take in the studio.

Are You a Tulip or a Hyacinth, or a Rose? | Free Piano Improvisation

This is a piece of free improvisation I recorded recently, inspired by one of my earliest childhood memories - my parents dancing the Tango.

Mom and Dad Dancing Tango|Free piano improvisation

A short musical excerpt based on the Neapolitan folk song "Scalinatella". Both guitar and violin performed by George Pentchev, 15.

The Old Country Is Calling

Solo piano piece, composed on December 30th, 2016 and premiered on December 10th, 2019 at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 
Performed by the composer. 
Inspired by "Farewell to Stromness" by the great Peter Maxwell-Davies, this piece is dedicated to Canadian director and theatre educator Jeannette Lambermont-Morey.

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Her Morning Walk

Hi, I am DImitar Pentchev/aka the Sound Convincer. Composer, Pianist and Producer of Music in many genres - Classical, Theatre, Film, Pop, Experimental. 

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