"A six-piece band, led by Eugene Gwozdz, does an impressive imitation of a pit orchestra."
"Eugene Gwozdz's musical direction provided the cast with flawless support."
"The piano accompaniment, played beautifully on the cast recording by Eugene Gwozdz,
is enough to satisfy anyone's need for a grand orchestra - the piano is a third character,
embellishing the story with carefully planned flourishes and haunting underscoring."
Eugene Gwozdz is the Music Director - Arranger
for the Duke Ellington Center for The Arts
and the American Dance Machine 21
Eugene Gwozdz has worked with many prominent Broadway stars including Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Norbert Leo Butz, James Monroe Iglehart, Stephanie J. Block, Patti Lupone, Chita Rivera, Leslie Uggams, Andre DeShields, Lee Roy Reams, Ken Page, Patrick Wilson, Billy Porter, Shirley Jones, Betty Buckley, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Will Chase, LaChanze, Nikki James, Victoria Clark, Kelli O'Hara, Andrea McArdle, Chris Seiber, Norm Lewis, Megan Hilty, Kristin Chenowith, Valisia Lekae, John Tartaglia, Laura Benanti, Melissa Errico, Karen Ziemba, Nita Whitaker, N'Kenge, Lou Diamond Phillips, and
Laura Bell Bundy.
Laura Bell Bundy.
Eugene conducting the rehearsal for the Joe Stecko Memorial Concert
July 27, 2015
* Music Director / Arranger for OUR GUY, CY, a musical concert tribute to Cy Coleman, starring Tony Award Winners, Randy Graff, Cady Huffman, and Lillias White which got rave reviews from the NYC critics;
* Musical Director / Arranger for the Jerome Robbins Awards honoring Chita Rivera, Harold Prince, and Stephen Sondheim;
* Music Director / Pianist / Arranger for Anika Noni Rose at the Lincoln Center American Songbook series; DRAMA LEAGUE TRIBUTE to PATTI LUPONE;
* Orchestrated and arranged music for the critically acclaimed revival of IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S SUPERMAN;
* Music Director / Pianist - Arranger for the hit show, THRILL ME, and the critically acclaimed 20th Anniversary Revival Production of Maltby & Shire's BABY at the Paper Mill Playhouse;
* BROADWAY: THE FULL MONTY and OKLAHOMA!;
* Music Director - Pianist for "The Princess & The Frog" star Anika Noni Rose, and other Tony Award Winners Donna McKechnie, Cady Huffman, Shuler Hensley, Will Chase, and Rachel York with Brent Barrett and Marc Kudisch;
* Broadway National Tours: SUNSET BOULEVARD (Petula Clark),THE FLOWER DRUM SONG, SWING!, COLOR PURPLE, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE WILL ROGERS' FOLLIES, and WEST SIDE STORY (Conducted and played keyboards).
* Musical Director / Arranger for the Jerome Robbins Awards honoring Chita Rivera, Harold Prince, and Stephen Sondheim;
* Music Director / Pianist / Arranger for Anika Noni Rose at the Lincoln Center American Songbook series; DRAMA LEAGUE TRIBUTE to PATTI LUPONE;
* Orchestrated and arranged music for the critically acclaimed revival of IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S SUPERMAN;
* Music Director / Pianist - Arranger for the hit show, THRILL ME, and the critically acclaimed 20th Anniversary Revival Production of Maltby & Shire's BABY at the Paper Mill Playhouse;
* BROADWAY: THE FULL MONTY and OKLAHOMA!;
* Music Director - Pianist for "The Princess & The Frog" star Anika Noni Rose, and other Tony Award Winners Donna McKechnie, Cady Huffman, Shuler Hensley, Will Chase, and Rachel York with Brent Barrett and Marc Kudisch;
* Broadway National Tours: SUNSET BOULEVARD (Petula Clark),THE FLOWER DRUM SONG, SWING!, COLOR PURPLE, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE WILL ROGERS' FOLLIES, and WEST SIDE STORY (Conducted and played keyboards).
Below you can click and watch the entire Memorial Concert for Eugene's extraordinary mentor, Joe Stecko, who passed away in 2014 at 91 years of age. (Eugene learned everything about musical theatre from Joe Stecko.) Eugene also conducted the orchestra during Joe Stecko's "high-energy" Musical Memorial Service in July 2015.
So check out Eugene's conducting. It was an absolutely incredible concert--!!
(Overture starts at the 2:00 minute mark on the whole video of the entire Joe Stecko Memorial Concert filmed at Casa Mañana in Fort Worth Texas.) You can also forward to the other songs and certainly fast forward to Eugene's speech (1:17:17).
Better yet, watch the entire memorial concert in a wonderful salute and standing ovation to Maetro Joe Stecko to a life well lived and a life well conducted.
Click here!
So check out Eugene's conducting. It was an absolutely incredible concert--!!
(Overture starts at the 2:00 minute mark on the whole video of the entire Joe Stecko Memorial Concert filmed at Casa Mañana in Fort Worth Texas.) You can also forward to the other songs and certainly fast forward to Eugene's speech (1:17:17).
Better yet, watch the entire memorial concert in a wonderful salute and standing ovation to Maetro Joe Stecko to a life well lived and a life well conducted.
Click here!