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What does it mean to be a Composer/Musician in the 21st century?
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Premiere of "Je To Tak" with Prague Philharmonia
My work Je To Tak for orchestra and electronics will be premiered by Prague Philharmonia on May 22 2026. Je To Tak represents the culmination of my research into the memory and emotional patterns of music listeners during the course of my PhD studies at the Academy of Performing Arts Prague. The piece grapples with a collection of distinct sound situations, alternating between juxtaposed and enmeshed events which are directly influenced by the data collected from psychoacous

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4 days ago1 min read


Premiere of "Reactors" with the Royal Galician Philharmonic at Resis Festival 2026
My orchestral piece Reactors will be premiered on May 8 2026 with the Royal Galician Philharmonic at the Auditorio de Galicia in Santiago de Compostela. Reactors was selected to be premiered in the fourth edition of RESIS.LAB and will take place as part of the 2026 Resis Festival. Reactors is a work consciously structured around the overwhelming, acerbic and crippling reality of living in an age where content and information of all forms consistently permeate the fabric of ou

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Apr 231 min read


Autumn 2025 Premieres!
Eagerly looking forward to an Autumn of premieres and new music making, including performances with @hlukzvuk laug.sonoris (...

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Oct 7, 20251 min read


Two Orchestral Premieres with Komorní filharmonie Pardubice
John Franek bowing after the premiere of "Vier Abschiede" with Komorní filharmonie Pardubice In the Autumn of 2024 I had the incredible...

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Mar 28, 20252 min read


"Radiolarium" at MicroFest Amsterdam 2025
Back in June of 2023 I had the thrill of being able to compose my piece Radiolarium for the 31-TET (microtonal) Fokker Organ and fixed...

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Mar 21, 20251 min read


Premiere: "De Motu Cogitationis" for Four Instruments and Electronics
Looking forward to the premiere of my piece De Motu Cogitationis for Clarinet in Bb, Trombone, Vibraphone, Cello and electronics at the...

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Mar 18, 20251 min read


Making "Waves" in South Korea
I am eagerly looking forward to visiting South Korea this week, where selections from my work Wavelengths will be performed as part of...

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Jul 6, 20241 min read


Premiere of "Farewell Triptych" for piano solo...
On Sunday June 9th, 2024 I will premiere my piece Lebewohl Triptychon as a part of HAMUFest in Prague. The sharing of this piece shall...

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Jun 8, 20241 min read


RHIZOME - Sound Installation Premiere
My new sound installation entitled RHIZOME, a listening experience which explores the limits of focused listening and memory, will be...

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Jun 5, 20241 min read


Upcoming Premiere in Kyoto of a New Piece!
On May 12th 2024 my piece sorry!sorry!sorry!sorry! will be premiered by the Rosetta Music & Art Collective at Kyoto City University of...

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May 7, 20241 min read


Premiere of "De Motu Cordis" in Bangkok
My work De Motu Cordis was premiered as part of IntAct 2023: Making Things, which took place between 22nd - 24th DEC 2023 at the Bangkok...

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Apr 30, 20241 min read


Upcoming Premiere of 'De Motu Cordis' in Bangkok
Eagerly looking forward to collaborating again after two years with the fantastic musicians and people at Thailand Music and Arts...

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Dec 5, 20232 min read


Upcoming Improvised Piano Concert!
Can't wait for my Improvisation-driven piano concert this coming Saturday, September 16th! The first half will contain some short works...

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Sep 12, 20231 min read


'Siphonophoria' Reviewed in Renowned Music Magazine
The album of new music for the Handheld Portative Organ Musikformen der Natur has received a review in “Ruch Muzyczny”, the oldest and...

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Aug 12, 20231 min read


Franek - Radiolarium Premiere
Premiered June 4, 2023 at Muziekgebouw Aan 'T IJ, Amsterdam in collaboration with Stichting Huygens-Fokker, Radiolarium was performed as...

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Jul 3, 20231 min read


Premiere of Radiolarium at Muziekgebouw
A nine minute piece for automated 31-TET organ and electronics at the Muziekgebouw. Could I be any more excited? (Answer is no.) I am...

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Apr 23, 20231 min read


Team teaching with Dr. R. Douglas Helvering!
Eagerly looking forward to joining my dear friend and colleague Dr. R. Douglas Helvering for our new online course entitled The...

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Apr 20, 20231 min read


Visual Art + Electroacoustics = ...
My first Audiovisual collection has officially released with the Web3 music community Guzzu based in Barcelona! The project is titled Res...

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Apr 17, 20231 min read


New Album out Featuring works by Franek
" Musikformen der Natur is the first album in history dedicated to contemporary music composed for the late medieval portative organ....

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Jan 25, 20231 min read


Franek's Cycle 'Wavelengths' Making Waves!
So, so thrilled that the musicians Juho Myllylä & Mariana Preda are taking my cycle for Recorders, Panflutes and Electronics entitled...

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Jun 20, 20221 min read
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