Nicholas Anthony Ascioti, Composer and Conductor

Composer & Conductor

N. A. AsciotiNicholas Anthony Ascioti's compositions have been performed by world-renowned instrumentalists and vocalists including Angela Gosse, Nancy Loesch, Stephen Tharp, and Eileen Strempel. Ascioti’s voice is the result of combining polyphonic structure of the Renaissance and 20th century techniques.

Mr. Ascioti received his professional debut at age 21 with a commission from Albany Symphony Orchestra conductor, David Allen Miller. Judge, Jury and Executioner was premiered by the Dogs of Desire, the orchestra's chamber ensemble. As a conductor, Nicholas focuses on performances of the 20th century choral repertoire.

“Ascioti pairs the voice with some unexpected instruments, such as cello, flute, oboe,
or harp. It lifts the instrumental writing beyond the role of vocal accompaniment to a more independent and evocative creative element.”
Joseph Dalton, Albany Times Union  

Creation’s Voice

“Music is an engagement of the universal human spirit with the interior being. When there is no language to give voice to what lies within, music becomes the channel through which the spirit can speak...”

Richard H. Hibbert, Creation’s Voice Liner Notes

Creations Voice CD

Creation’s Voice is a collection of five song cycles that combines the colors and textures of the voice with creative instrumentation. This collection features texts by Richard H. Hibbert and Canadian poetess Margaret Atwood. The imagery of the poems are accentuated by Ascioti’s word painting skills.

Musicians on the CD include: Eileen Strempel, soprano, Mark Lawrence, tenor, Kenneth Myer, guitar, Christopher Dranchek, flute, Patricia DeAngelis, piano, George Macero, cello, John Lathwell, oboe, Karlinda Caldicott, harp, and Sylvie Beaudette, piano.

Creation's Voice is available at Albany Music and at Amazon.com.

Reviews

St. Jude the Apostle

Nicholas Ascioti is the Director of Music at St. Jude the Apostle in Wynantskill, New York.