Hello world! Here is what the fall looks like at the moment:

- October 13th: Grup21 concert of electronic music with acoustic instruments, in collaboration with Fundació Phonos. Works by Catalonian composers Andrés Lewin-Richter, Gabriel Brncic and Josep Maria Guix, and the Portuguese composer Joao Pedro Olviera. I'll conduct. Immediately after, we will go into the studio to record these four works, which will be released on CD. Grup21 is looking forward to getting this CD out, showing another facet of the ensemble's work. Also, as part of that concert, the award winning video artist of Barcelona, Arturo Fuentes, will premiere his video creation inspired in the Josep Maria Guix work, Landscape. This captivating work by Guix, one of Barcelona's rising talents, is itself inspired in the Klimt painting of the same name. Fuentes will work with the Klimt painting in a way which will highlight both the painting and the music by Guix. It will be another exciting Grup21 concert!

- October 24th: Concerto soloist with the Orquestra Simfònica de Balears Ciutat de Palma, under the baton of Salvador Brotons. I will perform the Carl Mansker Jalisco Concerto, which I recorded with the Bratislav Radio Orchestra a couple of years ago. I'm looking forward to performing this fabulous concerto by my friend Carl, longtime resident of Mallorca and fantastic composer, and I'm also looking forward to working with Salvador Brotons again.

- By the way: I will be recording a CD of three flute concerti: this concerto by Mansker, along with the two concerti that were written for me: Triptic de Sinera by Narcís Bonet, and Flautando by Jorge Liderman. It will be posted here.

- Later in the fall: flute recital of contemporary repertory for flute and piano, solo flute, flute and electronics - I will also be giving a recital of contemporary music for flute later in the fall, date and place still to be determined. I'll perform my own Flute Variations, Suite for flute and piano by Anthony Newman, WARNING! Gustnadoes Ahead for flute and tape by Derek Charke, Lizamander for flute and Max MSP by Russell Pinkston, and other works. I'll post the details as they clear up.

- Published editions of my Fantasy in the Allemande of the Partita, and Fantasy on Syrinx will soon be announced too. I loved creating these solo pieces and I am anxious to get them out to my flute colleagues!

- Announcing two recent CDs!

Grup21 of Barcelona brings it's first CD out into the world! Contemporary Mùsica Contemporània. With works by Chen Yi, Michael Torke, Jorge Liderman, Carles Guinovart and Jep Nuix.

Here is what the composers say:

Chen Yi: I love the excellent performance of your ensemble, so vivid, precise and expressive. You have really spoken for me in my mixed quintet Happy Rain on a Spring Night. Bravo!

Michael Torke: I just got back to New York and listened to yout recording of Telephone Book. It is very exciting, and quite accurate at those tempos! Bravo. I enjoyed it very much.

Order it by sending an e-mail to info@ grup21music.com or going to Solfa Recordings. Solfa is putting up a great new site that will allow you to download seperate tracks!

Also, two recent works of mine: Nonet for Flutes, and Serenade UpTown Flutes 21st Century Gems by the fabulous New Jersey flute ensemble. I conduct on Nonet and perform with them as soloist on Serenade. This wonderful recording that all flute ensemble enthusiasts will want in their collection also includes works by Ian Clarke, Catherine McMichael and Andrew Downes.

Flutist Quarterly says about the CD: "... two recent pieces by Peter Bacchus: Serenade (2007), featuring the composer playing the melancholic flute line above the alto/bass flute richness; and Nonet (2006), with four contrasting movements, of which my favorite is the second, Moto Perpetuo, with its lines chasing one another merrily throughout...Bravo to guest soloist and conductor Peter John Bacchus..." Cynthia Stevens

You can order it through Uptown Flutes.