Faculty Paul Cienniwa

Harpsichordist Paul Cienniwa has received praise for concerts given in Europe (His mastery of the instrument and the quality of his playing delighted all those who came to listen.--Le Cep) and the United States (Critic's Choice--Chicago Reader). Following a concert in August 2002 with baroque cellist Audrey Cienniwa, the French newspaper Le Dauphine Libere wrote, prestigieux... magnifique...interprete magistralement...tres beau. He has been awarded Fulbright and BAEF grants and has performed in France, Belgium, the Czech Republic and throughout the United States. Also an active musicologist, Dr. Cienniwa has written articles that have appeared in American and European journals, including Early Music (UK) and Ad Parnassum (Italy).

Dr. Cienniwa is the founder and director of Newport Baroque Orchestra, Rhode Island's only professional period-instrument orchestra. In addition to teaching at UMass Dartmouth, he is on the faculty of Salve Regina University and serves as organist/choir director at Trinity Church, Newport. Paul Cienniwa holds the Doctor of Musical Arts diploma from Yale University, where he studied with Richard Rephann.