Joseph Patrych

Joseph Patrych is a recording producer and owner of Patrych Sound Studios in New York. The studio is well known for its recordings of classical piano and chamber music. He has worked as a free lance producer for many prominent record companies including Bis, BMG, Bridge, Centaur, Music & Arts, Nonesuch and New York Philharmonic Special Editions. Mr. Patrych received outstanding recognition in 1994, when a CD he produced and recorded was nominated for a Grammy (Alkan Concerto with Marc-Andre Hamelin, Piano on Music & Arts.)

Mr. Patrych was educated at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College in New York City where he studied music theory, history, analysis and performance. He was Classical Music Director at WFUV-FM, the public radio station located at Fordham University, from 1980 to 1993. At WFUV, Mr. Patrych was the co-producer and co-host of Concert Grande, a radio program devoted to the piano and piano music that aired for 17 years, and has been involved in many other aspects of radio production, including teaching Broadcast Engineering. Besides his busy schedule at Patrych Sound Studios, he also takes part in recording and engineering workshops and recording sessions throughout the United States. In his work as a studio designer, he has also designed and built studios for Harvard University, The University of Missouri at Kansas City, The Edison National Historical Site, and The International Piano Archives at Maryland, as well as several private studios. As a musician, Mr. Patrych has performed as a pianist, conductor and choral singer, and has adjudicated several music competitions.

Mr. Patrych prepared the master for the first compact disk produced by Centaur Records for the Andrew George De Grado Foundation, Inc, which will be released for distribution in the United States and abroad in the early part of 2002.

Robert Schumann
Humoreske, Op. 20;
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
Andrew De Grado, piano
Live Recordings, Volume 1
In Memoriam

The Foundation looks forward to having Mr. Patrych prepare the next master of Live Recordings, Volume 2.
Mr. Patrych can be reached by E-mail: JPPiano@aol.com