I’m excited about my soon-to-be released album. This time it is a vocal album (music and lyrics by me) featuring legendary bassist, Stanley Clarke…
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Growing up in the midwest, I experienced all the seasons to the fullest, each filling my senses with their unique beauty. Since then I have lived on both the East and West coasts, my home now being in the beautiful mountains of Ojai, California.
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I was in the studio recording vocals for my next album on the afternoon of the International W.A.M. Awards (hosted from Texas) and I knew the talent of the nominees was really steep.
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We were recording a couple new songs at United Recording studios in Hollywood when Beck stopped by. The famous photographer, David Goggin, was there to take a picture of David for the VIP wall and managed to capture this impromptu photo as well with all of us in it.
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PROGRAM NOTES
“A Winter’s Tale”
(Suite for Orchestra)
Composed by Pauline Frechette
Orchestrated by David Campbell
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Growing up in freezing northwest Indiana, I spent my winters ice skating, sledding and keeping my feet warm in multiple layers of socks. Now living in California, “cold” nights are when temperatures hit a low of 39. That’s when I remember those sub-zero nights in Indiana and say “heh, let’s go sit in the hot tub and watch the stars”.
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“Best Song" nominations were based on Artistry, Musicianship, Originality, Professionalism, Diversity, and Excellence. Thousands of artists entered The W.A.M. Awards this year.”
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We recently finished recording my chamber suite “The Seasons” which includes my original compositions: “Spring Awakening”, “Summer Skies”, “Autumn Memories” and “A Winter’s Tale.”
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I am currently recording a new album which will feature duets with My dear friend, the brilliant Stanley Clarke with on bass and myself on vocals. Stanley is featured on my song “Love in the Afternoon” which now has over a million plays on Spotify and Soundcloud.
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My dear brother, Phil Frechette, passed away in March. He was a brilliant and very successful engineer/scientist. Throughout his life he had a deep love for sailing and fishing. I composed “The Mariner and the Sky” for him and my daughter, Alyssa, created the music video below in his memory.
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Video excerpts from the “Tales of Winter” Symphony and Ballet Suite are online! The performances by the New West Symphony, as well as the dance pieces choreographed by the California Contemporary Ballet Company were exquisite. I’m so pleased to be able to share some highlights with you all.
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New Radio News! BWH Music Group and World National Indie Radio (WNIR) have compiled an “All You Need is Love” Radio Special for the month of February. WNIR will be spinning love songs by independent artists worldwide and in multiple genres.
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You can now listen to “Fur Elise ~ Ballerina” as a beautiful video! Watch it below or on my YouTube channel. Here’s what the music blog The Further had to say about the song: "This extraordinary piece of music combines elements of Ludwig van Beethoven’s seminal work, “Für Elise”, with Frechette’s own original music. “Für Elise: Ballerina”. Frechette not only breaths new life into an old classic but breaks new and exciting ground in the genre as she weaves together the new and old and communicates the transcendent nature of music with silent grace and class.”
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Hello Friends!
Our “Tis the Season for Beauty” concert in Hollywood was a great success, and we’re excited to share some wonderful photos of the event. Stay tuned for more concerts in 2022, and Happy listening!
WNIR has released it’s 2021 Best Songs List, along with a January Radio Special where you can hear them all! I’m honored for my song "Moonlight Sonata In the Solitary Hour" to be included. Thank you WNIR!
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“I recently came across an exceptionally unique and beautiful song. The composition is called “Für Elise: Ballerina” and it’s by a neoclassical artist named Pauline Frechette. This extraordinary piece of music combines elements of Ludwig van Beethoven’s seminal work, “Für Elise”, with Frechette’s own original music. “Für Elise: Ballerina.”Frechette not only breaths new life into an old classic but breaks new and exciting ground in the genre as she weaves together the new and old and communicates the transcendent nature of music with silent grace and class.’
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On our property, we are constantly delighted by all the creatures of nature including a golden eagle, several hawks, songbirds, rabbits, chipmunks, and our favorite bluebirds, who play with us each morning and "fight" with each other to grab the peanuts. It’s what inspired the piece “Pastoral ~ Bluebird Park”, which is available to listen to now and was recently reviewed by the Indie Wire online music publication.
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My newest work “Tales of Winter” had it’s world premier at the Civic Arts Center in Thousand Oaks. It was performed by the New West Symphony, and featured dance pieces choreographed by the California Contemporary Ballet Company, as well as a second performance the following day at the Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center in Camarillo. Both concerts were amazing successes!
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