Welcome to my music page! Here you’ll find anything I’ve done that I felt was remotely worth putting up on the web.
All music and lyrics on this page are the sole property of Derek J. Punaro, unless otherwise mentioned. Duplication and performance rights restricted without the express written consent of Derek J. Punaro
Modern Art
NetworkBuffalo.com Battle of the Bands at Nietzsche’s
Modern Art took 3rd place (out of six bands) at the 2001 NetworkBuffalo.com Battle of the Bands at Nietzsche’s. Here’s the audio from our performance.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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This music was written for the 1999 RIT Players production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Directed by Gretchen Gast, the show was the first completely student-run and produced show by the Players, and was one of the most successful productions ever staged by RIT. I composed and arranged all the music, as well as directed it during the show. This music has been used by several school and community theatre groups around the world for their own productions of Midsummer |
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Overture – [mp3] |
Used to start off the show; Played as house lights fade out |
| Nobles Fanfare – [mp3] | Announces the entrance of the King and Queen |
| Puck’s Theme – [mp3] | Scene change music used as a lead in for Puck. |
| Lullaby – [mp3] | Song from Act II, Scene 2 |
| Rustics’ Theme – [mp3] | Scene change music used to lead in the Rustics |
| Bergomask Dance – [mp3] | Dance from Act V, Scene 1 |
| Oberon’s Song – [mp3] | Oberon’s song from the end of the play, Act V, Scene 1 |
| Curtain Call – [mp3] | Music played during the curtain call |
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Special thanks to all the musicians that performed for the recording
All musicians played percussion for the Bergomask dance. |
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Other Music
| Come What May [mp3] |
Our wedding song. We thought it would be a nice twist if we sang it ourselves, so we found a karaoke CD and I recorded and mixed us. Then everyone at the wedding got a CD with this and the rest of our wedding music on it. |
| Darkbolt Theme [mp3] |
This piece was written for Sean Boyle’s online comic Darkbolt. |
| Guess It’s Just That Time [mp3] [Lyrics] |
This song was “commissioned” by one of the Praxair eBusiness directors for our end-of-the-project party, as a fun way to say goodbye. Thanks to Rockapella for making a perfect recording to remove the vocals on. Apologies to Billy Joel for mauling his great song. |
| Phase II Live [mp3] |
I produced this short clip for the announcement of Praxair’s ebusiness site (Phase II) going live. It was a fun little foray into using sampling. All audio clips used are copyrighted by their original authors. |
| Analog Friend [Lyrics] |
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| Wilson Farms Jingle (Live Version) [mp3] |
This jingle was written for a contest run by Wilson Farms. This live version was performed by the RIT Timestompers. I’m singing and playing the drums. |
| Wilson Farms Jingle (MIDI Version) [mp3] |
This is the original MIDI score I wrote. |
| Teoria [mp3] |
I composed this piece for my Music Theory II class at RIT. This song was later rearranged and performed by Modern Art |
| Camping at Darien [mp3] |
Written during an annual weekend camping trip at Darien Lake State Park. |
| Infinite Polysynth [mp3] |
One of my early MIDI pieces, finished up in 1999. |
| Learnin’ the Ropes [mp3] [mod] |
My first experiment with MOD files. |
| Real Music [mp3] [mod] |
My second MOD piece. |
| Solfeggietto [mp3] [mod] |
My last MOD file. This is a C.P.E. Bach piece I learned for piano. |
RU from OPNY? I replied to your post from a few years ago on Paul Buckley’s Blog “Controlled Explosions” earlier.
Do U still sing @ Nativity in OP?
Liked the CPE Bach!
Give me a call or txt @ (716) 912-1162
Google me or search YouTube for Istvan Hernek
Ciao,
István
István,
Yes, my wife and I both sing in the choir at Nativity under Bob Kiersz’s direction. Amanda said she’s met you several times. I’m listening to your Orchard Park Piano Concerto now…
Just found you again on the internet. Gotta get together sometime.
When you get a chance, do a youtube search for me “Istvan Hernek”.
I’ve composed a lot of music in 2011 and uploaded a lot of it to my YouTube channel.
All nice stuff but some links don’t work?
Ugh. You’re right – a lot of the links on this page got messed up somehow. I will have to work on correcting them. Thanks for pointing that out.