Arthur Dobrucki

Arthur Dobrucki is a classically trained pianist who learned much of his craft under the teaching of Spanish pianist Mariblanca de Pujadas. As a composer, he is however self-taught, following in the footsteps of the classical composers he has studied while integrating contemporary influences and improvisation within his works.

Arthur Dobrucki has been active in the Southern California musical community for over 20 years. Starting to work professionally at the age of 16 as pianist for On Stage Studios in Simi Valley, he has since played for many local Southern California groups including the Magnificent Moorpark Melodrama and Vaudeville Company, San Fernando Valley Youth Ballet, and Moorpark College arts programs. Mr. Dobrucki has given classical solo piano performances and performed classical music with Southern California ensembles, chamber groups and soloists. In the 1980s, Arthur manned keyboard duties for five years and over 500 performances with the rock band, Dorian which was a local fixture on the Los Angeles club scene. In 1986, an original musical, El Zero written by Frank Roach and Arthur Dobrucki played at the Magnificent Moorpark Melodrama and Vaudeville Company. In 1996, he co-founded the Simi Valley based Center Stage Kids musical theater performing group with Eric Cohen, which gave its final performance in May 2005. A supporter of the arts, he has also been a past member of the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center board. He is currently resident pianist and organist at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Simi Valley, California and holds the Service Playing certification from the American Guild of Organists.

Many of the works on The Darkness and The Light are written compositions and follow in the tradition of classical solo piano. A few, including the tracks Windows, Ever After, and Darkness, are free improvisations reminiscent of Keith Jarrett and were fully realized during the moments they were recorded.