Michael Nicolella's new CD of contemporary works for classical and electric guitar is entitled Ten Years Passed. This eclectic recording includes music by Hans Werner Henze, Jacob ter Veldhuis, Robert Beaser, Laurence Crane, Octavio Vazquez, Frank Wallace, Lennon/McCartney and Michael Nicolella. The album features guest performances by the Northwest Symphony Orchestra, on the title track for electric guitar and orchestra written by Nicolella and violinist Irene Mitri on Robert Beaser's setting of "Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant." Other highlights include Jacob ter Veldhuis's ground breaking, genre bending piece "Garden Of Love" for electric guitar and boombox; Nicolella's solo electric guitar take on Toru Takemitsu's arrangement of the Beatles' "Yesterday," as well as Hans Werner Henze's 2oth century masterwork for classical guitar - "Drei Tentos."
| 1 | Prelude Instrumental Guitar | 3:03 |
| 2 | Ten Years Passed Instrumental Guitar | 12:58 |
| 3 | Drei Tentos Instrumental Guitar | 4:54 |
| 4 | Il Est NÊ, Le Divin Enfant Instrumental Guitar | 4:15 |
| 5 | Shenandoah Instrumental Guitar | 10:21 |
| 6 | Garden Of Love | 7:17 |
| 7 | Prelude And Fugue, I Instrumental Guitar | 3:09 |
| 8 | Prelude And Fugue, II Instrumental Guitar | 6:28 |
| 9 | Bobby J Instrumental Guitar | 5:18 |
| 10 | Dreams On A Lullaby Instrumental Guitar | 8:20 |
| 11 | Yesterday Instrumental Guitar | 3:45 |
