{"product_id":"siniakova-wings-whispers-wind-quintet-presser","title":"Siniakova, Nina_Wings’ Whispers","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the composer:\u003cbr\u003e\"In 2022 I was asked by the members of the Belarus Bolshoi Woodwind quintet to write a new piece for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoodwind quintet was a genre I was trying to avoid. It seemed to me that the sound of Stravinsky woodwinds and a certain cartoon-like character were dominating my mind when it was about a woodwind quintet. However, I like challenges! I started listening and exploring what else is out there and discovered several works, including Gyorgy Ligeti \u003cem\u003e10 Pieces for Woodwind quintet \u003c\/em\u003ethat suddenly featured very different qualities of this instrumentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy new composition was supposed to be premiered at a historic catholic church, so called Red cathedral in my native Minsk, Belarus. This landmark produces a lot of reverb during the performance, so I was trying to be mindful of these qualities and wrote a piece with a lot of air, allowing harmonies to blend and disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriting “Wings’ Whispers” coincided with my father’s death anniversary. In Orthodox tradition we read a lot of prayers 40 days before the anniversary for the departed soul. This theme inspired my work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Wings’ Whispers” is a journey of a soul after its departure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt first it wonders about all the beauty around it. It goes through temptations and hears “sinners’ moaning”. Reaching the heaven it receives yet another set of temptations, but the angels’ wings help the soul to reach its peace. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s the angels’ wings’ whispers that guide us and support throughout our life.\"Wings' Whispers\" is a reflection on two worlds, angels' and humans'. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's the whispers of the angels' wings that guide us through the life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Theodore Presser Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68059654160634,"sku":"11442581","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2337\/0861\/files\/img489copy_fbffb007-0cdb-4831-bfb4-b81d1d4359eb.jpg?v=1793644085","url":"https:\/\/www.clarinetallmusic.com\/products\/siniakova-wings-whispers-wind-quintet-presser","provider":"CAMco Music, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}