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Mark Nowakowski: Blood, Forgotten

6/9/2017, 5 Tracks, 55:29

Featuring

  • Emily Ondracek-Peterson
  • Galina Zhdanova
  • Erik Peterson
  • Adrian Daurov
  • Mark Nowakowski
  • Voxare String Quartet

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Composition History

The works on this album are linked by their concern for Polish history, culture, and song, serving as a tribute to the Polish people's perseverance.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Mark Nowakowski, an American-born son of Polish immigrants, draws aesthetic influence from the Polish diaspora and is guided by Catholic mysticism and art.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Emily Ondracek-Peterson, the solo violinist on this album and first violinist of the Voxare String Quartet, made her solo debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 16.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording was made possible through sponsorship from the Polish American Congress Charitable Foundation, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago, and the Polish National Alliance.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Mark Nowakowski's String Quartet No. 2 'Grandfather Songs' includes a quote from Henryk Górecki's 'Songs are Sung' as an elegy, inspired by Górecki's death.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

The electronic accompaniment for 'Blood, Forgotten' features digitally manipulated violin recordings played by Marcin Arendt on a violin that survived a concentration camp.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Mark Nowakowski's String Quartet No. 1 'Songs of Forgiveness' was completed after a meeting with legendary Polish composer Henryk Górecki, which renewed Nowakowski's creative spirit.

Source: Booklet

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