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Dissolving dreams(Farewell river) Instrumentation two accordions and electronics   Duration 12 Minutes    Comissioned by Sacrum Profanum Festival, Krakow   Year 2019  Dissolving Dreams (2019) for two accordions and electronics "Dissolving Dreams" draws inspiration from Kathleen Raine's poem "The River," exploring themes of farewell and transformation through the unique timbral possibilities of two accordions and electronic soundscapes. The piece weaves together melancholic accordion textures with electronic elements, creating a sonic meditation on the nature of parting and the fluid state between presence and absence. The work's emotional landscape is shaped by the interplay between the two accordions, whose voices sometimes merge and sometimes diverge, much like the flowing waters of Raine's river. The electronics add another

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Spring's Day Instrumentation contratenore string quartetelectronics  Duration 20 Minutes   AWARDED Distinction prize at Panufnik Composition Competition  Publisher Donemus  Year 2009 The timeless echoes of love in the works of William Shakespeare have cultured the globe for centuries. With Seven Sonnets, composer Katarina Glowicka has tapped the endless wellspring of the scribe’s Sonnets of 1609. Shakespeare’s penetrating insights on love are at times transcendent, endearing and others, heart wrenching. Glowicka’s compositional interpretations traverse this dynamic spectrum of emotion, giving Shakespeare’s words the musical justice they deserve.Composed for quartet and countertenor, with Glowicka’s trademark technological infusion, the 50-minute song cycle unfolds an evocative journey. Nearly 400 years after the sonnets’ creation, the young composer adapted 3 of the

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contre bruit Instrumentation saxophone quartetoptional tape  Duration 5 Minutes   recording  Aurelia Saxophone Quartet   Year 2005 FoFuge in C of Dog (2005) is on a double disc by nominated to Edison Awards. Track 14 is "Contre Bruit”. Recording by renowned Aurelia Saxophone Quartet Nominated for Edison Award 2005, category Chamber Music.Track 14 on this disc is Glowicka's Contre Bruit. Click here to buy on AmazonChallenge Records/Aurelia Saxophone Quartet PERFOMERS Original Performer: Aurelia Saxophone Quartet Technical notes On request. https://open.spotify.com/track/3rMwiRM7aEvOiVbN7v6oEa?si=6475c67e619640c8 PRESS This 2005 double-disc from the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet on Challenge Classics has its obvious quirks: Die Kunst der Fuge, as played on soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxes, is guaranteed to sound a little outré; and the fifteen contemporary works which follow it, riffing

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cape adare Instrumentation soprano saxophoneaccordion  Duration 17 Minutes   commissioned by duo Gertje Bruin and Niels Bijl  Publisher https://donemus.nl/  Year 2002 Cape Adare – A Three-Movement SonataNamed after a remote Antarctic landmark, Cape Adare is a compelling three-movement work in sonata form. This piece was commissioned by the renowned Dutch duo, Gertje Bruin and Niels Bijl, and premiered at the iconic 'Suite' festival, held in the now-legendary Amsterdam venue, De IJsbreker. Since its debut, Cape Adare has resonated with audiences across Europe, performed by numerous duos in the Netherlands, Germany, and Poland. PERFOMERS Original Performer: duo Gertje Bruin and Niels Bijl at Ijsbreker, Amsterdam, 2002 Technical notes All materials available at Donemus: info@donemus.nl https://youtu.be/C2f6I0SVjwA

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SUmmer's Day Instrumentation contratenore string quartet  Duration 15 Minutes   AWARDED Distinction prize at Panufnik Composition Competition  Publisher Donemus  Year 1999  The timeless echoes of love in the works of William Shakespeare have cultured the globe for centuries. With Seven Sonnets, composer Katarina Glowicka has tapped the endless wellspring of the scribe’s Sonnets of 1609. Shakespeare’s penetrating insights on love are at times transcendent, endearing and others, heart wrenching. Glowicka’s compositional interpretations traverse this dynamic spectrum of emotion, giving Shakespeare’s words the musical justice they deserve.Composed for quartet and countertenor, with Glowicka’s trademark technological infusion, the 50-minute song cycle unfolds an evocative journey. Nearly 400 years after the sonnets’ creation, the young composer adapted 3 of the