WOODWINGS (score)

Woodwings was commissioned by Fifth Wind Quintet for their “Forecasting the Canadian Wind” project in 2018, and is based on the songs and calls of nine Canadian bird species. Each of the first four movements explores the song or call of a single species of bird: the bobolink, the hermit thrush, the winter wren (a close relative of the house wren), and the snow goose. The fifth movement is based on the calls of five owls found in Canada (hawk owl, northern saw whet owl, northern pygmy owl, boreal owl, and western screech owl), which I choose not because they are likely to be found all together, but because of the way the calls complement each other. Whereas the first four movements are traditionally notated, the fifth movement gives the performers considerable choice in how they wish to perform and structure it. It was an especial treat and joy to write this piece for Fifth Wind, as I have known the members of the quintet for, in some cases, more than 30 years, and they are some of my favourite musicians to work with!

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