Music for the Voiceless
On October 16th 2016, the Saint Petersburg International Art Orchestra WARM & PEACE gave a world preimiere of a work by Ecuadorian composer Marco Mosquera, which takes the listeners on a journey to uncover the secrets of the dairy industry which are kept hidden from its conusmers. Why are the musicians of the orchestra wearing masks? Are they ill? The musicians of the orchestra represent the voiceless. They can only speak through their instruments once their masks are removed. Musical notes translate into words for us to understand. The work begins in a form of passacaglia - after the double bass gives its opening statement, each instrumental group joins in one by one over the bass-ostinato. Screams of pain and suffering can be heard from the orchestra, blended with the haunting sounds of electronics. These sounds of disturbing violence are simultaneously mixed with chords like a ray of light, perhaps a glimpse of hope - hope in humanity. English translation of t