This piece was played at the guitar ensemble concert at l'UdeM, February 20, 2015.
Guitar players;
Guitar I, Amanda Lynn Despres
Guitar II, Marc-André Boudreau

The 3rd movement Salamander is missing because we did not have time to learn it for this concert.  You can find it on Youtube played by the masters themselves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVg4xWNhVIc

Olga Amelkina-Vera- Beings (I. Minotaur, II. Sylphs)

Hello everyone. This is my first classical composition ever completed, Perseverance, composed for a woodwind quintet.  The title perseverance seemed fitting since that's what it took to finish my first piece :P  To persevere through all the challenges, to continuously learn, to battle your self-esteem for months (lol)etc.

My piece was fantastically played by a professional woodwind quintet group called Ventus Machina.  It was an honor, and I can't thank them enough.

http://www.ventusmachina.com/
Musicians:
Karin Aurell - Flute
Christie Goodwin - Oboe
Nicolas Tremblay - Clarinet
Ulises Aragon - French horn
Patrick Bolduc - Bassoon

Composer:
Amanda Lynn Despres



Op.1 : Perseverance (Woodwind Quintet)

This is the first movement of three from the piece Incantatio by Pascal Sasseville Quoquochi.  This piece was energetic, and a great adrenaline rush.  We chose this piece to bring a different colour and energy to end the small guitar ensembles of the evening.  This is a live recording from the classical guitar concert at the University of Moncton that was presented March 2nd, 2017.  Thank you for listening :)

Guitar 1 (lead 1, high register)-  Clémentine R.
Guitar 2 (lead 2, medium register) - Alexia Hébert
Guitar 3 (rhythm, bass register aka the "metal part") - Amanda Despres (me)

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