LITTLE PRAYER, November 17, 2024, Mizzou New Initiative, Paola Marquez, composer, Martin Fraile, conductor, Kyrsten Wehnr, flute, Meghan Brown, clarinet, Alexandre Negrao, violin, Dean Wibe, cello.
After the fatal shooting on February 13, 2023, where the lives of three young university students were taken and five others seriously injured, this work is a prayer for their lives and all the people who have died in similar situations. It is a prayer for change and transformation to peace.
Through textures and simple melodic lines, the work expresses a constant prayer determined by a steady bass rhythm that moves slowly through the work, representing a state of repentance and spirituality. Lik...