On Reeds

Ventus Ensemble | On Reeds : έργα για κουιντέτο ξύλινων πνευστών με γλωττίδα| On Reeds : woodwind quintet works with reeds

The five soloists of Ventus Ensemble | On Reeds : έργα για κουιντέτο ξύλινων πνευστών με γλωττίδαexplore and present their favorite works, filtered through the timbre of a newly formed quintet, the Reed Quintet. A term that has begun to be used more widely by the global music community in the last few decades. The Ventus Ensemble | On Reeds : έργα για κουιντέτο ξύλινων πνευστών με γλωττίδαquintet of woodwinds with reeds is the most recent and adventurous approach of the ensemble to the repertoire of recent centuries, presenting imaginative transcripts and original compositions.

Works such as Josquin Desprez’s Forest Nymphs for choir, Yiannis Konstantinidis’s Dodecanese Suite for symphony orchestra, Arcangelo Corelli’s La Folia, violin and piano sonata, Pedro Iturralde’s Suite Hellenique for saxophone quartet, Daft Punk’s Veridis Quo, Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings and more, breathe through the Ventus Ensemble | On Reeds : έργα για κουιντέτο ξύλινων πνευστών με γλωττίδαwoodwinds.

Musicians:

Kostas Giovanis, oboe and English horn
Spyros Tzekos, clarinet
Panayiotis Sioras, bass clarinet
Dimitris Dakovanos, bassoon
Guido De Flaviis, saxophone