Dr. Mark Nowakowski's substack
A sometimes intense and sometimes casual substack on culture, music, politics, religion, and other divisive topics often avoided in polite company.
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“Seven Last Words” again available on CD! (opens the original)
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For those of you who had orders cancelled due to stocking issues, we are happy to report that Amazon and Barnes and Noble once again have CD hard copies available for order!Best wishes for a wonderful wee
O MATER DOLOROSA! (opens the original)
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"O MATER DOLOROSA!" - This translates to "O Sorrowful Mother!", and is the Latin name of this piece I share with you today, on the feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows. The exclamation point is added by me, as the work was born as a cry from the depth of my soul, in the single darkest moment of my life. Yet it is not meant to wallow in sorrow, but rather to be as its namesake, and transform sorrow into victory. Details aside, it was my friend Michael Sullivan who challenged me, as we prayed, to seek
CD Release with Silesian Quartet, and more news! (opens the original)
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Hello everyone! I’m pleased to announce that the storied Polish chamber ensemble, the Silesian Quartet, has included a work of mine on their newly released CD, “Górecki, Penderecki in memoriam.” The work is available for streaming and in multiple formats through the label CD Accord. Since 1978, the Silesian Quartet has been played both classical and contemporary music, premiering some of the great masterworks of our time. They formed as students at the Katowice Music Academy (the Juiliard of Pol
Expanded and revised availability: The Seven Last Words of Christ Album (opens the original)
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Hello everyone,First, the great news: We are now on i-tunes and Apple Classical!Some of you have emailed with concerns over hard/CD copy orders on Amazon and Barnes and Noble being delayed or canceled, and there is indeed a mysterious distribution problem here that we are now trying to get to the bottom of. I appreciate you letting me know. If you want to still support our project quickly, Amazon’s digital copy remains the cheapest option.
Seven Last Words now available on I-Tunes and Apple Music, eclassical and Youtube Music! (opens the original)
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Hello,First the big news: Our launch has extended over to Apple. You can find it on Apple Music Here or in the i-tunes store.Also we can find it on:Youtube MusicAmazon Digital (currently cheapest copy at 8.99)<a href="https://www.eclassical.com/eclassical/labels/dux-recording-producers/mark-nowakowski-the-seven
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