This gripping work for strings and marimba (and castanets) is inspired by the Goddess, Artemis, who was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. In the classical period of Greek mythology, Artemis was often described as the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and protector of young girls, bringing and relieving disease in women; she often was depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows. The deer and the cypress were sacred to her. In later Hellenistic times, she even assumed the ancient role of Eileithyia in aiding childbirth. (courtesy: Wikipedia.org) What others are saying: “With pleasure I’ve listened to ‘Artemis’. It has quite something to tell and provides such a wealth of instrumental techniques (Bartok pizz! ), that it remains thrilling from sec. 1 to the very end! I’ve also noticed that your string glissandi have improved a lot lately. Very nice is the combination of the rather unusual instruments in one combo, but they function extremely well and speak to each other as in a polite quarrel (contradicting, repeating, completing… ) But what I like best is the tiny acoustic environment in which the combo... more credits released December 1, 2021 David Carovillano, composer and performer Rebecca Sajo-Carovillano, mixing and mastering license © all rights reserved