Unstill Spheres

On A Sea Of Mist

The Crawling Chaos

The Colour Out Of Space

Self and Self Again

For Soprano, Clarinet in A, and Vibraphone
       I: The Flower-fed Buffaloes
          II: The Little Turtle
    Poetry By: Vachel Lindsay

Two Animal Songs

Shen Quo was a Chinese philosopher who not only perfected mathematical principles for the royal caste, but sought out beauty in the natural world through observable phenomenon. This was a period of new technologies and breakthroughs in machines such as the waterwheel. This work seeks to juxtapose the disparate ideas of man-made machines and pastoral scenes and connect them in a way that a listener will find satisfying. This work was commissioned by the It Could Be Anything ensemble.

Shen's Machines

For Two Flutes and Violoncello

I. Prelude
II. Memories
III. Daydreams
IV. R.E.M.

Through the use of eclectic sounds set for instruments which have been called "relentlessly beautiful" this work seeks to use sounds as would be heard in the various states of dreams. Each form of dream has its own unique quirks which make them entertaining and enlightening for those who experience them bringing about differences in timbre, register, technique, and form in music.

T.V. Adamthwaite