Commissioned by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra (Ohio) to open its 60th anniversary season. Premiered under the baton of Isaiah Jackson on September 22, 1993. Later performed by the Stockholms Blåsarsymfoniker (Sweden), The University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Youngstown Symphony. Approx. duration: 4 minutes. ** Instrumentation: 1(picc)333 - 4331 - timp, perc, pn.
Commissioned by Andrés Cárdenes for inclusion in his CD recording titled It's Peaceful Here, released by Arabesque Records in late 1994. Approx. duration: 4 minutes.
Commissioned by Dennis Russell Davies and the Orchester der Beethovenhalle Bonn. Premiered in Bonn, Germany, under the baton of Dennis Russell Davies; April 2, 1993. The North American premiere took place in New York's Carnegie Hall, by the American Composers Orchestra conducted by Dennis Russell Davies; December 4, 1994. Approx. duration: 17 minutes. Instrumentation: 3333 - 4431 - timp, perc, pn (cel), harp - strings.
