Okay, here is my submission. It is scored for 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes and 2 Clarinets in Bb.
It is entitled
flow. The text that I used is Robert Frost's
Neither Out Far Nor In Deep
Neither Out Far Nor In Deep
by Robert Frost
The people along the sand
All turn and look one way.
They turn their back on the land.
They look at the sea all day.
As long as it takes to pass
A ship keeps raising its hull;
The wetter ground like glass
Reflects a standing gull.
The land may vary more;
But wherever the truth may be---
The water comes ashore,
And the people look at the sea.
They cannot look out far.
They cannot look in deep.
But when was that ever a bar
To any watch they keep?
When writing this piece, I tried to create that image of the ocean, when it is neither stormy or especially calm. It just
is. That is the main idea of
flow. I suppose it is rather minimalistic, focusing not so much on theme and development, but rather creating rich textures and "soundscapes" with some dissonance in some places.
Thanks for listening!
Here is the .mp3