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Thanks to the very good advice of some knowledgeable choir/vocal fellow composers, I have revised and extended (and hopefully, finished) the Earth-day themed choir piece (a first for me) "Let the Earth Grow Wild" which I wrote using dice. For a look at the original and the great advice I received in the forums:

I can see why this grew on you. It's a catchy theme. My tolerance for modern idioms has grown over the years, and though I would never write in this style myself, I don't hate it as I once did. What I have noticed, though, is that I find this sort of writing works best in short pieces, and that's probably part of why I like this. As Quinn mentioned above, it's very coherent, and I personally find it doesn't overstay its welcome. Though I'm not a wind or brass player, it does seem to me that this would be extremely challenging, especially for the horn player. And unfortunately, if not played precisely much of the effectiveness would likely be lost. But it certainly isn't impossible to find chamber groups willing to include brief pieces like this in their programs, and if that ever happens I hope you'll share the recording here. I'd be interested to hear it.

The expansion is a remarkable piece of writing. Too many captivating twists in the harmony to note each but referring to the score: bars 13; 20; 28 caught me straight away. It has a modern liturgical feel but holds attention throughout. What also stands out well is the balance/spacing of the parts that allow clarity of line - no blurry, muddy harmonies here at all. Brilliant.

This sounds amazing!! I was notating some passages I particularly liked, but there were so many I just gave up. Time flew by as I listened to this, and I think that the fact that it is thorough-composed might have influenced this fact. This kept the music fresh throughout, without destroying the balance. The individual lines are well-written, and they add up to form beautiful and expressive harmonies. Anyways, sorry for the "its all great" comment, I now it doesn't help while composing. But do know it was a genuine one, I loved this piece and would enjoy listening to it being played by a real orchestra.