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Thank you very much, @J. Lee Graham! I'm very happy that you enjoyed my piece and playing! I, too, am one of those who think that keys have personalities. I think that each key has its own emotions that are intertwined within its scale, even if all major and minor scales follow the same patterns. And I agree with your sentiments of E-flat minor: your description is apt for that key. At the time of writing this piece, I wanted to try writing in keys that aren't commonly written for, in this case, E-flat minor. Yes, indeed, Rachmaninoff was a major influence on this piece. Rachmaninoff is one of my heroes in music, and this was becoming apparent around the time of composing this piece. Again, thank you for your compliments and appreciation. It means a lot to me. All the best, Theo

I am very intrigued by this piece; while not in a style with which I am very familiar, the piece flows very nicely from idea to idea, and there is a clear and logical progression of material. I think you managed well to exploring and developing a lot of the material you present; for instance, I can very transparently follow the initial figures created by the clarinet and glockenspiel (independently, of course). The flute then introduces one of its prime figures -- i.e. the sextuplet -- and I am able to follow how it passes between the lines and transforms, as in the piano later in the piece. Ultimately, I think you did a good job creating a consistent, coherent structure by exploring the material you rendered. Good job, and good luck with the performance!

The tonality you've chosen is fine. It has value and can be developed. But you're stretching the limit of that ostinato. So with that in mind there are many things you can do to add interest (if you don't mind a little back seat driving). First I would begin to alter it much earlier in the piece and introduce some sort of punctuation from other instruments here and there so that it can continue. Think of the punctuation as fuel. You can then invert and/or transpose the ostinato along the way. And you can pass it off to other instrumnets. Just some suggestions off the top of my head. Keep working on it. It's good.