(can be played separately or as a two-movement suite)

8'45"

Openly nostalgic with many style elements of traditional blues and Americana, Out of the Blue is a moderately
paced intermesso.

4'45"

Allegro vivace throughout, Flying on Instruments
draws upon jazzy, Latin, and gospel-music flavors
with massed strings and other sections featured as
group soloists.

total duration: 13'30"

(1997)

3(3rd db. picc.)/2+E.h./2+E-flat/2+cbn.  4/3/3/1
timp.   3 perc.   strings

Instrumentation may be reduced:

Out of the Blue may be performed without
Flute III/piccolo, Oboe II, E-flat Clarinet, and Contrabassom Cues are provided in other instruments.

Flying on Instruments may be performed without
English Horn and Contrabassoon.
Cues are provided in other instruments.

Note: if the oboe section has only two players,
the second player doubles, playing
English horn in Out of the Blue, and
Oboe II in Flying on Instruments.