by Jean Ethridge.
Earth — Air — Fire — Water — Wood — Metal.
For piano duo (4 hands, one piano), or 2 pianos (Grades 8-10).
Premiere: March 3, 1998, St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Okanagan Mission, BC; Arne Sahlén and Piseth Soun. The movement « Air » was premiered July 12, 1991, Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre, Halifax, NS; Janice Fizzard and Sandra MacAulay.
Duration: 11:00
Movements « Earth », « Fire » and « Metal » were commissioned by the Victoria Piano Summer School.
The movement « Air » was composed in 1991. « Earth », « Fire » and « Metal » were completed in 1995. « Water » was composed in 1995 and « Wood »in 1997.