Jordan Nobles “Ouroboros – passacaglia for orchestra” was completed in 2016, as a commission for the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. Inspired by images from the Hubble Space Telescope, “Ouroboros” launches with the sparkle of percussion instruments and celesta. Over the course of several minutes, the strings and winds intertwine creating a remarkably open and spacious texture. As the work proceeds, rhythms become quicker and more frantic. Then, just as quickly as the work achieves its climax, it rapidly unwinds – leaving the opening instruments with an inverted and final say.