1. Panegyric — 2. Discipline — 3. Communion — 4. Isaac — 5. Mission — 6. Interlude (Voyage) — 7. Destination.
SSMzTB soloists (all sometimes amplified; TB also narrate) /1(picc)1 1(A, E-flat, bass cl)1(cbsn)/1(baritone)1(D trumpet)01/2 perc, harp,
piano (celesta), Hammond organ (ondes Martenot)/strings (1-1-1-1) and 3 tape recorders, central mixing panel.
French, English and Latin words.
Text is from diverse sources, assembled by the composer.
Written in 1975.
Commissioned for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. by John Roberts through the Canada Council.