These six short pieces, for several different pairings of baritone, alto and soprano saxophones, were written for the duo Stereoscope (Olivia Shortt and Jacob Armstrong) in 2014-15. Varying in style and character, they range in length from less than half a minute to just over two. They may be performed in any order, separately or together.

“Boingo” is a fan letter to Danny Elfman, former frontman of the influential post-punk band Oingo Boingo and subsequently a successful film composer. “Eccentric Bop” is jazz-inspired but whimsically off-kilter. “Corona” hints at a visual image: the solar corona or the eerie glow of an electrical corona discharge. Each of these is the visible trace of an immense but mostly unseen energy. “Invention” is a musical riddle of sorts. “Imaginary Shepherd’s Song” is very loosely inspired by Balkan folk music and bagpipes, while “Drum Circles” plays out processes reminiscent of Steve Reich, on a shorter time scale than is typical of early minimalism.