Descants is a series of pieces for solo instruments in natural environments. ‘Natural’, in my meaning, includes human-made environments, eschewing any artificial distinction between humans and the rest of the environment. The composed music is intended to become a part of the natural soundscape, not foregrounded or separated from the natural sounds around it.

Descants 5b: questions for the sea is intended to be played at the shore of any body of water (not necessarily the sea). It consists of five cells of material ranging from completely notated to improvised text score. Movement from one cell to the other is mirrored by the player’s (or players’) change of direction.