4-7 April 2006.
MIDI-Contest: MidiEngine: Intel(r) 82801CA/CAM AC\'97 Audio Controller (yes, it\'s embedded in this laptop) Sequencer: Finale 2006. MidiFont: SmartMusic SmartSynth 1 (is that the MidiFont?) Written 06-07 April 2006, entirely at the computer.
For oboes, harp, contrabasses, mandolin (well, steel string acoustic standing in for mandolin), violas, and voices.
Written entirely in 4/4, but with a rhythmic figure that\'s just off enough to excite you and/or make you uneasy. Trapped in the catacombs by your own sudden upwelling of the fear of death--and death is all around you, even if the bodies have all been removed--your heart races. Is that light the exit?