by Jean Ethridge.
Earth — Air — Fire — Water — Wood — Metal.
For piano duo (4 hands, one piano), or 2 pianos (Grades 8-10).
Premiere: March 3, 1998, St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Okanagan Mission, BC; Arne Sahlén and Piseth Soun. The movement “Air” was premiered July 12, 1991, Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre, Halifax, NS; Janice Fizzard and Sandra MacAulay.
Duration: 11:00
Movements “Earth”, “Fire” and “Metal” were commissioned by the Victoria Piano Summer School.
The movement “Air” was composed in 1991. “Earth”, “Fire” and “Metal” were completed in 1995. “Water” was composed in 1995 and “Wood”in 1997.