Suite for Orchestra and Choir in 3 Movements

Running Time: 06:56

A well-known anonymous saying goes, "Time is Nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once." The other side of the coin is equally true: "Space is Nature's way of keeping everything from occupying the same place." How matter arranges itself into the spectacular array of forms we see in Greater Nature has long been a fundamental question. The term "virial" (rhymes with "serial") refers to any system of particles which are acted upon by external forces and each other. All of the material contents of the Universe are subject in some way to one force or another and are bound to mutually interact under these influences: a simple concept in physics known as "The Virial Theorem" describes how matter arranges itself into a hierarchy of objects across a vast range of scale - from clusters of galaxies to stars to the formation of the planets...even familiar aggregations such as raindrops or snowflakes which condense out of earthly stormclouds are subject. The composition celebrates this "Cosmic Blizzard" the wonderful and diverse ways in which matter congregates under the unity of a single set of simple laws. An orchestral version with choir is available in the Tone Poem section.

The complete composition is in 3 movements and the rest will be posted in the near future, along with a descriptive note.