Burning Sled

for flute and string quartet (1988)

Commissioned by the Music of Our Time Ensemble, Bruce Wolosoff, Artistic Director, The Presence Absence Makes was premiered by Robert Stallman and members of the ensemble at Alice Tully Hall, New York City on 6 April 1988. The title of the quintet is taken from the title of a poem by the San Francisco poet Kim Addonizio. Performed without break, the quintet has five parts. Read more>>>