I've always had a love of science and understanding how things worked and I have written many pieces that
sought to emulate the patterns and governing laws of nature. Laminar Flow is a term used to describe a
hydrodynamic phenomenon in which fluid particles move in a streamlined, orderly fashion maintaining
individual layers like a deck of cards. The liquidous flow element of the music is represented by a rhythmic
motif that often serves as a motor rhythm or ostinato or as the seed of a more developed melodic material.
This rhythmic scheme allows the music to be propelled and stabilized, even at varying tempi and orchestral
textures. Against this orderly flow of musical momentum, a handful of complimentary musical motifs and
melodic bits flow alongside in their own layer, with moments in which all the motifs are presented
simultaneously.


Instrumentation
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in A
Bassoon
Horn in F
Trumpet in Bb
Trombone
Percussion (Vibraphone, Bells, Shaker)
Harp
Strings


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