The opening material suggests the 'nature' of the 'charm', which attempts to maintain 'buoyant' throughout the composition, even through extreme musical transformations.
Performance requirements: Power Macintosh Computer with high quality analogue outputs, MAX software, MIDI pedal, microphones for instrument amplification, signal processing effects unit, (sound diffusion system preferable).
Recording performed by Steve Nobel: percussion; Phil Durrant: violin; Alexander Franenheim: double bass; Ben Harlan: clarinets; Chris Burns: piano; Jim Denly: saxophones and bass flute.
revised 2001