Commissioned by Orchestra of the Swan for its 10th Anniversary Series following Colomina’s Guildhall School / Orchestra of the Swan Composition Prize with The Blue Flask. World premiere: 14 November 2005, Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon; second performance: 15 November 2005, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham; Orchestra of the Swan / David Curtis. Later awarded 3rd prize at the 2023 Krzysztof Penderecki International Composers’ Competition – Arboretum.