Sample Mp3

In the summer of 2001, I read an article about scientists freezing a beam of light, or at least significantly slowing it down.  This concept intrigued me, and I started combining my scientific knowledge (limited) with my sci-fi imagination (vast).  What if this was the secret to time travel?  What would that beam of light look like?  More importantly, how can I convey these thoughts on pan?

Suspension is a quirky, quasi-atonal piece in a sonata-like form with many whole-tone and chromatic lines, perfectly suited for the double second steel drums.  It has no tempo markings, rather statements like “Frantic” and “Calm.”   It is up to the performer to interpret these instructions to fit their understanding of the music.  See liner notes for continued description of this piece.

Length is 4:30 minutes.  An audio sample file is also included.

Difficulty: Hard (great for high school and college players)

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