Microscopic Episodes

1974 . . . picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, Eng.hn, Eb cl, 3 Bb cl, alto cl, bass cl, 2 bsn, contra-bsn, alto sax, tenor sax, bari sax, 4 horns, 4 trp, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, harp, 4 perc (9 minutes

Dedicated to the memory of my father, who spent much of his life watching and counting the little creatures of the mystical microcosm

1. Protozoan picnic

2. Bacterial biogenesis

3. Attack of the antibodies