contralto, 2 flutes (piccolos, flutes in G and bass flutes), oboe (English horn), harp, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello and double bass

Commission: SMCQ, with support from the CCA

Premiere: January 29, 1987, Concert 171, Salle Pollack — Pavillon Strathcona — Université McGill, Montréal (Québec)