This work is inspired by the inner strength that all artists must call on to devote themselves to their craft.

The work uses the sounds of a beating heart combined with metallic accents in the mallet percussion, brake drum, and China crash to create a uniquely industrial sound. The melody races through life's obstacles (represented in an altered scale) before climaxing in a beautiful, triumphant fanfare.

Included are:

• Score
• Flute
• Oboe
• B-flat Clarinet 1
• B-flat Clarinet 2 -...