Instrumentation: 2 Violins, Viola, Cello.

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I. Red Rock
II. After the Dust Settles
III. New Life
IV. Land of Tomorrow

The Red Rock volcanic complex south of Alvie, Victoria, is composed of over 40 ancient eruption points. There, the earth rolls, dips, rises and overlaps; the maars, tuff rings and scoria cones drastically contrast with the otherwise flat land that surrounds the site. ‘Red Rock’ represents the unrestrained energy of the volcano, the clash of the elements, and the iron that reddens the earth. Quiet comes in ‘After the Dust Settles’ as the earth and life forms re-adjust to the changed environment. The richness of the soil gives birth to ‘New Life’ as a part of the wider regenerated landscape. ‘Land of Tomorrow’ represents thousands of years in the making, forever evolving – the power of the earth, so much bigger than us ...