Certain to become a mainstay of concert and festival programs! Epic as well as programmatic, this is a work of vibrant energy, vivid color and immense power. Its inspiration comes from fire - tamed by early man and harnessed by civilization and industrialization. Calm introductions lead to quickening tempos and driving multi-meter rhythms that blaze with incendiary effect. The musical flame then subsides before reigniting for a shimmering, red-hot ending.