Europa

This piece is designed to elicit a feeling of ice and subtle motion (such as the possibility of water underneath the surface). The work contains an homage to Holst's The Planet with the opening solo on horn in Europa reminiscent of that from Venus. The suspension and resolution occurring after between the two loud sections is also a passage coming from the end of Mars which builds up suspense for the final motif.  While there is no specific programmatic story, the opening as an icy chill of percussion moving towards a more energetic color can give one a sense of traveling to and passing the moon on a satellite of craft.