Isolarion III is a transcription and new composition of my orchestral work Isolarion: Rituals of Resonance (2013), which was itself an elaboration and expansion of an earlier brass quintet. This piece reduces the highly ornate, ornamented and colorful score to its essential constructive elements: lines and layers that collide and cohere in a flowing continuity. The first movement of the orchestral version was dedicated to Pierre Boulez, who had commissioned the work Isolarion: Rituals of Resonance through the Lucerne Festival Academy. In view of the recent news of his death, I dedicate this piano duo to his memory. (Christian Mason, 2016)

Lament
Dance
Chorale