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This is a one movement work for flute, viola and 'cello that I completed in 2012. It was composed for the incredibly fine ensemble, Eight Strings & a Whistle (Suzanne Gilchrest (flute), Ina Litera (viola) and Matthew Goeke ('cello). The sound track for this video is, however, a digital demo performance.

Change, on a more profound level, is a concept that poets and thinkers have wrestled with for centuries. Think: even the small details and rituals of life are never the same from day to day. And each brief moment, each passing day, is but a prelude to the next.

The work is an essay on change and the ephemeral nature of our world. Change is a concept that poets and thinkers have wrestled with for centuries. Even the small details and rituals of life are never the same from day to day. And each brief moment, each passing day, is but a prelude to the next. The Buddha last words were:

"Behold, O monks, this is my last advice to you. All things in the world are changeable. They do not last. Strive earnestly to gain your own salvation."

The photos of Dudley Island (in Lubec, Maine) were taken by me over a 18 month period.

If you would like to know more about my work, visit my web site: johnnewellmusic.com.

The copyrights to all the photos and the music belong to me.