Athabasca was inspired by a visit to the Athabasca Glacier in Canada. The jagged mountain backdrop is reflected in the music by the ascending and descending lines. The glacier was a majestic sight and this is represented by the stately, melancholy melodic lines. At the time I visited,the glacier was being transversed by groups of people in snow vehicles and on foot, who appeared as little moving dots on the landscape. These are represented by the 'funky" moving passages.
One More Than Two! was originally written as a trio for Australian cellist Zoe to be performed at the Adelaide Fringe in 2002. The second and third parts were pre recorded together with a video of Zoe performing these parts. In the premiere performance Zoe performed the first part live while playing along with the pre recorded sound and video.