Caldera

for orchestra (2004)

excerpt:

Toledo Symphony, Chelsea Tipton III– conductor

Program note:

A caldera (Spanish: "cauldron") is a volcanic crater with a diameter many times that of the vent that leads up to it from inside the Earth. It is formed by particularly large and violent eruptions and is an expression of the intense forces that are constantly at work beneath the surface. Mount St. Helens in Washington State is a famous North American example.