LAND OF THE FARTHER SUNS (1992) for narrator, four flutes (flute/piccolo, flute, flute/alto flute, and flute/bass flute), and piano by David Alpher. The text in this significant concert piece is from the poetry of Stephen Crane. The work is constructed in the manner of a song cycle, only with narration rather than singing. The music is modern, yet accessible, and contains sections in a jazzy vein