For Owen Dennis and Sarah Nicoll. Commissioned by Music Past and Present for performance in London, February 2004.

"It is a wonderful piece. The nature of the oboe is incorporated into every note. Intense expression in both the assertive sections and the contemplative moments seem to embrace the qualities of the instrument with so much eloquence and beauty. The dialogue with the piano is very exciting." Edwin Roxburgh (2011), former professor at the RCM and (with Leon Goossens) author of the Yehudi Menuhin Guide to the Oboe.