Adnan Songbook, VIII (Gavin Bryars, 1996)

VIII. “My hand on your hand both in the hollow of a tree one sky chasing another sky both devouring atoms and going to the moon. Green is the color of space. Two lips tasting mushrooms and the Colorado River haunting the village.... from the persistent Mediterranean to the persistent Pacific we cut roads with our feet share baggage and food running always one second ahead of the running of Time we are travelling at some infinite speed we are not scared.“ Description: Text: Etel Adnan Duration: 30’ Dedication: Jane Quinn and Martin Duignan Instrumentation: Soprano voice, bass clarinet (and clarinet), electric guitar (and acoustic guitar), 2 violas, cello, bass First performance: Valdine Anderson and Gavin Bryars Ensemble, Almeida Theatre, London, July 20th 1996