Instruments of Revelation was commissioned by Katheryn Pirtle and the Orion Ensemble in collaboration with choreographer Daniel Duell, Artistic Director of Ballet Chicago. The work is in three movements, based on three cards in the Tarot deck.

The Magician is often depicted as a youthful figure, his raised right arm holding a wand and his left hand pointing down to the ground. Above his head is the figure 8, symbol of eternity and on the table before him is the pentacle. Other decks depict him as The Juggler, a street entertainer and trickster. This ambiguity informs my music, which shifts suddenly from the mysterious and solemn to the cunning and dexterous.

The High Priestess contains symbols of the Torah, the Egyptian goddess Isis, and Christianity. She is also known as The Female Pope. Her attributes are Wisdom, Passion and secrets of the law. I have imbued her music with calmness that slowly ignites into throbbing desire, ending with a return of quiet murmuring.

The Fool shows a young man blithely about to walk off a precipice, with no sign of terror. He is both the holy mystic and the intoxicated lunatic, outside the realm of reality. I have given his music a touch of both comedy and chaos.