A Swallow Joyfully Twittering in the Morning Sky (completed March, 1998). Four miniatures based on haiku by Mark Kirtley. Scored for flute doubling piccolo, oboe doubling English horn, clarinet doubling bass clarinet, alto sax doubling soprano sax, bassoon, trumpet, French horn, violin, double bass, and two percussionists. Performed by the University of Colorado New Music Ensemble, Kathleen McGuire, conductor, October, 1998 in Grusin Music Hall at the University of Colorado at Boulder. (apx. 7 min.)