for Flute, Clarinet, two Violins, Viola and Violoncello

First performed by members of the Longitude New Music Ensemble
Ashley Addington, Flute
Yhasmin Valenzuela, Clarinet
Olga Kradenova-Ahmadova, Violin I
Sarah Jacques, Violin II
Kristen Swanson, Viola
Anna Walker, Violoncello

Commissioned by the Longitude New Music Ensemble and selected for performance by their Artistic Director Kate Vincent and guest composer Scott Wheeler, Lament for Lebanon combines traditional funeral music from Lebanese Muslim and Christian sects.