音樂從細膩而感性的獨奏段落，發展至全團齊奏、節奏密集且快速的強烈樂段，搭配狂熱而充滿張力的打擊樂聲響，層次分明、戲劇張力十足。這是一首兼具深度與表現力的精彩作品，無論在音樂會或音樂節演出中，都必定成為全場最耀眼的焦點。

Commissioned by the Indiana Bandmasters Association for the 2008 All-State High School Honor Band, this stunning work from the pen of Samuel Hazo is a tour de force of Middle Eastern sounds for the contemporary wind band. From delicate and sensual soloistic writing to full-blown ensemble passages with rapid fire tutti rhythms and frenzied percussion, here is a rewarding piece with drama and depth that will be the high point of any concert or festival program. Period! Dur: 6:00 (Grade 5