DURATION: Approximately 7 minutes 30 seconds

This pastoral work for oboe, harp, and string orchestra evokes the subtle fragrance of the Night Scented Orchid, or Epidenrum Nocturnum, a flower native to Florida and Central America. A delicate melody, introduced by the oboe, captures this scent as it drifts through the night atop a meandering harp accompaniment, passing through the strings as it develops before dissolving into the tropical air.