Composition for flute, flugelhorn, marimba, and cello, with indications in the score for percussion (“Gong-Cymbal solo”). A section is also indicated for a group improvisation. The score has no tempo marking but includes notations for articulation and dynamics. The archive also includes professionally copied parts.
From Marty Ehrlich: On the marimba part, Hemphill has written “with Joanne” in red ink. Dancer JoAnne Robinson-Hill (then JoAnne Robinson) performed with the Black Artist’s Group in St. Louis and worked with Hemphill later in New York City. The archive includes video footage of this piece in Ralph Ellison’s Long Tongue, presented at the Kitchen in 1981 in New York City, a production on which Robinson was a collaborator.