ein . . . atmen (2004)_
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(breathe...in) demonstrates what it means to take a breath without knowing when or how it might end.
The only real breathing instrument, the flute, takes a pivotal role. It plays an immense number of quartertones, fitting in-between the notes (or 'breaths') of the accordion and the piano—in turn upsetting the 'breathing patterns' of the normally tuned instruments.
In ein . . . atmen there are periods that follow a linear progression where breathing-in becomes fluid. Sometimes, the instruments are pressed to the point of forgetting to breathe altogether, and linearity is abandoned. Within this space is the opportunity for free interpretation of previous linear material, giving a chance for the composition to catch its own breath once more in a seemingly endless and continual cycle.