The winner of the Barbara Buehlman prize in composition hosted by The Midwest Clinic, this engaging work takes on both the breathtaking majesty and the volatile nature of the storm and its aftermath. Percussion instruments clash and clamor, whipping the melodic ideas from one section to another. Tensions rise and fall as the temperature begins to drop before the music sends listeners charging to the eyewall. The piece ends with a gentle whisper of air as the storm subsides.