The piece is created through the lens of both the trail’s historic inhabitants as well as the settlers who traversed the trail to reach Oregon territory. The music attempts to take the listener back to the landscape itself, and to life prior to and during the pioneers’ cross-country experience. Each movement's title is the Indigenous name for recognizable sites along the trail.
I. Me-a-pa-te (Scott’s Bluff) Nebraska: Duration 5:08; Flute, Clarinet, Percussion only.
II. Mudza (South Pass) Wyoming:Duration 5:32; Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Percussion. T
III. Hyas Tyee Təmwata (Willamette Falls) Oregon: Duration 6:00; Flute, Clarinet, Cello and Percussion.
