The tape portion is based entirely on short fragments or 'phonemes' of sounds from the two instruments used by the soloist, the oboe d'amore and English horn. Using granular synthesis these sounds ...

The oboe player is sometimes asked to play the cor anglais (literally: "English Horn"). This instruments is very similar to the oboe but lower and mellower.

She obtained her bachelor’s degree in oboe performance at DePauw University, studying with Anna Mattix (now solo English horn of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra), and her master’s degree in oboe ...