[Instrumental] [Glacial-paced contemporary chamber piece for string quintet; soft harmonics and sul tasto bowing over a barely-there heartbeat pulse. Languid ostinatos pass between instruments with micro-variations in rhythm and pitch; dynamics rise from whisper to a glowing mezzo-forte haze, then dissolve to a fragile, sustained shimmer. Occasional dissonant clusters ease into consonant dyads, creating a subtle but undeniable emotional arc. About a nuthatch stealing things from my kitchen for its nest until I put things out for it to steal.]
