Written the year before the Six Figures, Arioso is a study in scalic and chordal figures, retaining Skempton's signature simplicity and repetitiveness throughout. Grail Transformation and Epiphany bring with them a more chromatic treatment to similar motifs. Written 8 years later, the variation in material and fresher perspective serves as an antidote to the initial movements. Arioso - written for Karine Georgian in 1997 Grail Transformation & Epiphany - commissioned by Cambridge Music Conference, 2005