Cotillion

Sandhill cranes are renowned for their stately courtship dances. These are best observed during spring months as the cranes make their way northward to their breeding sites, funneling through major rest stops like Bosque Redondo, NM, the Platte River valley of NB, and the San Luis Valley, CO. Watching cranes dance in April was akin to a spiritual pilgrimage for me while growing up, and I'm still entranced by the birds' otherworldly calls and the sheer spectacle of thousands of cranes clustered together to feed, dance, and rest. At the feet of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, sandhill cranes often wind up dancing on wind-packed snow, their warbling cries visible as steam in the early morning after a freezing night. "Cotillion," the name of a gracious, old world social dance seemed a natural name for this piece.

Edition of 8.

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