Der Waßerhehler

Complete Work Title: 

Der Waßerhehler (The Water-harborer) — character study after Elias Canetti


Performance Medium: 

solo ocarina


Duration: 

c.4:00


Dedication: 

to Helen Bledsoe


Date Composed: 

June - July 1997 (originally for Native American flute); revised and transcribed for ocarina September 2000


Performance History: 

Helen Bledsoe, ocarina
• 6 April 2001; University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
• 27 March 2001; University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
• 14 November 2000; Sofia City Art Gallery (Sofia, Bulgaria) — Third Annual American Music Week in Bulgaria [premiere]