Here is a description by the composer hiimself:
'The opening statement represents forthright striving and the determination to achieve a goal, motivated by a strong work ethic. A second theme (at B) speaks of those 'wide open spaces' - places of natural beauty where batteries can be re-charged. The 'driven' music of the opening returns suggesting that the pursuance of our dream promises ultimate satisfaction. In addition, those traditions that offer a strong sense of ethnic identity can also allow for the wider picture of our national identity and,wider still, of our citizenship of ONE NATION under God.'
This work is dedicated to Gordon Cherry. -the publisher