“The Peryton is a mythological hybrid animal combining the physical features of a stag and a bird. The Peryton was created and described by Jorge Luis Borges in his 1957 ‘Book of Imaginary Beings.’ The piece has a four-part form; very slow, very fast, slow, fast, played without a break in between. Parts I and III (i.e. the slow movements) contain an extensive flute and clarinet solo. Parts II and IV (the fast movements) have significant thematic similarities. The piece was composed with the help of fractals. These are patterns that repeat on every timescale.”

– Theo Verbey