Commissioned by the Canada Council for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Premiere: January 15, 1986, Edmonton, Alberta; Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Glenn Mossop, conductor. The composer describes Crimson Dream as:_x001A_a musicaldepiction of a romantic dream, one in which events and feelings are constantly and suddenly changing._x001A_The emotional contrasts of good-evil, sad-happy, and ugly-beautiful are evoked by a broad range of musical styles which arejuxtaposed and overlapped, resulting in a musical collage.