I composed (this has already) passed/passing during a period that stretched from the summer of 1996 through to the winter of 1998 – a time of considerable personal turbulence.  In so many ways the work is a multi-faceted meditation on the fragility and ephemeral nature of the moment or moments in one’s life; where of course nothing is constant, but still, they seem to link together like pearls on a chain.    Perhaps because of its transitory nature music is the perfect artform for the expression of this essential realisation of being.  (this has already) passed/passing provides a sonic narrative through exploring expressed through an elemental nomadic soundworld – employing a variety of mobile-sound techniques. (this has already) passed/passing is influenced by Luigi Nono’s Das atmende klarsein but even more so by the extraordinary musicianship of the virtuosic flautist Roberto Fabbriciani. I first came across the artistry of Roberto Fabbriciani in the late 1980s when, as a student, I got hold of and repeatedly listened to his 1984 recording of Nono’s Das atmende klarsein on the Italia label – a record that I treasure to this day. I first met Roberto Fabbriciani in Huddersfield in 1995; then again in the summer of 1996 in his hometown of Arezzo, Italy. During this second meeting we spent several wonderful days together where he took me through many scores and effortlessly demonstrated to me a huge variety of techniques – the fruits of many years of his dedicated research. (this has already) passed/passing is dedicated to Roberto Fabbriciani.