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The Sorcerer's Garden is meant to describe that which may transpire during a day in a mystical, magical garden. The opening segment is representative of the mysterious and mischievous, the devious creatures that may emerge in the night, and that reside in such a place. This opening segment drives forward through a sinister march before moving into a more light-hearted section, which dances freely among twinkling woodwinds and majestic brass, representing the waking of all the beings of pure intent. After a restatement of the opening, the work collides with it self and the two themes are interwoven into a chaotic combat of changing meters and motifs, representing the inevitable conflict these differing sides must surely encounter. In the aftermath of this, the music lumbers forward into the finale: a frantic restatement of the march theme which ends with mysterious solo piano, telling us that while the darker side won today, things are never truly over.
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