Recorded live at London's Sadlers Wells Theatre in May 1994, this realization of 's was released by in 2006 on a double CD. Both works are outgrowths of the composer's opera project, which was first defined a full decade before this recording was made. In 1984, stated that "Trillium is a point of definition in my music system. The continuum of works that will make up this music state represents the third solidification (layer) of my evolving materials (the first being vocabularies, the second being the form and/or system type and the third being ritual statements). When completed, will consist of a complex of 36 autonomous acts that can be refitted into any combination to total 12 three-act operas." was originally designated "Trillium - Dialogues M (1986) Joreo's Vision of Forward Motion," a four-scene, one-act opera with two interludes for six soloists, dancers, choir, piano, large orchestra, and percussion. This was conceived with instructions for costuming and stage design. As presented in 1994, the work involved four vocalists, an 18-piece creative orchestra (including a string quartet) under 's direction, and a partially electronic "constructed environment." Structurally and texturally, the music at times seems closely aligned with what refers to as the Post- Continuum, in the selection and configuration of tones and the use of silence as a structural element. The keyboard improvisations of are especially intriguing, as is the interplay among the instrumentalists behind the declamatory vocals. , which occupies the first disc in the set and features two vocalists rather than four, illustrates a later stage in the development. The opportunity to experience 's approach to opera is most auspicious. The producers of this edition were sensible enough to provide a full libretto for those who feel the need to absorb every nuance of the work. To place these performances in context it is useful to note that the recording which precedes this album in the saga/discography was his duo reunion with electronics and synthesizer virtuoso in a live concert at Merkin Hall in New York City on April 28, 1994. 's next recordings would be made with his piano quartet at Yoshi's Nitespot in Oakland, California in June of that year. That phenomenal date, which was preserved on a four-CD set by the label, featured saxophonist in a spread of 27 jazz standards with a positively rambunctious at the piano. ~ arwulf arwulf