20th Century (1992). American composer. Orange Dawn was originally inspired by the vision of a dawn scene in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. Awakening exotic animal life was envisaged silhouetted against a dramatic rising sun. In the opening and closing sections, alternative fingerings are used to help create a mysterious earthy quality to the sound; these are printed above the stave. Ideally suited to an open-hole flute due to note bends. -the composer