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Stephen D. Forman blends traditional formal structure and challenging contrapuntal writing with modern synthesizers and inventive orchestrations. Mr. Forman rejects the self-indulgent direction that contemporary orchestral writing has taken and embraces a pop accessibility instead. Rhapsody for Orchestra in C Major: "Desert Fancifal" includes the following inscription: "A man crosses the desert, what does he find? Blaring sun, shifting sands, yet also exquisite, serene beauty. As thirst and exhaustion overtake him, he dreams sweetly of Arabian Nights, a genie, a princess, an oasis surrounded by palm trees. He staggers to his knees-- is that salvation before him or only a mirage?"