This composition is a contemporary concerto, one of two that Smith wrote, the other being the Willson Suite, for the euphonium.
It is divided into three movements: Carousel, Telling Stories to the Sea, and, Ceremony of Flute and Drum.
Underneath an intricate flute solo, there are clarinets, and saxophones walking to a pleasant beat which sounds uncannily like a carousel.
The movement unravels quickly, giving a bass flute solo/flute solo/piccolo solo/flute solo before a rhythmically complex closing.
It is a very earthy song dispersed with challenging, rapidly moving flute and other woodwind phrases, winding around blocks of the brass body.