[1] The work was premiered on October 4, 2018 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, as part of their centennial season.

Norman has stated that he began by imagining what orchestral music will mean in the future, during the 200th season of the orchestra.

Thus, the piece was conceptualized as "one long unbroken musical thought", focusing on the importance of communal listening.

Each cycle begins with a distinctive "signal" played by two pianos (tuned a quarter tone apart), followed by waves of sound in the strings.

Eventually, the orchestra is left in an unconducted, semi-improvisational section that slowly dies out, leaving the two pianos.