This creative project is a setting of the book of Ecclesiastes from the Bible. The New English Translation has been used. A certain amount of editing of the complete Ecclesiastes has taken place and only three basic ideas are presented in the text: One, the emptiness of all endeavor; two, that death awaits us all; and three, some advice to a young man.The first song is built on a pedal point D and it is held by the double bass. This signifies emptiness. Above this pedal point there are various motives which are more fully developed in the second song. The third song uses a tone cluster pedal point in the string section which fades away to the ever present pedal point D held by the double bass, signifying the return of the opening words of the text: "Emptiness, emptiness, says the Speaker, all is empty." / School of Music