Commissioned in April 2011 by Professor Anne Dhu McLucas and a musicology course as part of the class curriculum. The composition of Ethereal Echoes required the careful combination of acoustic and electronic instruments – elements from past, present and future. The piece draws on some of the earliest concepts of western music, such as imitation and canon, and applies them to the 21st century. The composition seeks to replicate the echo effects heard in large spaces, such as cathedrals, to create counterpoint and harmony. While this is not entirely a new concept, the use of electronics to create this effect is uniquely modern. In addition, the instruments are able to imitate effects created by the electronics. The use of such musical devices allows this composition to be strongly rooted to the origins of music, yet connected to our present and future musical and technological capabilities.