From the Valley of Desolation, for flute, cello and prepared piano.

The article offers the author's insights on the music "From the Valley of Desolation," a four-movement work for flute, cello and prepared piano inspired from the Valley of Desolation. Topics include how the author captures her childhood experience of seeing the valley through the music, indigenous Thembu Xhosa music of South Africa as her inspiration for some elements of the piece, and the musical extract from a musical cycle performed by Nofinishi Dywili.