The Cycle is a musical exploration of the cycle of the seasons. Accompanying a silent film, The Cycle demonstrates the seasons of Barrow, Alaska. This small town experiences the incoming sea ice every winter, and this video is a time lapse of that town over the course of an entire year. The Cycle is based around limited pitch material, principally two groupings of C - Db - Eb - E – G & C - B - Bb - G - F - F# (and enharmonic equivalents). In addition to these groupings, The Cycle also explores contemporary extended techniques for the players.