A Picture of Dorian & Ben was commissioned by Ben Cruming, a friend and colleague in musical matters. It was a present to his wife Dorian Cooke, an outstanding virtuosic European bassoonist. My intention consisted in portraying musically both Ben and Dorian in whom I could perceive a great amount of care, understanding and love as a couple, so contrasting with the reality of this materialistic and globalized world that we have to inhabit. No doubt Dorian is the Bassoon, as Ben is found in the Viola. Music depicts expressive and suggestive moods related to the instrumental surrounding and atmosphere of the bassoon and viola protagonism. The violin solo at the end represents UNITY, as the integrated spirit of man and woman (Vicente Moncho).
