Ear-Walking Woman (1996) was commissioned by pianist Lois Svard, to whom it is dedicated. It is a collaboration in which the player is using various tools such as bubble wrap, a pestle, stones, small wooden balls etc. I ask her to listen closely to the sounds created by each action, exploring the new sounds which always arise when she uses a little more pressure, a slightly different wrist position or timing, a different make of piano. I call this “ear-walking”.