According to the composer, Cave was written with the interest of merging wind ensemble performance with theatricality. Like exploring the depths of a cave, the music develops with “…a classic buildup over a drum ostinato, where the winds ride in 4/4 time over a 3/4 beat like a human pulse.”

From the prose poem by the composer, “The rock walls ring to one unchanging pulse, upon which all the Cave dwellers build their spontaneous symphonies.”