Programme Note The work is a setting of the fourteenth Olympian Ode by the classical Greek poet Pindar (518-438 BC) for the victory of Asopichos of Orchomenos in the footrace. It is intended to be reminiscent of but not directly influenced by eastern music (Greek, Indian, etc.). Pindar's poetry is characterized by extremely complex metres and rhythms. I have attempted to use the metric quality of the poetry to determine the rhythms of the music. This accounts for the complex rhythms in the work. Thus exact rhythmic integrity should be of paramount importance.