'Good and Evil' is classical music and the 4 movements are all written for the chamber orchestra.

This work is politically motivated, and, Lien admits to it, marked by a certain artifice. Movements 1 and 2 are what Lien would refer to as 'modernist,' the 2nd movement, however, somewhat more on the early, or 'neoclassical' side. 'Sacred Circle' is

'Good and Evil' is classical music and the 4 movements are all written for the chamber orchestra.

This work is politically motivated, and, Lien admits to it, marked by a certain artifice. Movements 1 and 2 are what Lien would refer to as 'modernist,' the 2nd movement, however, somewhat more on the early, or 'neoclassical' side. 'Sacred Circle' is inspired by traditional church music; it is also a romantic piece. The 4th movement, 'Ascent,' must be considered impressionist and the finest piece, in some respects, of the work as such.