Save the Whale, originating from a protest against the extermination of the whales, is a dialogue between a human being and an animal - the contrabass clarinet often sounding like an animal and the whale with its sometimes human sounds. The wave like motion of the deep waters and the rising of the whales to the surface into human territory were the inspirational source for this piece. To the rhythm of the letters in Morse 'Save the whale', the pitches are arranged, interrupted by cries, especially at the end when the hunters arrive to fulfil their 'scientific' mission. Here the bass clarinet sounds like the horn of a ship and signals: 'Save the whale'. In collaboration with the Dutch painter Ger Lataster lithos were made from the score.

(from the sleeve notes of the CD Looking Ears 1)

Composed with financial support of the Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst.