A linear induction motor is a type of motor that is typically designed to produce motion in a straight line.  It is often used in types of trains, especially ones that use magnetic levitation.  The music itself moves along a similar straight path, making stops along the way, much like a subway train would do.  I often think while riding the subway in Chicago, that with each passing station, I pass through a unique neighborhood with its own culture and identity.  I wanted to create music that while moving along in a straight line, passes through musical areas of destination.  Between each station there are short audible station cues, alerting the listening we are coming into a new musical space.  The soloist conducts the path, taking the train of 8 clarinet passengers on a musical tour of sound and space. 

Linear Induction was written for and is dedicated to Jeff Anderle. 

-MM