North American Walkabout is the realization of a graphic score that I composed this year as a special project for the Saturday Matinee concert of High Zero 2011. The title is a refers to the movement involved in the piece, where performers are instructed to walk around the room, but is also a reference to the Aboriginal walkabout. The piece is meant to invoke a search for ever elusive meaning and wondering if it is a futile effort. The performers were Katharine Young (bassoon), Rose Burt (baritone saxophone), Thomas Lehn (synthesizer), Britton Powell (bass), Sam Burt (bass clarinet), Katt Hernandez (violin), Amy Cimini (viola), Tom Boram (synthesizer), Owen Gardner (conductor) and Andrew Bernstein (alto saxophone)