     As the subtitle suggests, this work draws its inspiration from an organic set of motives from a violin sonata by Handel.  The work consists of five movements all of which are based on the melodic influence of Handel.  The motives are flexible, and in the hands of Zwilich, sound at times tonal and other times free from any specific tonal center.  This concerto has no single soloist, but does draw on the tradition of contrast.  The interesting aspect of this work is the weaving of sounds and sonorities from the baroque tradition with twentieth century melodic ideas.  The musical ideas borrowed from Handel supply the melodic content of both textures.  The use of a harpsichord in the orchestra gives the music a nostalgic link with the Baroque Era.  Instrumentation and melody provide additional quotes from Handel's day.  Zwilich displays an eloquent control of her craft in this work which travels so easily between centuries.