By David Balakrishnan, for string quartet. As heard on the grammy winning TISQ recording, 4+Four

“Adapted from the string octet version of the third movement of “Mara’s Garden Of False Delights,” Snakes And Ladders is named after the popular children’s board game that originated in ancient India.  It puts one through a chaotic journey of climbing and falling from the back of a snake while attempting to be the first to reach the top rung—a metaphor for the ups and downs of the game of life.”