El ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁cycle ▁is ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁day ▁as ▁a ▁met ap hor ▁for ▁an ▁entire ▁life . ▁" Min uet " ▁is ▁about ▁morning , ▁" when ▁we ▁w ake ▁to ▁see ▁an ▁ideal ized ▁version ▁of ▁ourselves , ▁young , ▁dan cing , ▁mag ical ". ▁" Simple " ▁is ▁about ▁no on , ▁and ▁about ▁how ▁the ▁bl iss ▁of ▁being ▁en velop ed ▁by ▁beauty ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁one ' s ▁days ▁can ▁be ▁cloud ed ▁by ▁present iments ▁of ▁death . ▁" The ▁best ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁day " ▁is ▁about ▁evening , ▁and ▁about ▁how ▁the ▁aged ▁look ▁back ▁on ▁their ▁lives ' ▁har vest ▁of ▁" lo ve , ▁peace , ▁beauty ▁and ▁b ount y ". ▁▁ ▁F acing ▁For ward / Look ing ▁Back ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Wel z ▁Kauf man ▁and ▁the ▁Rav in ia ▁Festival ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁Ste ans ▁Institute ▁for ▁Young ▁Art ists . ▁It ▁was ▁premier ed ▁by ▁sop rano ▁Mich èle ▁Bog dan ow icz , ▁mez zo - s op rano ▁Tam ara ▁M um ford ▁and ▁pian ist ▁Vlad ▁I ft in ca ▁in ▁the ▁John ▁B . ▁Har za ▁Building ' s ▁Ben nett ▁Gordon ▁Hall ▁on ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁album ▁presents ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁cycle ' s ▁five ▁songs , ▁om itting ▁"