High atop a red mountain overlooking the magnificent city of Birmingham, Alabama, stands an iron sentinel---a monument of Vulcan that keeps watch over the "City of Steel." Through the Vulcan's Eye is comprised of four melodies, each aurally describing a view from the top of the mountain and inspired by the composer's childhood experiences in Alabama's largest metropolis. Broad brush strokes of sound blanket the work, enhanced by brilliant solo passages and total involvement from the percussion. A grand work on a grand scale! (7:09).

Piece is track #1 on the CD. Duration: 7:09.

Instrumentation: conductor ; c piccolo ; 1st 2nd c flute ; 1st 2nd oboe ; 1st 2nd 3rd B© clarinet ; B© bass clarinet ; E© contrabass clarinet ; bassoon ; 1st 2nd E© alto saxophone ; B© tenor saxophone ; E© baritone saxophone ; 1st 2nd 3rd B© trumpet ; 1st 2nd 3rd 4th horn in F ; 1st 2nd 3rd trombone ; baritone ; baritone tc ; tuba ;mallet percussion (chimes, marimba, xylophone) ; timpani ; percussion 1 (snare drum, bass drum, triangle) ; percussion 2 (crash cymbals, suspended cymbal) ; percussion 3 (spoons, tambourine, wind chimes, wood block).