Monarchy, Suite for Birth, in utilizing history, tradition, and Queen Elizabeth II's delivery of her loaded eulogy on princess Diana's death, not only brings awareness to a specific moment in time, but provides as opportunity to investigate the issue and reexamine our preconceived notions.

Working with the speech scenario of Lady Diana, Princess of Wale's funeral, the musical theme of Prince Charles's birth, Queen Elizabeth II's voice and the British knighted composer Sir Michael Tippett, offer a chance to look at the complicated circumstances of the British Monarchy in the last half century and to contemplate on its history and future.

The Monarchy seems to be in a conquerable position. They have traditionally been culturally influential and a model for the western heritage, but today that establishment seems precarious. They have very few private moments and those moments are shared with the world, therefore they are public moments and ones which have tremendous influence upon and within our culture.