Musical theater work, around a ping pong table game with 2 players acting as percussionists, creating sound effects as they play. The flute and cello shadow the players, while a reporter and referee speak, sing. and play. It evolved from an earlier work from 1977 called Tournament Overture, a quintet commissioned for a sporting event organized by the New York City Parks Department (see photos). U.S. Ping-Pong champion Marty Reisman performed in the premiere with NY Parks Recreation director Matthew Pards, flutist Peter Schultz, and cellist Larry Rowdon. Riverside Table Tennis Club,New York City, 1977.