**A shining light in darkness deep** (2020) is originally a quartet for piano, glockenspiel (+bass drum), vibraphone, and marimba. In 2023, I created an alternative mallet quartet version for two marimbas and two vibraphones. The work is made up of the following sections: **slowly**, _like the push and pull of the tides_ **shimmering**, _like light reflecting through shallow water_ **smooth**, _like small ripples of waves over a bottomless sea_ **deep**, _like the vastness of the ocean floor_ **singing**, _like a wisp of wind over the surface of the sea_ **soothing**, _like the consistency of crashing waves_ This work finds inspiration in the words of Tom Marshall: >_A song I heard the ocean sing >A shining light in darkness deep >I prayed a prayer into the tide >And both they soothed me in my sleep_ It was composed for the UCF New Music Ensemble but never premiered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was later premiered with the mallet quartet instrumentation at the 2023 Victoria Bach Festival in Victoria, TX. Duration is approximately 4:00.