The structural and dynamic sophistication of Fields, the way the melody emerges from its rigorous and minimalist structure, and the perilous atmosphere it evokes are impressive for any musician. But Henry Plotnick, the author of Fields, is only 11 years old. It's as if the boy has absorbed the pantheon of twentieth-century American minimalist composers and added a zeal for instrumental complexity and extravagant melodies. The longest song in Fields is the one that takes the listener the furthest; Henry Plotnick is a marathon runner, not a sprinter.