Masa 'nnuur 'Evening of Light' by Kent Gustavson also employs a folk melody, in this case an un-attributed Appalachian folk melody "I will Arise" but in a conceptual setting defined by Gustavson's program notes. The performer is instructed to play the melody an undetermined number of times without significant variation. Text and a pictorial score attempt to lead the player to a simple but meaningful interpretation of the music. This piece speaks to the Palestinian condition from a personal perspective and is a tribute to his friends living in Bethlehem. Guvstavson was deeply impacted by touching daily rituals that played out among his friends in Bethlehem despite constant Israeli bombing during the year he spent in Palestine. As he says, "The light in their lives is in the simplicity. Eating dinner as the sun goes down, sitting outside together and drinking hot tea with mint, sharing stories. And when they greet each other in the twilight they say 'evening of health' and 'evening of light.'" Guvstavson uses a simple folk tune to evoke the atmosphere of those universal daily rituals. In approach, Masa Nuur is an outgrowth of the conceptual art movement catalyzed by Duchamp. It is a found musical object placed in a concert setting.