Just a Long History was a structured improvisation created by Paul Besaw, Beth Hartmann, Lida Winfield and myself for the Gala Retirement Evening for Andrea Rogers who was stepping down as the Director at the FlynnCenter for the Performing Arts in Burlington. We each brought our deep connections with Andrea and the Flynn to creating this quartet. The music was composed by David Severance. Just before we went on-stage, we drew numbers to determine our individual order within the structure.