Program Notes
”Impulse” is inspired by several episodes of musical ideas that individually serve as a driving force to one another. It’s commissioned by and dedicated to Adam Har-zvi and Eva Panagou.
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- …as far as the eye can see… (baritone saxophone)
- A Bittersweet Smile (2023) for electric guitar solo
- Conversations between Wind and Water (flute solo)
- Emptiness (flute solo)
- Even the Sky would Age had it Known Love (flute solo)
- In the Same Breath (2022) for piano solo
- Longevity (soprano saxophone)
- Lost Warblers in the Wood (piccolo and electronics)
- Perpetuity (bass clarinet solo)
- Restarting for multi percussion instruments (2019)
- Secret Cities (2021) for cello solo
- The Dimmest Light (2024) for Clarinet in A solo
- …a hailstorm of tears… (piano solo)
- Berserker (tuba solo)
- Whispering of Heart (flute solo)
- Mimosa (piccolo solo)
- Poem Recitation for Chinese flute solo
- The Shadow (double bass solo)
- Mischief (horn solo)
- Lost in Time (piano solo)
- Endlessness (viola solo)
- Near yet Far (flute solo)
- Ensemble Pieces
- …the arc of a tear… (2018) for flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola and cello
- …the spread of an ink… (2021) for mezzo-soprano, flute/piccolo, oboe, piano and double bass
- Almost identical (2023) for erhu, pipa, dizi, bawu, cello, and percussion
- Fireflies (2025) for flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone and bassoon
- Hanging on by a thread (2022) for piano four-hands
- Impulse for double bass and piano (2023)
- In the Blink of an Eye (2024) for soprano saxophone and piano
- Stuttering (for SATB saxophone quartet)
- Two Broken Records (piccolo and alto saxophone) (2015/2023)
- Two Broken Records (soprano and alto saxophones)
- When Stolen Time Becomes Fixed Time (2021) for flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet and oboe
- …one gallon of tears… (two flutes)
- …tears…yet far yet near… for cimbalom, piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, piano, xylophone, violin, viola, cello (2019)
- A Withering Sunflower with Uneven Legs (Chinese flute and 14 musicians)
- Different Shapes of Lights (2022) for cello and piano
- Fable for chamber orchestra
- Hidden Wooden Box (8 musicians)
- The Color of Harmony (chamber orchestra)
- Impression (piano, clarinet and alto saxophone)
- …the clock is ticking… (for string quartet)
- Longing For Home (flute and piano)
- …the time was not passing…it was turning in a circle… (alto saxophone and drum set)
- Rhythmic Storytelling (piano, violin and cello)
- Conversations between Owl, Nightingale and Lark (flute/piccolo and soprano)
- Flower (string quartet)
- Prism (brass quintet)
- Tears of Candles (clarinet, violin, cello and piano)
- Aurora (percussion trio)
- Awakening (flute trio)
- Lost Sound (violin and marimba)
- Dance of Two Butterflies (flute and guitar)
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