Wind City Symphonic Poem (full score) Chinese Orchestra; duration: 11'00" To purchase the full score, the "buy now" button on the left will bring you to a secured website where you can pay with PayPal or a major credit card such as VISA or Master card. The electronic version of the parts in PDF will be emailed to you within 24-48 hours upon receiving the amount of payment shown on the right.
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This piece was premiered on August 27, 2022 at the "Rising Winds" Presidential Office Concert, performed by Hsinchu City Youth Chinese Orchestra with Chiang-Pin Liu conducting.
"Wind City Symphonic Poem" – Program Note
The piece originally is for wind band and consists of six movements with a total duration of [22'02"].
It was commissioned by the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiying).
It was based on the impressions from a journey to the Hsinchu City. The 1st Mov. “Wind Talk” - Different dimensions of resonance are created by means of self-vibrating, merging, contradicting, revealing, and vanishing. Their inner diversions, dispersions, and variations into all directions support the expansion of music, like conversation of the wind. In this way, Many features of the wind are represented in this work. The 2nd Mov. “Tayal Festival” - The melody was traditional of the Tayal tribe of Taiwan. It was sung for their ilsin, which was akin to a New Year celebration and involved the whole community. Its purpose was to venerate the spirits and tribal ancestors at the end of the year as a way of thanking them for their protection and praying for a plentiful harvest and good fortune in the year ahead. The 3rd Mov. “The View of Farm Field” - It’s a continuation from the previous movement. It describes the life in the farm field in the traditional Taiwanese agricultural society. This movement is joyfully and the melody derives from the song, ”farm field”, by Dr.Yang Jau Jen.
