Metamorphosis I 
for viola and harp 

Composed: 2000
Duration: ca 11’	
World premiere: 17 Dec 2007
Venue: Advent Lutheran Church (New York, USA) 
1st Performed by: musicians of Argento ensemble (New York) 
                                  Stephanie Griffin (viola)
                                  Jacqueline Kerrod (harp) 

“Metamorphosis I” (2000)
This work is a metamorphosis of my work "The reflection of the dancing ghost" for bassoon and harp. The viola and bassoon both share the same musical emotion background presented by the harp. 

The microtone scordatura of the harp and viola create a mixture of pure and non-pure fifth tuning, as often evident in Asian folklore music.  I simulated the non-pure tempered tuning of the Chinese traditional instruments, and attempted to present the versatility of these 2 western instruments in presenting phrases, melodies and structure of Chinese folklore.

Argento Advent Lutheran Church

Metamorphosis I

Chong Kee Yong is one of the Malaysia's leading composers with a rare talent of fashioning a truly individual sound from modern experimental techniques.
Born in Kluang in southern Malaysia where his parents were farmers, he completed his Bachelor of Arts at the Xian Conservatory (China) and received his Master of Composition (Highest Honours) at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Brussels. He has also attended master classes by Brian Ferneyhough, Peter Eötvös, Salvatore Sciarrino, Henri Pousseur and Hanspeter Kyburz.
Chong's distinctive style has won him many awards, commissions and composer-in-residencies, for example, the 4th International Andrzej Panufnik Competition, the 2nd Seoul International Competition for Composers, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra International Composers' Award, Lutoslawski award, BMW award in the International Isang Yun Music Prize, the Herrenhaus Edenkoben Foundation (Germany) and Asian Cultural Council.(New York)
Most recently, CHONG received the prestigious commission grant award 2009 by the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation. (USA)
www.chongkeeyong.com
鍾啟榮是马来西亚顶尖的青年作曲家，并在创作现代试验性和具有特殊风格的音乐方面拥有绝对特殊的天分。著名作曲家和指揮家Peter Eötvös形容他为一名“富有想象力和诗意”的作曲家，另一名著名英國作曲家Jonathan Harvey则形容他的音乐为“非常具有创造力和纯洁的”

钟启荣诞生于南马的居銮，其父母都是种植油棕的小园主。1990年至1993年，他在马来西亚吉隆坡表演艺术学院学习古典吉他和作曲。1995年后，他远赴中国西安音乐学院并获得一等荣誉学士学位，师从饶余燕教授和张大龙教授。

1997年后，他再到比利时皇家音乐学院修读作曲系，师从Jan Van Landeghem和Daniel Capelletti教授。在2001年6月，他以一等荣誉的成绩获得作曲硕士学位。此外，他也曾经参与多位知名作曲家教授开设的大师课程，例如：Brian Ferneyhough, Daan Manneke, Zoltan Janey, Peter Eötvös, Salvatore Sciarrino, Henri Pousseur 和 Hanspeter Kyburz。

鍾啟榮的卓越表现，让他在國際上赢得多个奖项和获得无数的赞扬，因此，他也获得和世界上衆多世界級顶尖的音乐家，樂團，音乐节和基金会合作的机会。



Metamorphosis I

CHONG Kee Yong