Kyong Mee Choi - Inner Space (2009)

The idea derives from the mental illusion of a person who stays in the dark abyss. I attempt to depict not only hopeless feelings of the person but also the situation that the man who is still looking for a chance to leave this dark place after seeing a thread of light. These contrast ideas, the illusions of both hopeful and hopeless feelings, also influence the reactions between the viola and the electronics. Technically, by using the delayed technique of electronics, the pitches are prolonged and produce the echoes which merge with the following notes. Besides, by means of the recording technique, the electronics also combine the layers and the materials and create the counterpoints between the up-to-the-minute playing and the previous melodies.


Illusion, in the deep of the abyss - for Viola Solo and Electronics (2013)

Dream - for Flute, Cello, and Percussion (2013)

Name: Kundalini (2013)for solo Alto Saxophone 
Composer: Rodrigo Bussad
Performer: Allison Balcetis

Recorded at the concert "Saxofonismos I" at FUNDEC Concert Hall, Sorocaba-Brazil (August/2014)

KUNDALINI

〈星辰的十一個迴響〉- 為預置二十一弦箏與互動式電聲 - 完成於2023年7月，但最初的創作構想起始於2019-20年，時值我留學初返台灣之際，當時初識之音樂學者暨古箏演奏家楊宜樺，在多次討論後決定嘗試寫作一首有創造性與研究性質的古箏作品。創作靈感源自於George Crumb室內樂作品 Eleven Echoes of the Autumn 開場的鋼琴內部泛音聲響，我在George Crumb逝世的2022年開始著手寫作這首作品，以作為對於這位作曲家的紀念。

本曲名為星辰的十一個迴響，以十一個星辰的共鳴（光暈的折射、回聲的共振）對應Crumb作品中對於秋天的十一個回聲。對我而言，Crumb作品中的回聲（echoes）塑造了他音樂的空間感，但我卻希望能夠以聲響（包含回聲）散盡且逐漸融入環境中的迴響（resonances）作為全曲的焦點。換言之，Crumb著重的是聲音的姿態（timbral gestures）在空間中的延展，而我希望以聲音散開後的織度（textures）與氛圍（atmosphere），作為本作品實質的主題。

Resonance 1：Luminous Ashes of Comets（流星餘燼之光) excerpted from Eleven Resonances of Galaxies

https://www.newmusicusa.org/projects/new-works-for-the-open-hole-bass-flute/

Kyong Mee Choi: FREED (2014) for bass flute and electronics

Fang-Wei Luo is a Taiwanese composer who holds his Ph.D. in music theory and composition from University of California at Davis. Fang-Wei's works focus on exploring the balance between musical material, acoustic atmosphere, and musical texture. Depicting solitude and dreams, satirizing current events, and voicing for the underprivileged are the recurrent themes in his composition. He has placed emphasis on writing pieces for specific political issues or unjust treatments, particularly Taiwan’s arduous situation, which is entangled with his belief in music writing. He has placed emphasis on writing pieces for specific political issues or unjust treatments, particularly Taiwan’s arduous situation, which is entangled with his belief in music writing.

羅芳偉為美國加州大學戴維斯分校的音樂理論與作曲博士、國立臺北藝術大學作曲碩士與理論作曲學士。其創作手法與形式多元，著重於探索音樂素材、聲響氛圍、織度層次三者之間的平衡，音樂描寫的主題涉及孤獨、夢境、諷刺時事、反映弱勢族群的遭遇，皆與其創作密不可分。

Resonance 1：Luminous Ashes of Comets（流星餘燼之光) excerpted from Eleven Resonances of Galaxies

Fang-Wei Luo (羅芳偉)

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