The idea of the work derives from the reflections of moonlight. By applying electronic techniques, I devised several sound gestures to depict the changing luster of moon, particularly the process of fluctuation, fusion, floating, and fading. Moreover, the pitches of electronic sounds are organized with several clusters and spectrums. By highlighting specific partials of certain spectrum, the timbre of music keeps transforming, reflecting kaleidoscopic colors throughout the piece.

Reflections, the Kaleidoscopic Luster of Moonlight〈返響, 渲染之月色光澤〉: electroacoustic music (2024-25)

Taiwanese composer Fang-Wei Luo receives his Ph.D. in music composition and theory from University of California at Davis. He is currently an assistant professor in the Institute of Music at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. Fusing diverse compositional techniques into different forms of performance, Luo emphasizes multi-level presentation of sounds as well as transformation and extension of texture. In recent years, he devotes to exploring possibilities in music instruments and electronic sounds, devising overtone spectrum and harmonics, and capturing cognition of time in music. His works have received numerous awards and have been performed in Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, the United  states, and Europe. 

羅芳偉，為加州大學戴維斯分校（UC Davis）作曲與音樂理論博士，現專任於國立陽明大學音樂研究所。其音樂創作手法與形式多元，著重表現聲音的多重層次、聲響織度的轉化與延展。近年研究更致力於探索樂器發聲實驗、頻譜與泛音設計、音樂的時間感知等面向。作品曾多次獲獎，於台灣、韓國、香港、美國與歐洲多個城市被演出。

Reflections, the Kaleidoscopic Luster of Moonlight〈返響, 渲染之月色光澤〉: electroacoustic music (2024-25)

Fang-Wei Luo (羅芳偉)