Steps within Gaps was inspired by the meters and physical image of soldiers marching. This is a concert march for piano, which transforms traditional march patterns by using unusual ‘gaps’: silences, harmonic changes, and left -right pedalling to create unique patterns. This process is designed for the pianist to create the allusion of ‘marching’ between different ‘spaces’ and produce a new format which lies beyond the traditional military march discipline.

During the compositional process, the composer collaborated with a choreographer, Chi-Hsuan Lin, who used the new march materials to create a special dance work for three dancers based on the composer’s background and military training experience.

The piano work can be performed as a solo work or with dance choreographed by Lin.

The first-take recording is played by Chun-He Yu.

Steps within Gaps (2024)

Raying Huang