Resonating Ripples
漣漪, 2013for Flute, Clarinet, Zheng and Percussions
performed by Alice Ka-Ching Hui, Calvin Chin-lun Leung, Jenny Tin-chi Chan and Rainbow Wai-hung Lau
Hong Kongers have a busy life. Rapid changes in our city and the fast flow of information make our life even more in haste. Troubles and stress at work, school or even home cause us
difficulties in leaving the duties aside a second or two, let alone having a relaxed mood to enjoy life. A hurried and pressurised lifestyle has seemingly become part of our culture and this makes me doubt our ability to live life: we are simply keeping our bodies from dying
instead.
The atmosphere of this piece is slow and loose. There is a gesture of a sharp articulated accent followed by a calm long note repeating throughout. Just as a water droplet falls on a
lake’s surface, resonating ripples spreading across the water, I hope the audience could empty their troubled minds and feel with their heart the tranquility and calmness of the
piece.
香港人的生活節奏急速，城市的變遷，資訊的流動，人們的步伐亦隨之加快；我們還要面對許多來自工作，學校甚至家庭的煩惱和壓力。我們似乎沒有辦法把工作放下瞬間，更不可能毫無掛慮地享受生活。看來，匆促和高壓的生活模式已融入我們的文化。我有時在想，我們並不是活著，只是令自己的身體不要死去。
這首音樂氣氛緩慢，鬆散。樂曲中一個動機經常出現：一個突如其來的短音，之後引出平靜的長音；就樣一點水滴落在湖面，泛起陣陣漣漪。我希望聽眾能放下煩冗的思緒，細心感受寧靜緩慢的氣氛。
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