GRIEVING THE EVANESCING for Orchestra（2006）

Wu He, the pre-eminent Taiwanese writer, in his writings constantly conveys a sense of sadness towards the passing and disappearing of people and things. Sadness as such is the prototype of human feeling: not only do we miss these people and things, but understandably also grieve the part of ourselves that went together with them.
As a Taiwanese composer, I write this work in 2006 as a personal homage to W. A. Mozart, whose brilliant mind has inspired generations of musicians ever since his birth two hundred and fifty years ago, and also as my grief towards the disappearing tradition of Taiwanese arts.
As I was working on this piece, my father was gradually loosing his battle against cancer and eventually passed away at almost exactly the same time I finished the score. Father’s death took away a part of my life while stripping me of his ever attentive listening. I lovingly dedicate this work to the memory of my dear father.