CONCERTO FOR LIQUID ORCHESTRA（2016）

This work was commissioned by and is dedicated to lchiro Nodaira.
　　The title of the work is intended to liken the orchestra to a liquid entity. In this sense the orchestra is conceived as a kind of watery acoustic universe characterised by silence，tranquillity，dynamism，rigidity and flexibility. This watery acoustic universe might be thought of as a single drop of water，as amniotic fluid，or as the primeval infinite milky sea of Hindu myth. The acoustic and melodic forms that emerge as life forms within this universe all come into being and move around within this watery environment，which includes non-gravitational curved sounds，distorted wave sounds and underwater undulating afterimages.

　　The piece consists of three movements played in succession. The first movement (I) represents the appearance of a liquid sonic cosmos and is conceived as a fluid body based on the male principle. The second movement (II) is a mystical floating phase rooted in the female principle or the womb. The third movement (III)，through the fusion of I and II，heightens presentiment of the emergence of new life followed by its dissolution and sublimated extinction.

　　The sense of orchestral sound assuming a liquid texture is something that I have felt vividly for a long time when composing in a heterophonic manner. In this work I have attempted to expand on this by viewing orchestral music as such as a kind of liquid formation. In terms of my compositional instincts，I feel that I have stepped into a previously unexplored zone in this work. Since the work is dedicated to Ichiro Nodaira，a creative artist for whom I feel great affection and respect，my aim has also been to create a challenging work that offers a manifestation of my own ideas.