JON LIN CHUA
COMPOSER
Programme Notes
Inspired by the famous traditional nanyin piece Yuan Xiao Shi Wu (Lantern Festival) which relates the tragic love story of Chen San and Wu Niang, Reminiscences of Yuan Xiao was envisioned as an abstract re-creation of the original piece. Reminiscences draws upon not only the pitch material, melodic, and gestural features of the original piece, but also the heterophonic texture and the pacing characteristic of nanyin vocal music in general, as well as certain structural features of the tune. This re-creation of the original tune also attempts to engage with the meaning of the text at various points within the piece. The work as a whole represents a contemporary reinterpretation of an ancient piece.
《忆·元宵》的音乐素材取自于著名南音曲《元宵十五》。其曲陈述着民间传说陈三与五娘的爱情悲剧。《忆·元宵》在我的创作概念中,属于在原曲基础上抽象化的再创作品。除了采用原曲的音高元素、旋律等音乐特征,也采取了一般南音曲中常见的支声复音、速度变化、及原曲中的一些结构上的特性。此曲也保留及抒发了原曲中歌词的意境。《忆·元宵》象征着对一首南音古曲的一种现代演绎。
Performance History
Premiered by the Ding Yi Music Company under the baton of Quek Ling Kiong on the prize presentation concert for "Composium 2018," on 5 August 2018 in the Lee Foundation Theatre, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
Performed by the Ding Yi Music Company under the baton of Dedric Wong De Li on 30 May 2019 for the China-ASEAN Music Week held in Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
Performed by 成都天资国乐 under the baton of Dedric Wong De Li on 21 June 2019 in 成都特仑苏音乐厅, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
Performed by the Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra 小巨人丝竹乐团 on 11 Dec 2019 under the baton of Chih-Sheng Chen in the National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
Performed by the Ding Yi Music Company under the baton of Quek Ling Kiong on "Tune in 2020", an online concert video streamed from 15 Oct 2020 to 1 Nov 2020
Awards
Awarded first prize (large ensemble category) in the 3rd Singapore International Composition Competition for Chinese Chamber Music, "Composium 2018," organized by the Ding Yi Music Company (Singapore)