附上演出的節目單以及作曲家所寫的中文曲解, 希望大家會喜歡!
威廉也期待有一天能在台灣, 美國以及其他國家演出這首曲目, 讓更多的人能聽到, 能感受到這首充滿創意與生命力的樂曲!
在此也要再次感謝作曲家許教授在百忙之中願意為威廉作曲 (詳情請看上一篇網誌---第16屆世界薩克斯風年會 (World Saxophone Congress XVI)), 唯有更多優秀的台灣作曲家願意為薩克斯風寫下好的作品, 世界的各個角落才能聽到更多充滿台灣特色的聲音!
The
Buchanan Theatre 12:30 pm
Crisscross - Break through the Darkness
By Yaming Hsu (Taiwan)
This work is a dialogue
between saxophones and electronic music. The composer tries to convey a common
experience of facing temptation and a power of breaking through this chaotic
world. The overall style is improvisational. The beginning section is a
saxophone solo and expresses the conflict and distortion from the heart. The
electronic music represents temptation from the world. Sometimes it interacts
with sax in an ultimate and concordance balance, but sometimes in a conflict
and isolated world. The place of crisscross is where a survival heart is. In composition, this piece brings a concerto-like
atmosphere. Various timbers are used and
combined here, such as overtones, trills, glissando and air tunes. Through the
open notation, performer is treated as participator of composition, who is
allowed to improvise and to make decision on certain part of the music.
Performer is also act like an actor to speak to the world (electronic music).
Every performance is an individual interpretation to a life experience and no
performing edition can be possible the same in spirit.
William
Chien Alto Saxophone
A native of Taipei, Taiwan, saxophonist William
Chien ever performed and gave concerts in U.S.A (North American Saxophone
Allience Conference, 2009), France (Habanera International Academy, 2004),
Japan (OCC Music Center, 2009) and Taiwan.
In 2005, Mr. Chien won the 1st prize in Taiwan national
saxophone competition. In 2005, Mr.
Chien received his master degree from the Boston Conservatory, where he studied
with professor Kenneth Radnofsky.
Currently, Mr. Chien is a Teaching Fellow for the saxophone studio at
the University of North Texas, where he is pursuing his doctorate of musical
arts degree under the instruction of Dr. Eric Nestler.
I hope all of you enjoy the premiere of this piece, may
the Lord always bless you in your musical journey~ William Chien
生命的交會處-穿越黑暗
曲解
本曲透過薩克斯風與電子音樂的對話，呈現許多人在這個混亂世代中的掙扎，表達出一種不與環境妥協的力量。全曲呈現即興的風格，薩克斯風首先吹出一段獨奏樂段，如同訴說著心裡掙扎一般的擠壓聲音，也像是隱隱作聲的泣訴。電子音樂部分代表屬世的誘惑，時時給予薩克斯風不同的情境，時而纏繞、時而衝突、時而協調。全曲在薩克斯風與電腦音樂的彼此的互動下，交織出一個令人驚艷與驚奇的織度，超越世界的力量也如同十字架的垂直線般穿透橫線，十字的中心正是心所在之處。
在作曲手法上，此曲有著濃濃的協奏意味，中音薩克斯風隨著快速與抒情不同的樂段，作曲者試圖將該樂器的音色與特殊技法表現出來，像是泛音、顫音、滑音、氣音及各種音色的組合。在開放式記譜法中給予演奏者即興和參與詮釋本曲的空間，同時也被期待像是一個向世界（電子音樂）說話的演員，使得每次的演奏都是不同版本的呈現，正如同沒有一個生命經歷會是相同的。
