《烏衣巷》(2014)

For SATB choir

Commissioned by HKIEd

• Premiered by the Greener’s Sound in Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall on 3 January, 2016.
• Performed by Hong Kong Youth Choir in Li Hall, St. John’s Cathedral on 16 December, 2017.
• Performed by The Pro-Musica Society of Hong Kong on 10 December, 2018 at Hong Kong City Hall Theatre.

Programme Notes

唐代詩人劉禹錫在《烏衣巷》中，以燕子年復年的來去，描寫曾經繁盛的烏衣巷及朱雀橋，今日悲涼滄桑之景。樂曲一開始，女聲以小調的長樂句詠唱出朱雀橋的荒涼，然後男聲逐漸加入，概嘆當地遍地野草。樂曲中段緬懷舊日謝家豪門，如今已不復再。最後以燕子的往返，如旁觀者一般的觀察，反思人生如夢的境況。

Tang Dynasty’s poet Liu Yuxi’s “Wuyixiang” portrays a desolate scene through the eyes of a swallow. This work uses human voices to chant and lament for the forsaken land.

Studio Recording

Recorded by Wah Yan College, Kowloon and Heep Yunn School Choir