《星烁梦迴》【世界首演】Ethereal Dreams (World Premiere) | 高音笙 Gaoyin Sheng: 沈楚伶 Sim Jo Lynn | SFACO 新加坡福州会馆华乐团

Ethereal Dreams (World Premiere) | Composed by Ong Yi Horng
Gaoyin Sheng | Sim Jo Lynn
Conductor | Zheng Kaiwen
Concert | 《榕琴缘 • 2024》
Date | 3 August 2024
Venue | Singapore Conference Hall

Commissioned by the Singapore Foochow Association Chinese Orchestra, in memory of my beloved late sister.

Gazing at the stars shining in the night
Dearest loved ones converge into sight.
Drifting thoughts reverse the flow of time.
In the midst of dreams, our yearning sentiments we confide.

Movement I: Wistful Remembrance —
A gentle touch for the unfurling scenes,
In the present, an aching sigh from within.
Deep in the heart, reminiscent thoughts reside.
Memories of days bygone embrace one's mind.

The piece depicts the scene of one gazing at the stars in a vast grassland on a peaceful night. As the twinkling stars begin forming starry constellations of loved ones, reverie seemingly turns into reality.

Movement II: Enchanted Fantasia —
A phantasmal dance, a delicate trance,
Reality and illusion in a sweet advance.
Loved ones appear in a dream so fine,
As if untouched by the hands of time.

After meandering through a dreamlike canopy, nostalgic scenes of childhood begin to unfold. In this trance, one begins a joyful phantasmal dance with his loved one. The blissful illusion then shatters as the music crescendos.

Movement III: Beyond The Veil —
As life’s curtains fall, the soul departs.
Between Heaven and Earth lies a rift so vast.
In a dream, an illusionary realm of freedom,
Memories of loved ones, once again come hither.

The music now accompanies the frantic and tense emotions first ignited when the curtains of life fall upon one’s loved one. As the intense emotions fade, sorrow and anguish take their place. In the final section, the motif from the first movement resurfaces, narrating one’s fond yet serene remembrance of his loved one.

《星烁梦迴》【世界首演】| 王奕鸿 作曲
高音笙 | 沈楚伶
指挥 | 郑凯文
场次 |《榕琴缘 • 2024》
日期 | 3/8/2024
地点 | 新加坡大会堂

新加坡福州会馆华乐团委约作曲、纪念我敬爱的姐姐。

望星空、星光现、星
凝聚亲人来浮现, 烁
思绪飘、儿时现、梦
回忆亲人在童年。迴

第一乐章：感今怀昔 —
睹景有所触、 感
感叹在当下、 今
心中有念想、 怀
回忆在从前。 昔

乐曲描述作者在宁静的夜晚躺在广阔的草地上遥望星空。点点星光闪闪发光，聚在一起形成熟悉的亲人，带着他的思维进入梦里回到儿时与亲人的童年时光。

第二乐章：如梦似幻 —
梦里似真实、 如
沉浸虚拟中、 梦
仿佛未亡时、 似
亲人在梦中。 幻

穿越一片梦幻般的树林，与亲人的童年情景浮现在眼前。在犹如梦幻般的梦境里跟着亲人在一起欢舞。梦境在音乐的高潮中结束，梦醒幻灭。

第三乐章：魂驰梦想 —
生命终，灵魄离、 魂
重此天人两相隔、 驰
虚拟中，幻境里、 梦
回忆缅怀倍思亲。 想

音乐随着亲人骤然逝世点燃了紧张慌乱的情绪。随后悲痛哀伤的音调描绘了亲人回天乏术，家人伤心的心情。尾段再现第一乐章的曲调以幽静的形式述说了作者心里对亲人的回忆缅怀。

进场 Entrance 0:00
第一乐章：感今怀昔 Movement I: Wistful Remembrance 0:51
第二乐章：如梦似幻 Movement II: Enchanted Fantasia 6:46
第三乐章：魂驰梦想 Movement III: Beyond The Veil 11:20

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