Program Note

There are moments when I hear a familiar sound and suddenly begin to miss someone, or when I am missing someone, a sound pops up in my mind. Regardless of how it begins, when these emotions stir in my mind, I cannot always just grab my phone and call this person. It is not nice to call if the person is busy or involved in something, or perhaps they are living in another timezone where it’s currently midnight. Maybe this person I am thinking about has passed away. These feelings of longing transform into sounds which were spilling out of me this summer. Then, as I followed the sounds, the piece found me.

The idea of this piece is based on the soundscape of urban noise.

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Music composed by Mengmeng Wang

Violin performed by Mengmeng Wang

Poem written by Mengmeng Wang

Video made by Mengmeng Wang

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