Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb/Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Horn in F
Trumpets in Bb
Trombone
Harp

Pipa soloist
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Contrabass
Percussion (2 players)

Composed after Fu I and Fu II, Concerto for Pipa and Chamber Orchestra was another piece written for pipa virtuoso Wu Man. The piece intersperses two different styles of pipa writing— the lyrical style of elegant and meditative music with the martial style of fast, scherzo- like and powerful music. Together, they suggest a rich, full range of musical expression and

vitality. Working with Wu Man was the beginning of the exploration and integration of Eastern and Western music in my compositions. I am grateful for her valuable advice on the pipa’s technical and musical expression. I also admire Wu Man’s enormous contribution to and expansion of the modern pipa repertoire. 

Concerto for Pipa and Chamber Orchestra was commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University in 2001 and received its premiere by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project with Wu Man as soloist. 

《琵琶協奏曲》

這首琵琶協奏曲是繼伏一、伏二後，我為演奏家吳蠻所寫的琵琶曲，曲中交替了兩種風格──清新靜謐的文曲、奔騰雄偉的武曲，並製造了其間的對比及一氣呵成的完整性。與吳蠻的合作是我為東方樂器譜曲、嘗試中西音樂融合的起點，一路走來感謝有她無私的給予技術上的建議，並對她為催生新琵琶現代樂的努力由衷敬佩！

這首作品於2001年由巴婁基金會委託創作，同年為吳蠻及波士頓現代音樂交響樂團首演。