Blow, Fly, Pop!! (2016)
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Duration: 8 minutes
Instrumentation: 2(2=pic)2(2=eh)2(2=bcl)1/2100/tmp, 2pc, pn/strings
Commissioner: Korean National Symphony Orchestra
Performance History
2/10/2018, Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Hun-Joung Lim (cond), Seoul, S.Korea
11/15/2019, Oakland Symphony w/ Michael Morgan (director), Oakland, CA
7/23/2021, Grant Park Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond) at the Grant Park Music Festival, Chicago, IL
7/24/2021, Grant Park Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond) at the Grant Park Music Festival, Chicago, IL
10/1/2021, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Orchestra w/ Jun Kim (director), Milwaukee, WI
4/15/2023, San Diego State University Chamber Orchestra w/ Oscar Ramirez (cond), San Diego, CA
7/18/2024, New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra w/ Yaniv Dinur (cond), Plymouth, NH
7/19/2024, New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra w/ Yaniv Dinur (cond), Lebanon, NH
Program Note
Blow, Fly, Pop!! is an eight-minute orchestra piece inspired by bubble blowing. It begins with performers blowing water (on stage), from which ascending scales fragments emerge, portraying the fizzing bubbles. The music becomes more vivacious and paints a picture of myriad bubbles flying, reflecting the brilliant sunshine in various colors. These kaleidoscopic streams of sounds are occasionally interrupted by brisk pops utilizing diverse combinations of sounds, including balloons bursted (as a percussion instrument) on stage.
Duration: 8 minutes
Instrumentation: 2(2=pic)2(2=eh)2(2=bcl)1/2100/tmp, 2pc, pn/strings
Commissioner: Korean National Symphony Orchestra
Performance History
2/10/2018, Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Hun-Joung Lim (cond), Seoul, S.Korea
11/15/2019, Oakland Symphony w/ Michael Morgan (director), Oakland, CA
7/23/2021, Grant Park Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond) at the Grant Park Music Festival, Chicago, IL
7/24/2021, Grant Park Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond) at the Grant Park Music Festival, Chicago, IL
10/1/2021, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Orchestra w/ Jun Kim (director), Milwaukee, WI
4/15/2023, San Diego State University Chamber Orchestra w/ Oscar Ramirez (cond), San Diego, CA
7/18/2024, New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra w/ Yaniv Dinur (cond), Plymouth, NH
7/19/2024, New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra w/ Yaniv Dinur (cond), Lebanon, NH
Program Note
Blow, Fly, Pop!! is an eight-minute orchestra piece inspired by bubble blowing. It begins with performers blowing water (on stage), from which ascending scales fragments emerge, portraying the fizzing bubbles. The music becomes more vivacious and paints a picture of myriad bubbles flying, reflecting the brilliant sunshine in various colors. These kaleidoscopic streams of sounds are occasionally interrupted by brisk pops utilizing diverse combinations of sounds, including balloons bursted (as a percussion instrument) on stage.