Blow, Fly, Pop!! (2016)
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Duration: 8 minutes
Instrumentation: 2221/2100/tmp,2perc,pn/strings
Commissioner: Korean National Symphony Orchestra
Performance History
2/10/2018 (world premiere), Korean National Symphony Orchestra with Hun-Joung Lim (cond), Seoul, S.Korea
11/15/2019 (US premiere), Oakland Symphony with Michael Morgan (cond), Oakland, CA
7/23-24/2021, Grant Park Orchestra with Eun-Sun Kim (cond) at the Grant Park Music Festival, Chicago, IL
10/1/2021, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Orchestra with Jun Kim (cond), Milwaukee, WI
Duration: 8 minutes
Instrumentation: 2221/2100/tmp,2perc,pn/strings
Commissioner: Korean National Symphony Orchestra
Performance History
2/10/2018 (world premiere), Korean National Symphony Orchestra with Hun-Joung Lim (cond), Seoul, S.Korea
11/15/2019 (US premiere), Oakland Symphony with Michael Morgan (cond), Oakland, CA
7/23-24/2021, Grant Park Orchestra with Eun-Sun Kim (cond) at the Grant Park Music Festival, Chicago, IL
10/1/2021, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Orchestra with Jun Kim (cond), Milwaukee, WI
Program Note (click)
Many of my works, inspired by children’s games, translate corresponding scenes into music. For example, two of my works - Splash!! and Bounce!! - are based, respectively, on water balloon fights and basketball games. No exception to this thematic tendency of mine, Blow, Fly, Pop!! is inspired by bubble blowing. It begins with some performers blowing water (on stage), after which mysterious scalar fragments emerge, reminding the audience, I hope, of fizzing bubbles. The music becomes more vivacious, painting 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 bursting balloons on stage. The audience encounters various surprise turns, highlighting the playfulness of the music.
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Many of my works, inspired by children’s games, translate corresponding scenes into music. For example, two of my works - Splash!! and Bounce!! - are based, respectively, on water balloon fights and basketball games. No exception to this thematic tendency of mine, Blow, Fly, Pop!! is inspired by bubble blowing. It begins with some performers blowing water (on stage), after which mysterious scalar fragments emerge, reminding the audience, I hope, of fizzing bubbles. The music becomes more vivacious, painting 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 bursting balloons on stage. The audience encounters various surprise turns, highlighting the playfulness of the music.
close program note