Blow, Fly, Pop!! (2016)
orchestra (2221/2100/tmp,2perc,pn/strings)
8 minutes
commissioned and premiered by Korean Symphony Orchestra with Hun-Joung Lim (cond)
2/10/2018, Seoul Arts Center IBK Hall, Seoul, S. Korea
first performed in the US by Oakland Symphony with Michael Morgan (cond)
11/15/2019, Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA
additional performance:
7/23-24/2021, Grant Park Music Festival, Jay Pritzker Pavillion, Chicago, IL
Grant Park Orchestra with Eun-Sun Kim (cond)
10/1/2021, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Orchestra with Jun Kim (cond), Helen-Bader Hall, Milwaukee, WI
8 minutes
commissioned and premiered by Korean Symphony Orchestra with Hun-Joung Lim (cond)
2/10/2018, Seoul Arts Center IBK Hall, Seoul, S. Korea
first performed in the US by Oakland Symphony with Michael Morgan (cond)
11/15/2019, Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA
additional performance:
7/23-24/2021, Grant Park Music Festival, Jay Pritzker Pavillion, Chicago, IL
Grant Park Orchestra with Eun-Sun Kim (cond)
10/1/2021, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Orchestra with Jun Kim (cond), Helen-Bader Hall, Milwaukee, WI
Program Note
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