【聲影集：映照香港 SOUND-IMAGination: Hong Kong Reflections】 //特寫 Feature// 姚少龍《離》 I. Q&A 1) 請簡單介紹在「聲影集：映照香港」中你的新作。 我這次創作的作品名為《離》，當中選上了簫、揚琴和笙進行合奏。 2) 樂曲的創作靈感？ 樂曲的靈感源於照片的標題《Exit》，我把閱讀照片的感受寫進樂曲裡。 3) 在這首作品中聽眾可特別留意之處？ 觀眾可留意他們有沒有一起呼吸。 作曲家簡介：姚少龍 創作習慣：趕deadline 喜歡的作曲家／樂曲：Oneohtrix Point Never, Shostakovich, Steve Reich 等。 喜歡的視覺藝術家／作品：Félix González-Torres, Christine Sun Kim, Agnes Martin等。

【SOUND-IMAGination: Hong Kong Landscape 聲影集：香港景觀】 //Feature 特寫// Boo Chun-kit’s “Looking from the Below” I. Q&A 1. How did the image/video inspire you to write this piece? The duality of this image provides me an inspiration of the number of two. 2. Please share your perception of “Hong Kong”. How did you convey this perception in your work? I think there is full of juxtaposition in Hong Kong, especially for the cultural aspect. In my work, I decide to use two contrasting melodic motives; sometimes I make the two motives appear at the same time. 3. All visual elements of this concert, which served as the initial inspiration for the composers, will be projected on screen during the performance. What is the difference between composing with and without a specified visual image? To compose with a specific visual image, I think composers should aware of the extra-musical elements that may be induced from the image, for example memories, emotion. This can affect how the audiences perceive your music. II. About the Composer - Boo Chun-kit Hobbies: Reading books, watching movies Composing habit: Improvise at first, then find some crucial relations between the musical elements, and recompose Favorite composer: Brahms

【SOUND-IMAGination: Hong Kong Landscape 聲影集:香港景觀】 //Feature 特寫// Tam Ka-shu’s “Little Hidden Momentum” I. Q&A 1) Briefly introduce your commissioned work. My work depicts the restless spirit of Hong Kong – there are motions even in a quiet situation. It is inspired by an image that centred a workman and a still curtain fills up the other space. 2) How did the image/video inspire you to write this piece? While the large curtain in the image seems to project a still atmosphere, the truck and the worker reveal a vivid motion. This contrast in activity immediately connects me to a night scene in Causeway Bay – streets are empty but still project a dynamic atmosphere. 3) All visual elements of this concert, which served as the initial inspiration for the composers, will be projected on screen during the performance. What is the difference between composing with and without a specified visual image? Visual images set a fix parameter for composers. In order to bring out the theme of the images, composers have to fit their imagination within the set boundary. However, this does not mean to limit our creativity. Instead, we might see the parameters as guidelines for composing. II. About the Composer - Tam Ka Shu Favorite place in Hong Kong: Po Toi Island Favorite composer: Gyorgy Ligeti and Alfred Schnittke Favorite visual artist: Salvador Dali

【聲影集：映照香港 SOUND-IMAGination: Hong Kong Reflections】 //特寫 Feature// 陳明志《殘響》 I. Q&A 1) 請簡單介紹在「聲影集：映照香港」中你的委約作品。 此曲乃香港作曲家聯會「聲影集」項目，作曲家根據指派的照片創作不超過2分鐘的二重奏。獲派照片攝於新界大美督，是一幅光影殘留的映像，故在音樂上，嘗試讓演奏家以極速的音姿互相交錯來營造一種聲音流響作為回應。 2) 樂曲的創作靈感？ 來自分配的照片。 3) 在這首作品中聽眾可特別留意之處？ 殘留的響趣。 II. 作曲家簡介：陳明志 喜歡的景像： 風再起時 喜歡的聲音： 舌尖上的聲音 喜歡的作曲家／樂曲： 黃家駒《海闊天空》

【SOUND-IMAGination: Hong Kong Landscape 聲影集:香港景觀】 //Feature 特寫// Chan Ho-yi’s “The Lost Days “ I. Q&A 1) How did the image/video inspire you to write this piece? The photo makes me to meditate and reminisce my old young days in Hong Kong. And they are only left for me to cherish so I write a sentimental piece. 2) How does your commissioned work correlate with the visual image/video? The music correlates the visual image by its harmonic design. The linear writing in strings also depicts the ladder in the playground. 3) All visual elements of this concert, which served as the initial inspiration for the composers, will be projected on screen during the performance. What is the difference between composing with and without a specified visual image? With a specified visual image, the purpose of music is to serve the message hidden beneath. Music without visual is purely the establishment of relationship through sound. II. About the Composer - Chan Ho-yi Hobbies: Cooking, Eating Favorite scene: The elegance and peacefulness of the medieval town in United Kingdom Favorite music: Chinese choral music

【聲影集：映照香港 SOUND-IMAGination: Hong Kong Reflections】 //特寫 Feature// 陸尉俊《窗》 I. Q&A 1) 請簡單介紹在「聲影集:映照香港」中你的委約作品。 我的作品「窗」是洞簫、笙和揚琴三重奏，創作靈感是來自「窗」這張相片。相中是由屋裡看窗外景物、窗外近處是鄉郊的景色，而遠處是一些正在興建的大廈。我以相中的第一人身去創作，以洞簫比擬嘆息中人，而揚琴和笙主要以不同色彩的和弦來營造沉重和虛幻的感覺和氣氛，以配合相中的畫面，從而表達城市蠶蝕鄉村衰落的那一份無奈慨嘆。 2) 樂曲如何與影像掛勾和配合? 相中是由屋裡看窗外景物、近處是鄉村的景色，而遠處是一些正在興建的大廈。我用揚琴和笙主要演奏不同色彩的和弦來營造沉重的氣氛，以配合影像中室內那份深沉暗淡的畫面。 而樂曲的中間是我對影像以外的想像，我幻想窗外是昔日美麗的田園風光、繁榮純樸的鄉村景象，這對比相中城市蠶蝕、人去留空的畫面，來表達城市蠶蝕鄉村衰落的那一份無奈慨嘆。 3) 請形容一下你眼中的「香港」，在樂曲中如何呈現這感知/意像? 我理想中的香港是城鄉共融，多元發展。但眼中現今所見的香港是鄉村沒落、發展捨難取易，在寧靜鄉郊建議發展大型購物城，棕地成為貨櫃場等。這一切都使昔日純樸鄉郊陸續成為商人的囊中物，這是一個多麼令人惋惜的現象。所以，這樂曲中簫的嘆怎和揚琴和笙沉重的氣氛結合相片的畫面正正呈現這一份無奈的惋惜慨嘆。 ii. 作曲家簡介：陸尉俊 日常嗜好：行山、踏單車、跑步 喜歡的香港地方：香港擁有國際化的城市景觀，背後雖留下秀麗的山水－悟桐寨，和莊麗的自然景色－鳳凰山日出。 喜歡的景象：藍天白雲、紅葉秋色、日落餘暉、滿天星斗

【SOUND-IMAGination: Hong Kong Landscape 聲影集:香港景觀】 //Feature 特寫// Shao Litang’s “Seeking” I. Q&A 1. How did the image/video inspire you to write this piece? The inspiration of the photo to me is that what we are really looking for in life. Life is full of experiences and anything can happen. Depending on what kind of person you are, you may be looking for different things. 2. All visual elements of this concert, which served as the initial inspiration for the composers, will be projected on screen during the performance. What is the difference between composing with and without a specified visual image? Composers will think about the interaction carefully between the message from the image and music. 3. Briefly share with us the composing techniques or styles you used in the piece. This piece starts with a vigorous six-note motive, followed by a peaceful harmonic section that gradually develops into a multi-layered chant-like theme. This theme becomes more energetic and rhythmic, moving towards a climax that resolves peacefully. II. About the Composer – Shao Litang Hobbies: Eating, Hiking Favorite place in Hong Kong: Tapmun (Grass-Island) Favorite scene: Maple leaves glowed red in the sunlight

【聲影集：映照香港 SOUND-IMAGination: Hong Kong Reflections】 //特寫 Feature// Leung Ka-tung Tony's Photograph I. Q&A 1) How did the image inspire you to write this piece? The image is like one scene of a film. I tried to imagine a story that could be drawn from it. The colour and the intensity of the image have a direct impact on the musical language. 2) How does your piece correlate with the visual image? The silhouettes against subtle, darker shades suggest an atmosphere of mystery and isolation. Night is falling. Equipped with walking stick and backpack, will these men reach their destination before dark? Even with the uncertainty, the four instruments sing their interwoven lines calmly as if the travelers are discussing which way to go, before a regular pulse develops. 3) All visual elements of this concert, which served as the initial inspiration for the composers, will be projected on screen during the performance. What is the difference between composing with and without a specified visual image? A specific visual image establishes an intentional reference between audience and composer. The composer decides how the two art forms intersect. It can be enriching for both the creation process and experiencing the creation. II. About the Composer - Leung Ka-tung Tony Favorite sound: Rain stick and bass gong together Favorite composer/ music: J.S. Bach for counterpoint Favorite visual artist/ artwork: Claude Monet for impressionism

【SOUND-IMAGination: Hong Kong Landscape 聲影集:香港景觀】 //Feature 特寫// 蘇家威《時日如飛》 I. Q&A 1) 圖像/影像如何啟發你的創作靈感？ 我代入了自己是拍攝者。拍攝的角度令我虛構了一位老人望著故居有感而發的情景。 2) 請形容一下你眼中的「香港」，在樂曲中如何呈現這感知/意像？ 「香港」是一個多元社會，但找一種聲音可以表達出「香港」則甚艱難。我利用了中國的五聲音階和西方的動機寫作技巧「製造」這種感覺。 3) 是次的委約作品都是根據特定的圖像/影像而創作並於音樂會一併呈現，這創作過程和純綷的音樂創作有何不同？ 圖片伸延了音樂的創意。透過圖片提供的元素，想像空間亦得以擴闊。這比抽象的思維更為實在。 II. 有關作曲家－蘇家威 創作習慣：我總會乖乖的先寫好草稿 :P 喜歡的香港地方：澳牛 (Australia Diary Company) 喜歡的作曲家：陳其鋼、吉松隆、西松朗、Arvo Part

【SOUND-IMAGination: Hong Kong Landscape 聲影集:香港景觀】 //Feature 特寫// Yau May-kay’s “The Road before me” I. Q&A 1) Briefly introduce your commissioned work. 'The Road Before Me' was composed during busiest time of year 2015. 2) How did the image/video inspire you to write this piece? The video exactly reflects my commuting in Hong Kong - its repetitiveness, its tediousness ... 3) Briefly share with us the composing techniques or styles you used in the piece. Minimalism is used in this piece and I think it describes the video and my thoughts really well. II. About the Composer - Yau May-kay Favorite place in Hong Kong: I like hiking in Fanling, it overlooks the whole area of Fanling and the mainland which is breathtaking. Favorite composer/music: J.S. Bach Favorite director/movie: Abbas Kiarostami

【聲影集：映照香港 SOUND-IMAGination: Hong Kong Reflections】 //特寫 Feature// Tsui Mei-ling Meilina's Frost I. Q&A 1) Briefly introduce your commissioned work. Frost is a 2-minute piece written for Xiao, Tenor Sheng, Er Hu and Yang Qin. It is based on a photograph of the Nina Tower in Tsuen Wan and its surroundings at night taken from a less urban area in Hong Kong. 2) How did the image inspire you to write this piece? The orange-tainted sky, the still, unobtrusive boats and dark waters had a profound influence on the slow pace and harmonic language used, especially in the beginning of the piece. The contrast to that, the lights from modern skyscrapers and ‘beehive’ residential buildings across the waters inspired different musical ideas which altered the mood of the piece to something more lively and dynamic. 3) All visual elements of this concert, which served as the initial inspiration for the composers, will be projected on screen during the performance. What is the difference between composing with and without a specified visual image? My musical interpretation of frost would have been very different had I not seen a specified visual image of it. Pictures have incredible power in evoking emotions, a single look at a picture can instantly affect your mood. You could also imagine yourself standing in the same spot as the photographer. For my case, I imagined myself standing alone on a shore facing the Nina Tower in Tsuen Wan on a cold winter night, feeling the winter chill blowing against my face, listening to the sounds of anchored boats rocking on small waves, trying to find peace in this remote part of Hong Kong but at the same time marvelling at the busy lights of the urban area from across the waters. The picture serves as a guide, and in a way it dictates what the observer should think about or feel. It could evoke many different emotions or it could evoke very little emotions, it all depends on what the focus, layers, and scope of the picture are. Composing music without the aid of visual image, on the other hand, would just mean that I am free to express things without limiting myself to the inspiration that I get from a picture. II. About the Composer - Tsui Mei-ling Meilina Composing habit:
 1) Trying out different ideas on the piano and jotting them down on paper 2) Pacing up and down or laying in the foetal position because I am stuck 3) Extending or creating variations of the ideas 4) Then somehow miraculously finishing the piece with lightning speed. Favorite place in Hong Kong:TST Promenade Favorite director/ movie: Peter Jackson/ the Lord of the Rings trilogy

【SOUND-IMAGination: Hong Kong Landscape 聲影集:香港景觀】 //Feature 特寫// Kwok Tsun-huen’s "The Barber" I. Q&A 1) Briefly introduce your commissioned work. It's a viennese waltz. The music divided into two part, Slow and fast. 2) How did the image/video inspire you to write this piece? The Photograph is about a Barber shaving customer's hair when H5N1 was spreading. I tried to have a piece of music that prove a feeling as if they are having a little shelter from the storm there. 3) How does your commissioned work correlate with the visual image/video? The image gives me a feeling that the two people were having their own shelter when serious disease was spreading. They trusted and didn't mind if each other got the disease and might infect their own. This gives me a very cozy feeling and write the music. II. About the Composer – Kwok Tsun-huen Favorite composers: Stockhausen, Joseph Schwantner, Beethoven, the Beatles Favorite visual artists: Leonardo de Vinci, Pablo Picasso Favorite movies: 2001: Space Odessy, Watchmen