WORLD PREMIERE

NOĒMA; Sanders Lau, conductor

Inspired by the poetic nature of ‘komorebi’, the Japanese word for sunlight filtering through leaves swaying in the wind, this programme celebrates the serene joy of life in the simplest of things. Highlights of the concert include the world premiere of a new work by the promising Hong Kong composer Adrian Wong, which NOĒMA commissioned, and the Hong Kong premiere of Footsteps by the emerging British composer Owain Park. Additionally, the programme features three sets of French chansons by Paul Hindemith, Darius Milhaud, and Morten Lauridsen, all with texts by the great Austrian literary pioneer Rainer Maria Rilke, in celebration of the poet’s 150th anniversary. Like sunlight streaming through branches, these translucent pieces illuminate every subtle moment of joy and delight.

受日語「木漏れ日」的詩意啟發，以音樂重喚生命的寧靜喜悅。除了委約香港青年作曲家黃子峻創作矚目新作，作為全球首演，更首次在香港帶來英國年輕作曲家帕克的《足跡》，誦唱四季遞嬗。同時帶來三組溫暖的法語香頌，分別由德國作曲家亨德密特、法國作曲家米堯和美國作曲家羅力信創作，靈感來自奧地利詩歌先驅里爾克的詩作，紀念詩人150歲誕辰。盼藉純淨透徹的樂曲，如枝縫間灑落的陽光，照亮每道幽微與快樂。

Program:

Ildebrando Pizzetti 皮薩替
Cade la sera《向晚月昇》
Il giardino di Afrodite《阿芙羅黛蒂之園》

Claude Debussy 德布西
Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans 《三首奧爾良公爵香頌》

Darius Milhaud 米堯
Quatrains valaisans《瓦萊四行詩》

Paul Hindemith 亨德密特
Six chansons《六首香頌》

Morten Lauridsen 羅力信
Chanson éloignée《遐方香頌》

Owain Park 帕克
Footsteps (Hong Kong premiere)《足跡》（香港首演）

Adrian Wong 黃子峻
A new commission (World premiere)
委約新作（世界首演）