YEAR: 2018

DURATION: 4’30’’

INSTRUMENTATION: Solo Flute

AWARDS: Finalist of Classic Pure Vienna International Music Composition, 2019

PREMIER: November 5, 2019, Patricia Corbett Theater, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati OH

November 9, 2019, Auer Hall, Indiana University Bloomington Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN

"In the ancient mountains, one fenghuang, alone, calling out for her fellow creatures but only answered by her own echo. Crying, she is the last of her kind..."

Fenghuang (鳳凰) or Chinese phoenix is a mythological bird found in Chinese mythology that reign over all other birds. It is a symbol of high virtue and grace. The head represents virtue (德), the wing represents duty (義), the back represents propriety (禮), the abdomen says credibility (信) and the chest represents mercy (仁).