Pale Fire
Fanfare for Orchestra
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YEAR: October 2022
DURATION: 2’10’’
INSTRUMENTATION: (3[1.2.3/pic] 2. 2. 2, - 4.2.3.1 – Timp+2, ST,)
ARRANGEMENTS: Alternative version with unpitched percussions with the harp.
PERFORMANCES: Nov. 13, 2022, Seven Hills Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by the Composer. Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, OH. (Premiere)
Nov. 22, 2022, CCM Concert Orchestra, Conducted by the Composer. Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH.
DEDICATION: Dr. Aik Khai Pung
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Pale Fire is an orchestral fanfare dedicated to Dr. Aik Khai Pung. The title is taken from Shakespeare, a metaphor for creativity and inspiration, as the music and orchestration are influenced by Dvorak’s Symphony Nos. 8 and 9.