Want
(soprano, piano), 2005 [5'00"]

This piece was world-premiered at the Kaohsiung Music Hall on August 30, 2005, performed by Tzu-Shan Huang (soprano) and Guo-Lan Szu (piano).

Program notes

The verses of this piece are from a poem by Tsao Yu-Fong:

Want to pick daffodils by the lakeshore
Want to collect falling leaves in the woods
Want
to write you a basketful of poems like Li Bai’s,
a bucketful of songs like Shang-Yin’s

Want to reach for stars in the sky
Want to gather pearls from the blue sea
Want
to develop everlasting love with you and
happiness for ever and ever