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Cross-Around
for large ensemble
(2010)
- Instrumentation flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion (1), piano, 2 violins, viola, cello, bass
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Commission
and Premiere Commissioned and premiered by Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, conducted by Lorraine Vaillancourt. Nov. 26, 2010, Salle Claude Champagne, Université de Montréal, Canada
Excerpt from the premiere
Program Notes
Every second there are stars, people, events, thoughts, sounds… crossing each other, and I find these moments touching and emotional, and to be pursued. Within infinite orbital cycles of sameness and similarity, moments of interaction are certain yet unpredictable. An old Chinese myth says that a look from a stranger to another person takes hundreds years of discipline in previous lives. I observe and treasure the moments of crossing - across, around, and between - and I searched for it in music while composing this piece.
– Wang Lu
