Abstract
Opus Illuminate, a new performance organization led by Nathan Meltzer, Devin Moore, and Derek Louie, presented a series of online concerts and interviews during the Covid pandemic, with an admirable aim of “working towards reestablishing our art form as the pioneering force in the efforts of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging across the cultural sector.” Yu-Hui had the pleasure of having her Three Fantasias (2006) performed in this series' concert #7 by clarinetist Ning Zhang.
Commissioned by her sister, clarinetist Wen-Shin Chang, Three Fantasias for Solo Clarinet in B-flat was finished in 2006. This work is based on Taiwanese folk songs, Diu-Diu-Tong, White Egret and The Dark Sky, which successfully integrate the modern harmonic language, the traditional musical thoughts and the stories of these three songs.