Yi-De Chen: Lights from There, for Violoncello and Piano (2016) [7’23”]
Event: Indiana University JSoM Composition Recital
Date: 20:00, February 16, 2017. premiere
Location: Auer Hall, Indiana University JSoM, Bloomington, IN, United States
Performers: Kevin Flynn, violoncello
Yuseok Seol, piano
Program Note
When human beings realize how vast and diverse the real world is and what its infinite possibilities present, they may start to feel amazed. Also, figuring out how tiny one is compared with the universe and how short one’s life is, people may feel astounded. Philosophy, religion and art seek for the principles to describe the Universe.
Although my explanation is not persuasive enough, I tend to claim my personal view: when comprehending how the lights come from the Universe, I feel respectful, because, according to current scientific research and studies, it is evident that both visible and invisible lights which come from outer space are generated by giant stars and unknown resources. This actually conveys many mysterious messages to humanity: these messages lead people to explore and seek for the truth of the nature of the universe. This means, light will undoubtedly provide the crucial direction for people and further inspire them with the righteous thoughts. This conception has stayed in my mind for a long time and galvanized my motivation to write this work to depict and express my experience of being touched.
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《遠望》（給大提琴與鋼琴）(2016) [7’23”]
展演名稱：印第安納大學雅各布斯音樂學院作品呈現音樂會
日期：2017年2月16日，20:00，首演
地點：印第安納大學雅各布斯音樂學院奧爾廳，布魯明頓市，印第安納州，美國
演出人員：大提琴 / Kevin Flynn
鋼琴 / Yuseok Seol（韓文名：설유석）
樂曲解說
相信當每個人意識到宇宙的浩瀚與無限可能性時，會感受到敬畏。於是，尋找邏輯與原則試圖理解。
當往夜空望去，感受到如此撼動，因為諸多研究報告指出不論是可見光或不可見光，均來自遠方的星系或未知的物質。來自遙遠星系的光，指引著人們探索與發現。這樣子的想法存在我心裡已有一段時間，因而寫作這首樂曲。
Yi-De Chen, Composer 