Ssu-YuHuang
forguitarduet (2013) RainfallattheHarbor
ProgramNotes
ThispieceisaduetforclassicalguitarsthatdepictsarainysceneattheCijin HarborinKaohsiung,Taiwan.Themusicbeginswithamotifofstaccato8th notesrepresentingraindropsAsthemusicdevelops,theincreasingdensity ofthemotifnotesimitatestheincreasingrainfallThesecondguitarmainly carriesouttherhythmoftherainTheentirepieceevincesastyleof minimalistimprovisation,whichpaintsanincidentalpictureofrainfallatthe harborIntheend,themusicreturnstothestartingmotiveswiththerain diminishingandeventuallyfadingaway
PerformedbyEugenioGonzálezandPatricioAraya(1stand2ndguitarsof EnsambledeGuitarrasdeChile)attheIsidoraZegersrecitalhall,Santiago, ChileonJuly7,2014.
Ssu-YuHuang