[Piccolo, Flute, Alto Flute Clarinet in Bb, Bass Clarinet in Bb]
Robert Avalon Competition for Composers Finalists Concert
Christ the King Lutheran Church. June 15, 2025
Webster University, March 24, 2024, CMS Concert Hall
Budapest Scoring Orchestra, October 6, 2023
Released under Pinch Record, as part of “Birds In Dream Land” EP

Program Notes:

Woodwind Quintet No.1 is a piece that has three movements, shows the composer’s imagination in the sphere of birds' chirp and singing, and in the life of birds. He gave the title “Bird Dance”, “Bird Waltz” and “Bird In Dreamland” to these three movements.

The composer uses shifting meters, and few extended techniques to emulate the bird’s sound in nature. His harmonic language is influenced by Impressionism music and late 20th century contemporary music. He tries to keep this piece sounds modern but also tonal, memorable and lyrical at the same time.