Commission: by Hsuen Lee & Shih-Hsin Chang
      Performances:                        

                                                   The Sound of Formosa         
                October 26, 2008     4:00pm       First Presbyterian Church (Ann Arbor, MI)
                                          Yi-Ting Kuo, violin; Ming-Hsiu Yen, piano
                                    
                                                      Duet Recital                      
            December 25, 2007  7:30pm       Yuen Lin Concert Hall (Jian Hua, Taiwan)-- World Premiere
            December 30, 2007  7:30pm       Hsin Ming Concert Hall (Taichung, Taiwan)
                   Januaray 3, 2008     7:30pm       National Reicital Hall (Taipei, Taiwan)
                  Januaray 8, 2008     7:30pm       Concert Hall, National Tainan University of Arts (Tainan, Taiwan)
                                          Hsuen Lee, violin; Shih-Hsin Chang, piano

        Program note:   

This composition was inspired by a love story about Taiwan's Orchid Island (Lan Yu), which is off the southeastern coast of Taiwan Island:

Once upon a time, Princess Butterfly was forced to marry King Dragon against her will.  She attempted to escape from Taiwan Island, but she before she could make it, she became tired and hungry and nearly drowned in the Pacific Ocean. After being saved by a fisherman from Orchid Island, she decided to marry him and live on Orchid Island. However, King Dragon ordered Red-Headed Spider to kidnap the fisherman in a cave. In order to save the fisherman, Princess Butterfly had to hit her head against Spider's web, but then died in the fisherman's arms. The fisherman held her bleeding body and cried profusely, but he, too, died after seven days. The blood of Princess Butterfly and the tears of the fisherman flowed out of the cave, and wherever it went, butterfly-like orchids bloomed.  Orchid Island received its name due to its abundance of butterfly orchids, which are also known as Phalaenopsis.

This composition does not mean to tell the story, but to create a drama that expresses the love between Princess Butterfly and the fisherman by using rich harmonies and textures. This piece was commissioned and written for violinist Hsuen Lee and pianist Shih-Hsing Chang in 2007.

此曲由小提琴家李瑄及鋼琴家張詩欣委託創作於2007 年秋天，靈感來自於蘭嶼島上一個悽美的愛情故事：

台灣島上的蝴蝶王國中住著一位蝴蝶公主。 有次東海龍宮的青龍來行雨時，逼迫蝴蝶公主與其成親，蝴蝶公主逃出了台灣島，卻落入了大海；住在蘭嶼島上的漁夫索雅出海捕魚時，無意中救起了蝴蝶公主，並告訴她蘭嶼島上有很多蘭花會歡迎她的到來，於是，蝴蝶公主聽了漁夫的話，往蘭嶼飛去。 沒想到，隔天一早，漁夫發現蝴蝶公主被島上的大紅頭蜘蛛困住了；大紅頭蜘蛛是青龍的好朋友，正想把蝴蝶公主送給青龍，但是好心的漁夫再一次救了公主。 為了報答漁夫兩次的救恩，蝴蝶公主將自己嫁給了漁夫，夫妻開始過著幸福恩愛的生活。 

然而好景不長，大紅頭蜘蛛為了報復，設計困住了漁夫，青龍也率兵來捉蝴蝶公主，並在蘭嶼大降雨，想淹死島上所有的人。 過去曾被漁夫救起的兩頭獅子，在岸邊抵擋青龍帶來的蝦兵蟹將，蝴蝶公主則用從天上瑪祖婆拿來的玉石殺死了青龍，而瑪祖婆派來的母雞童子也啄死了大紅頭蜘蛛。 但是，綿密的蜘蛛網還是牢牢地將漁夫困在洞穴裡。 蝴蝶公主為了救漁夫，情急之下，一頭狠狠地往蜘蛛網撞去，最後血流不止地倒在漁夫的懷裡。 漁夫索雅抱著蝴蝶公主的屍首哭了七天七夜後，死在公主的身旁，血水與淚水向洞口外流去，最後匯集成一條小溪流。 溪流所經之處，開出了一朵朵美麗似蝴蝶的花兒，宛如是蝴蝶公主的化身，人們於是稱之「蝴蝶蘭」。

        此曲並未採用逐句敘事的手法，而是試圖以深厚的和聲張力，來表達漁夫索雅與蝴蝶公主之間的摯情。 小提琴時似低聲嘆息、時似高聲哭嚎的旋律線，以戲劇性的變化來表現主角們在最後一慕中內心的掙扎──是不願面對的哀傷、是無法抹滅的記憶、是捨己的勇氣與最真摯的愛。