Duration: 9 minutes
      Prizes:                                                                                        
            2005     The Governmental Literary and Artistic Creation Competition (Taiwan)
            2005     The Second River Student New Composition Competition (Chengdu, China)
            2005     The League of Composers/ International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM-USA)
            2006     SCI/ASCAP Competition (First Prize--Region V East)
      Performances:                                                                                        
                 Apr 12, 2004       Composers' Forum (Ann Arbor, MI) 
                                                    Justin O'Dell, clarinet; Bethany Mennemeyer, Daphne Su, violins
                                                    Lee-Wen Chang, viola; Christopher Wild, cello
                                                    Ming-Hsiu Yen, conductor

                                              

                June 22, 2005     Sichuan Conservatory of Music (Chengdu, China)
                Mar 31, 2006      The League of Composers/ International Society for Contemporary Music 
                                                    Brave New Works (New York, NY)
                July 16, 2007       Pacific Music Festival (Sapporo, Japan)
                                                    Lucy Chang, clarinet; Maiko Tomita, Masato Taguchi, violins
                                                    Wesley Collins, viola; James Murphy, cello
                                                    Kawase Kentaro, conductor
                Feb 8, 2008        Midwest Composers Symposium (Clapp Recital Hall, Iowa City, Iowa)
                                                    The Center of New Music (University of Iowa)      

                                              

        Program note:   

I am always amazed and touched when I see small flowers growing between rocks or in deserts. These flowers may not be the prettiest ones in the world, but with strength they survive. They are a powerful image for us. Many times when we suffer we ask why we are alive. I think these flowers give us an answer.