Violet Trees (2018)
《紫花树》

Mandarin poem by 佟暖 (tong nuan) 

Instrumentation:

SATB, piano

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Duration: 3' 30"​

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Violet Trees was written for a concert co-organised by Lianhe Zaobao: 当诗遇见歌 | RHAPSODY IN VERSE as part of the 2018 Singapore Writers Festival. It was premiered by Schola Cantorum (Albert Tay, conductor. Neo Mingwei, pianist) at Victoria Theatre on Saturday 11 November 2018.

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Songs For Wenyan include:

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The Little Things《雨点点点滴滴滴落》

for clarinet, pipa, guzheng and yangqin

Umbrella《雨伞》

for recitation, clarinet, and guzheng

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Violet Trees《紫花树》

SATB and piano