Lei Liang

Lakescape IX

Subtitle	for piccolo
Technical requirements	Performance Notes: flz: flutter tongue c.e: cover embouchure hole completely
Year(s) composed	2024
Publisher	Schott Music
Duration	7'
Commission	Commissioned by the National Flute Association for the 2024 Piccolo Artist Competition
Composer note	Having been interested in Mahayana Buddhism for a number of years, I went to a Buddhist monastery in upstate New York to study meditation in 1999. One evening, while walking alone by the side of the lake, I caught the sight of a “V” shape floating and extending on the surface of the water. It was a beaver taking a swim under the moon. This image gave me insight into my relationship with silence: underneath the music is a profoundly deep silence upon which I seek to inscribe my signature through sound. It serves as a point of departure that led to a series of works. – Lei Liang