Three Miniatures (2008)

for Guitar and Double Bass

commissioned by Wen-Ling Shih

I. Go home: On forest road

II. Miss the distant forest

III. The “box” which can speak

Duration 8 minutes

Program Notes

In the Paiwan village of Santimen in southwest of Taiwan, tribal artist Sakuliu‭ ‬‭(‬撒古流‭)‬, whose name means “frontier warrior, “ has been reviving and preserving tribal culture and arts. For him, art is the way of life.

Three Miniatures were reflection of three of Sakuliu’s pencil drawings.