The Arrow and the Song

Year Composed:
2021

Instrumentation:
soprano and sextet (fl, cl, vn, vc, per, pf)

Award:
Georgina Joshi Composition Commission Award (2022)
Dean’s Prize of Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (2022)
Honorable Mention in The American Prize (2023)
Finalist in Seoul International Music Festival Call for Scores (2022)

Duration:
10:30

Program Note
This piece was created for an American classical poem, "The Arrow and the Song" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The theme of this poem implies regarding humans' lives in which whatever a person does or says remains forever, not being in vain in any way whatsoever. He explains that we put so many things in the world and they return to us in either good or hurtful ways, which gives us a meaningful lesson that we must be wise with respect to what we act and say. I feel this poem, without doubt, can apply to quite a lot of situations that happen in our lives. Through this piece I wanted to send my wishes for the world to be more peaceful and beautiful being in harmony.