Under the Darkening Sky for chamber ensemble, composed in 2020, is a commissioned work by Sharing Chamber Orchestra. In that year which this piece was composed, a whole world was facing the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was a huge impact for the performing arts. Although Taiwan has a better situation at that time, compared with other countries, lots of events for performing arts were still cancelled as well as the one of Sharing Chamber Orchestra.

I am glad to know that Under the Darkening Sky will have it premiere after two years. It seems everything is going to be back to the normal now although the COVID-19 cases are still very high. Under the Darkening Sky is a piece describing a scene that people seek for the light and hope in the future when facing the difficulties.

Thanks for Sharing Chamber Orchestra’s hard work to make the premiere of this piece possible. Two concerts will take place in Yunlin, Taiwan. On October 15 (at 2:30pm), it will be at Chiahu Performance Hall of Beigang Cultural Center; on October 16 (at 2:30pm), it will be at Yunlin Performance Hall in Douliou. Douliou is also my hometown, and it is my pleasure to see my piece will be back to there to be performed. For more information, please refer to the poster below, and please come to the concerts to support Sharing Chamber Orchestra. Thank you!

為室內樂團的《天黑之後》是雲林縣鄉音室內樂團的委託創作。譜寫於2020年的這個曲子正好遇到了全世界蔓延的新冠肺炎疫情，表演藝術的活動的影響更是巨大。雖然台灣那時候比其他國家的狀況要好一些，但是很多的展演活動還是被取消，雲林縣鄉音室內樂團的音樂會也是如此。

我很高興知道兩年之後《天黑之後》即將迎來他的首演。雖然新冠疫情的確診案例還是居高不下，但是一切似乎逐漸慢慢準備回復到疫情前的樣子。《天黑之後》這個曲子也在描述著一個當人們面對困難的時候找尋前方的亮光跟希望的故事。

謝謝雲林縣鄉音室內樂團的努力讓這首曲子可以讓大家聽到。他們會舉辦兩場音樂會，都在雲林縣，10月15日下午兩點半在北港文化中心家湖表演廳，10月16日下午兩點半在斗六的雲林表演廳。我也是雲林斗六人，所以很開心可以看到我的曲子能夠回到我的故鄉演出。更多音樂會資訊請參閱上面海報，也請你來參加音樂會，支持雲林縣鄉音室內樂團，謝謝你！