Movement 1: Spring Vine (String and Wind Ensemble)

In  

the  

first  

movement,  

through  

the  

delicate  

transition  

of  

modes  

and

tonalities,  

we  

seem  

to  

acquire  

a  

clear  

image  

that  

blossoms  

are  

bloom

-

ing  

and  

creatures  

are  

waking.  

The  

flowing  

compound-meter  

tempo  

and

meticulously  

interwoven  

semiquavers  

display  

a  

multi-color  

gradation.

As  

we  

listen  

to  

the  

melody,  

we  

may  

have  

an  

illusive  

yet  

plain  

impres

-

sion  

that  

we  

are  

lying  

on  

the  

grass,  

looking  

at  

the  

white  

clouds,  

and  

lis

-

tening   

to   

the   

birds   

chirping.   

The   

rich   

diversity   

of   

this   

movement

appears  

to  

imply  

that  

our  

life  

can,  

and  

should,  

be  

as  

colorful  

as  

the  

in

-

finity of music.

Movement 3: Autumn Chrysanthemum (String and Wind Ensemble)

In   

Taiwan,   

the   

weather   

in   

autumn   

is   

always   

cool   

and   

comfortable.

During   

this   

season,   

chrysanthemums   

are   

vigorously   

spreading   

their

bright  

polyphyllus  

yet  

revealing  

a  

slightly  

calm  

and  

elegant  

attitude.  

The

tone  

and  

melody,  

instead  

of  

showing  

any  

drastic  

ascending  

or  

descending

scale,  

present  

a  

light  

yet  

lingering  

charm,  

which  

is  

exactly  

just  

the  

same

as the fragrance of chrysanthemum.

Movement 4: Red Persimmons (Plucked-String Ensemble)

Persimmon  

is  

a  

common  

fruit  

in  

the  

Hakka  

culture.  

We  

can  

eat  

it  

while

it  

is  

still  

fresh,  

and  

we  

can  

also  

make  

dried  

persimmons  

as  

delicious

snacks  

or  

the  

ingredient  

for  

a  

persimmon  

chicken  

soup.  

The  

ripened

persimmon  

hanging  

on  

the  

branch  

looks  

like  

a  

glittering  

ruby.  

In  

the

course  

of  

music,  

we  

should  

feel  

the  

persimmons  

ripening  

gradually.

Before  

the  

end  

of  

the  

movement,  

a  

faintly  

nervous  

atmosphere  

reminds

us  

that  

the  

birds  

are  

attempting  

to  

peck  

the  

persimmons,  

while  

the  

old

farmer is trying to stop them anxiously.

Movement 2: Summer Lotus (String and Wind Ensemble)

At  

the  

start  

of  

this  

movement,  

we  

can  

hear  

that  

lotus  

leaves  

are  

gently

wavering  

in  

the  

warm  

breeze.  

Then  

the  

melody  

infers  

that  

flower  

buds

are  

striving  

to  

spread  

the  

tender  

and  

lovely  

petals.

As  

all  

the  

lotus  

blos

-

soms  

come  

to  

full  

bloom  

at  

the  

end  

part  

of  

this  

movement,  

we  

may  

per

-

ceive the floral elegance and pure beauty of summer.

Floral Festival Tetralogy

Mr.  

Lee  

composed  

this  

four-part  

suite  

to  

illustrate  

the  

beauty  

of  

four

seasons  

in  

Taiwan.  

  

The  

sections  

in  

each  

part  

are  

named  

according  

to

the  

traditional  

Chinese  

twenty-four  

solar  

terms.  

  

Of  

all  

the  

solar  

terms,

there  

are  

8  

major  

terms:  

the  

Beginning  

of  

Spring,  

the  

Spring  

Equinox,

the  

Beginning  

of  

Summer,  

the  

Summer  

Solstice,  

the  

Beginning  

of

Autumn,  

the  

Autumnal  

Equinox,  

the  

Beginning  

of  

Winter,  

and  

the

Winter  

Solstice.  

  

In  

the  

intervals  

in-between,  

there  

are  

16  

more  

minor

solar   

terms,   

including   

Rain   

Water,   

the   

Waking   

of   

Insects,   

Pure

Brightness,  

Grain  

Rain,  

Grain  

Full,  

Grain  

in  

Ear,  

Slight  

Heat,  

Great

Heat,  

the  

Limit  

of  

Heat,

White  

Dew,  

Cold  

Dew,  

Frost’s  

Descent,  

Slight

Snow,  

Great  

Snow,  

Slight  

Cold,  

and  

Great  

Cold.  

This  

tetralogy  

demonstrates  

a  

whole  

new  

sense  

of

life and attitude toward our environment, which stirs up a remote resonance deep in our heart.