Kampung and the City 甘榜与城市

“Kampung” means “village” in Malay. I grew up in the capital, Kuala Lumpur - a big city. My only impression of the villages, such as the early morning dew, and never-ending rice paddy, were all only from watching television or my own imagination. In 2014, when I was on the way to Borobudur from Yogyakarta, all of those vague impressions suddenly became real and were spread out in front of me. I felt as if I was standing on a border, with kampung on one side and the city on the other. This experience had a deep impact on me, and made me forget how busy the life in the city is. Experiencing this contrast has also enabled me to realise that kampung and city are always bonded to each other.

“Kampung and City” has three sections: slow section, fast section and coda. It received the Grand Prize of Best Original Orchestra Work from 2017 Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra International Composition Competition, in addition to also the Best Orchestration award and The Orchestra Member's Favorite Choice.

甘榜, Kampung，即馬來文「鄉村」的譯文。

我自小在吉隆坡市長大，雖說曾去過鄉下，但對鄉村的印象並不深刻。所謂晨曦凝聚的露珠和一望無際的稻田，更多的來自於電視或者想象。直到2014年在印尼日惹通往波羅浮屠的路上，那些曾經的畫面突然躍於眼前，把我帶進了甘榜與城市相互交織的地平線。那情景深深地打動了我，衝刷著我的心靈，讓我忘記了城市的喧囂與忙碌的生活，內心也隨之沈靜了下來。正是甘榜與城市相互擁抱的這種現實，讓我得到了更加深刻的感受和領悟。

《甘榜與城市》全曲由三大段組成，慢板、快板與尾聲。曾榮獲2017香港中樂團國際作曲大賽最佳合奏原創作品大獎、最佳配器獎、最受樂手喜愛獎。