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Composer: Sheng, Bright

Colors of Crimson

Conductor: Sheng, Bright

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Cheung, Pius

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Marimba: Cheung, Pius

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Year of Production: May 2013

Playing Time: 00:03:00

Catalogue Number: NVF0099

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Colors of Crimson, commissioned by the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, was composed during the winter and spring of 2004. It is written for and dedicated to Evelyn Glennie, marimba soloist; Bramwell Tovey, conductor and Music Director, and the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. The work premiered in September 16, 2004 in Luxembourg.

Notes from the Composer: Sheng Bright
To me, one of the most challenging aspects in writing for the marimba is the instrument's limited range of timbral variety. In this work, I've attempted to adjust this limitation by using different orchestral devices; some of them are subtle while at other times some are bold. What I hope to provide is a diversity of tonal hues within the overall
monotonic timbre of the marimba - Colors of Crimson.

The basic thematic material of the work comes from a reconstruction of a love song I wrote during my teenage years. At the time, I was living in Qinghai - a remote province of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau in northwest China - where the folk music tradition has always been abundant.