Illuminated Inside

Imibala yenjabulo in Xhosa means The Colours of Happiness. I wrote this suite for the famous recorder player Meng-Heng Chen who had invited me to Taiwan this July for a workshop and two concerts that were dedicated to my works. We played the premiere in the concerts on July 2 in Hsinchu and July 3 in New Taipei City.

Three things were important for me in writing this piece. First, it was meant to be a real concert piece, so I did not spare with challenges for the two instrumentalists - only a few people will be able to play it from first sight. Second, I wanted to use the complex texture and the large compass the piano offers without drowning out the recorder part that is still supposed to be the leading voice. And of course I wanted to paint the colors of happiness how I experienced them in Africa: the joyful impatience before starting the journey, the meditative contemplation of a never ending waterfall, and the sudden happiness of being surprised.
This second movement describes the inner illumination through a great love. I love it very much and was happy to perform it with Ebba--Maria Künning-Zeijl in our concert in the Prinzensaal Plön on November 4 this year.

I wish to thank Ebba for her beautiful playing and for 25 years of support.

You can find out more about Ebba-Maria Künning-Zeijl and her concerts at
www.flutesenbloc.com

You can find out more about me and my music at
www.soerensieg.de.
There you can also buy the score of Imibala yenjabulo.