Five Chinese Impressions

Moon and flower reflected in water
Gentle spring rains and breeze
Flower petals perpetually moving in the air
The nocturnally blossoming dessert flower
Grains at harvest is the farmer’s joy

The majority of the music contained in my Five Chinese Impressions was written during a large and extensive concert tour of China I was on in 2015. My vision was to give Chinese traditional music a voice on the guitar and I thank everyone that helped my on the way, in particular Alex Wang, to whom theses pieces are dedicated. They made it possible for me to be introduced to the vast and versatile culture of China.
Each of the pieces have been given a title consisting of an ancient Chinese four syllables “saying” or poem. The first one describes a flower and the moon being reflected in the water, with the underlying meaning that what is seen is not actually real. The second one describes a subtle breeze and rains in spring, this saying is often referred to as what is a good education. The third describes flower petals perpetually flowing in the air. The fourth is about Chinese dessert flower that only blossoms once a year and that happens in the night. The fifth describes the farmers joy as he harvests many kinds of grains.