Thank you to Xiao Wen for submitting this exciting addition to the Score Follower series! (ve) is the movement for flute solo in one of Xiao Wen’s larger pieces, th_ri(ve).

“th_ri(ve) is a piece that was written very structurally and each movement was written independently, so in the beginning there was a lack of conscious decision-making on what role each movement would play in the overall piece. However, I focused largely on characterising each movement distinctly, learning how to achieve each character through instrumentation, voice-leading, articulation and more. By the time I wrote (ve) which is the movement for solo flute, I saw myself being able to express many more nuances in the music compared to when composing for the other movements at the beginning of the semester. th_ri(ve) to me is a reflection of progress and a lens into what I can expand on in the future.”

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