Program Note

“Virus” might be one of the words that’s most frequently used during these three years of the pandemic, and its alternative, “Variant”, appears as the title of the piece. I don't want to say that the piece is dedicated to the coronavirus as it brought bunches of disasters to human-beings for so long, and it’s still going on. I rather consider it as a reflection of the traits of multiple variants, and the process of human-beings trying to tackle them all. The piece is for viola solo, and all the musical materials derive from the very first phrase of the piece based on intervals of the 3rd and the tritone.