Avast, Ye! Maidens Sing

Jan. 2023 (for flute, violin, cello, and piano)

The second chapter of Avast, Ye! begins as the pirate captain and the crew set sail again after a successful treasure hunt. Soon, the celestial singing of maidens drift towards them in the salty air, calling and beckoning. Peculiar, that maidens would be found amidst the untamed waves of the sea. But the pirates are given no room for even a seed of suspicion, as they sail deeper and deeper into the sirens’ nest.

Extended techniques such as the seagull effect on cello and scraping the fronts of the white keys on piano were used to illustrate a lively ship and its crew on a voyage.

World premiere by the Nu Deco Ensemble at National YoungArts Week 2023.

YoungArts Week 2023

illustrated by Satoko Kitagawa