Program Notes:

Like many small kids, I had always been very curious about things in the night sky. When my parents took me out for evening walks, I would look up and ask questions, "How many stars are there in the sky?" "How far are the stars away from us?" "Could I reach them?" "Why does the moon always follow me?" I was so amazed to see the stars hanging on top of us.

As I grew older, my interests in astronomy drew me to join an amateur astronomy society, and from there, I knew about the universe, galaxies, solar system and planets, as well as the constellation, supernova, white dwarf, black hole and etc. The society stopped offering astronomy courses two years later. However, I still read about stars and astronomy to fuel my curiosity. I studied astronomy again when I joined the university.

My interests in astronomy led me to compose this piece, which is meanwhile a response to my inner feeling towards the universe. In fact, the more I learn about writing music, the more I find it a process similar to the birth of universe: It starts from nothing, then simple elements are created and those simple elements will build up to form complex matters in the end.