Fascinated by the legendary creature known as “monkey”, notorious for descending from the high mountains in the aims to disrupt our livelihoods, I found myself drawn into a quest to know more about these elusive beings. One day, I encountered an individual who perfectly embodied the traits of the “monkey” I have studied about. Convinced of its identity, I swiftly asked for cooperation from those around me to hunt it down. However, to our disappointment, it was later unveiled that the being was in fact not a “monkey”, but a creature called “bear”. Several years down the line, I fell victim to a case of mistaken identity when a stranger, misled by my abundant body hair, mistook me for a “monkey” and hunt me down.

This music score was submitted for Resonate 2024: An Open Access Call for Scores by the UCLA Music Library.

I do not like concepts such as "common sense" and "precedent." Instead, I would like to invest ample time in individually examining each phenomenon and object, prodding and rolling them, heating them in fire and submerging them in water, dismantling and reassembling them, and seeking answers with my own eyes and ears. At times, it becomes imperative to pluck the feathers of a phoenix and observe them from myriad perspectives.

This music score was submitted for Resonate 2024: An Open Access Call for Scores by the UCLA Music Library.