Goodbye 再會

Performer: Mr. Pun Chak Yin @ Hong Kong New Music Ensemble

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Composed for the exhibition programme “A Date with Dogs”

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Goodbye Abandonment is frequent in the current wave of emigration. The question of leaving or staying is always a dilemma for pet owners, and it is time to make a decision. For those who cannot take their pets away for various reasons, what are they thinking about in the remaining time before leaving? In the night time setting, the music works in the perspective of the pets. How would you feel if you were a pet and your loved ones went away? Disturbed? Puzzled? Or is it sad? These seemingly unprovoked struggles, stress, and anxiety, which make people feel very annoying. Parting reminds me of the sounds of school bells. Each abandonment is like leaving school. When the time comes, all of us will separate from each other.