Hot Pepper (2010)

Program Note

Hot Pepper is commissioned by Camerata Pacifica by Bob Peirce as a birthday celebration for his wife, Sharon Harroun Peirce. The premiere of the work takes places on September 10, 2010, by Catherine Leonard (violin) and Ji Hye Jung (marimba). The two-movement Hot Pepper for violin and marimba is based on a folk song from China’s Si Chuan province, which is well known for its hot and spicy cuisine.

—Bright Sheng