A piece for young string players in which the sounds of the Chinese Erhu are emulated across the orchestra for a Romantic, Oriental tone poem.
"His S-MATRIX Symphony was fabulous, full of childlike
wonderment as the composer intended and marvelous sounds.
And they worked to maximum effect - a brilliant, original
use of orchestral resources for a sophisticated, sensational,
beautiful and satisfying experience." Nancy R. Ping-Robbins,
Music Critic
"He could
become the Leonard Bernstein of this age... Everything he
creates has many layers, ranging from synchronicity to the
significance of numbers, from visceral emotions to the brotherhood
of mankind." John S. Sweeney, Music Critic
"...a
new voice in the direction of music, his sound ? a bridge
between the serious and the immediately visceral." Maestro
Gerhardt Zimmerman, Conductor
"...
his ability to create a mood, find precisely the right touch
of drama and create the needed effect was manifest... the
sustained chords in the choir, the timpani's roar, the harp's
glissandos. Melillo used them all with a sense of absolute
rightness and the result was fresh, joyful and exciting...
each measure scored with an unerring ear for drama and emotion." John S. Sweeney, Music Critic
