《謎》
Enigma
伍昕靈
Ng Yan-ling Illuminatius
伍昕靈於香港演藝學院主修作曲及電子音樂，在四年的學習中，曾多次獲獅子會音樂慈善基金獎學金、柏斯音樂創作奬學金、及香港演藝學院成績優異獎學金。其作品多次獲獎，包括2017年美國紐約金鑰匙音樂節鋼琴作曲比賽第二名、2022年香港電影作曲家協會主辦香港原創電影音樂作品優秀評審推薦獎第一名、2023年香港作曲家聯會的音樂新一代作曲比賽第三名等。
伍氏的不同作品屢次獲邀作首演，包括於香港電台第四台、西九龍文化區、台灣當代文化實驗室（C-LAB）、及維也納Palais Ehrbar等，並獲2019年聯合國可持續發展高級別政治論壇之「和諧與和平」周邊會議委約，於紐約開幕禮上首演，大獲好評。伍氏亦經常與香港及世界著名團體及藝術家合作，包括羅曼四重奏、香港創樂團、創不同及敲擊襄等等。
Ng Yan-ling Illuminatius is now studying at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in music composition and electronic music. She was awarded the Lions Music Charity Foundation Scholarships, Parson Outstanding Composition Student for Creative Music Scholarships, and The Society of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Merit Awards for Local Students during her four years of study. Her works won many awards, including the second place in the 2017 Golden Key Music Festival - Piano Composition Competition in New York, the United States, the first place in the 2022 Hong Kong Original Film Music Outstanding Jury Recommendation Award, organized by Hong Kong Film Composers’ Association, and the third place in New Generation 2023, organised by Hong Kong Composers’ Guild etc.
Ng’s work has been premiered and broadcasted in Radio Television Hong Kong Radio 4, West Kowloon District, and Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab(C-LAB), and Palais Ehrbar in Vienna. She was also well received in the opening ceremony of “The Side Event at the 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations: Harmony and Peace” which was commissioned in New York, the United States in 2019. NG worked with various music groups, artists in Hong Kong and wordwide, including Romer String Quartet, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, MaD (Make A Difference), and Toolbox Percussion etc.
面對世間萬事萬物，我們能希望處之泰然，從容面對。當我們鼓起勇氣，迎難而上，本相是問題比方法多。作品旨在描繪世界種種，皆高不可際，深不可測。
《謎》分為四部份。「玄．謎」運用各種不平均節奏與不協和音程探索敲擊四重奏特別的聲音融合，例如特別用敲擊棒側部敲打馬林巴琴邊，帶出清脆的聲音。音樂勾畫不如意事對人帶來的衝擊，面對無法解拆的紛擾時，人感到內外交困，束手無策。「困．謎」以各種敲擊樂互相的交替，伴隨着既散亂又迫切的節奏，展現人面對困難時的茫然若失。「懸．謎」，敲打樂段以自由拍子、各種音色概念的變化（如大鼓、鑼、小鼓的superball效果及用硬幣在鈸轉動的聲音），帶出徬徨的情緒。「樂．謎」則以強烈的節奏感，帶出人可樂觀面對眼前的阻攔。。
We all hope to be at ease and face our daily life calmly. When we muster up the courage to face difficulties, the truth is that there are far more problems than solutions. The work aims to describe the world, which is immeasurable and unfathomable.
Enigma is divided into 4 sections. The first section, ‘Mysterious’ uses various uneven rhythms and dissonant intervals to explore the unique sounds for percussion quartet, such as playing on the edge of the bar with mallet handles. The music outlines the impact of matters going against people’s wishes, bringing out that when faced with unresolved turmoil, people feel troubled and helpless. The second section, ‘Trap’ utilizes the alternation of percussion instruments, accompanied by scattered rhythms, depicts the perplexity when people facing with difficulties. ‘Lost’ uses free tempo (senza misura) and diverse timbral changes (for example, the sound of superball for bass drum, tam-tam, snare drum, and the sound of a coin to scraping a cymbal) to illustrate the helplessness of people in obstacles. The last section, ‘Energetic’, the unison aims to describe that people can face the hurdles in front of them with optimism.