指揮 Conductor／張揚 Yang Chang
樂團 Orchestra／臺藝大國樂團 NTUA Chinese Orchestra
這首作品於1980年5月16日在香港完成創作，是作者於1977年至1986年間任香港中樂團全職樂師時，受香港中樂團委約創作的作品。樂曲著重表現夏季中大自然變化的情景和人們對它的感受。全曲共分為三段：
一：表現出赤日炎炎，熱氣沸天，大地一片枯竭，人們內心充滿焦慮、不安和煩躁的心情。
二：表現出烏雲滿天，雷聲隆隆，暴風驟雨來臨的情景。
三：經過暴風雨的掃蕩後，天氣轉晴，太陽出來了，大地又是一片光明燦爛，人們懷著讚美的心情歌頌這明朗的夏天。
This piece was commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra when LO was a full-time musician with the orchestra from 1977 to 1986, and was completed in Hong Kong on May 16, 1980. The composition highlights the changing faces of nature during summertime and how they affect people’s moods. The piece consists of three sections:
The first section portrays the anxious, restless and irritable mood of people on a scorching hot summer day, when the air is filled with sweltering heat and the earth is drained of all life and force.
The second section depicts dark clouds covering the sky and the sound of thunder rumbling in the background, as a violent storm and heavy rain close in.
The third section portrays the sun shining and the weather turning sunny again after the havoc wreaked by the storm. The earth is again bright and splendid and people sing praises of the radiant summer day.