Valse bleue is written and dedicated to the Taiwanese clarinettist Irene Chen. It was premiered during a tour to Taiwan and China in 2017 with concerts in Taipei, Shanghai and Beijing with Michelle Yip on  piano.

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The main theme of the work consists of a twelve bar blues form, hence the allusion to bleue - blue.

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The piece received further performances in 2019 during a recital tour at Musik Hug in Basel, Zurich and Luzern. On piano Yvonne Lang.

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A recording is available on iTunes and all major download portals. Recorded in Beijing by Wayne Riley and Renee Tsai on piano.

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