The Dystonal Project is a documentary project to exclusively present how Focal Dystonia sounds in music, we review the condition from the aspect of humanity. Attempt to find a balance between dissonance and resonance, atonal and tonal.
Vol.01 – Introduction
An arrangement by Angel Tsang, ‘Frientasy’ is a combination of friend and fantasy; represents a mysterious dream she had about her friend, whom she admired and worried yet living in a distant country. From walking in uncertainty to taking a stroll, from being excited to knowing that this as a whole is just a pipe dream that she has to wake-up. This is a work about remote friendships, wish and reality.
Fragments taken from Ballade No. 1 & 2 by Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” by Beethoven and Nocturne in B-flat major by Paderewski.
Featuring Hongkong born British pianist Lena Cheung by adapting her recording after her diagnosis with musician’s dystonia, Frientasy was premiered in concert hall back in May 2024.
The Dystonal Project Vol.01 – 01. Frientasy (Live Recording in Hong Kong, 2024)
Arranger: Angel Tsang
Piano: Lena Cheung
Violin: Serena Lo
Read our interview with the artist here: https://lenamusic.art.blog/2025/05/23/the-dystonal-project/
The Dystonal Project Vol.01 – 02. Frientasy (Studio Remix)
Music Producer: Joyce Lee & Lena Cheung
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This remix of Frientasy, from The Dystonal Project, takes Composer Angel Tsang’s original dreamscape and transforms it into something even more immersive. By layering heavy reverb and delay, the textures become more spacious and ethereal, creating a space where reality feels soft-edged and fragile, like a dream you’re not sure you will remember when you wake. To deepen the dream narrative, we introduce subtle footsteps and heartbeat sounds, evoking the physical sensations of moving through the time tunnel toward the scenes from the dreamworld, emphasised the mixed feeling of uncertainty. The quoted fragments of Chopin, Beethoven, and Paderewski, reshaped by electronic effects, surface like fleeting memories — not fixed in time, but flickering echoes that shimmer and dissolve.
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