In 2010 I wrote the song “Tell Me, What is Happiness?” for the 10th show of my a cappella group LaLeLu. From the very beginning I wanted to use the melody as a theme for my new African suite for recorders. Five years later I put this idea into realisation, but sadly my father had just passed away after a long period of suffering, and so the first movement, that expresses happiness, is followed by a second movement, that conveys about deep sadness, but also consoles. My father - he was an author ...

• First movement: Tell me what happiness is
• Second movement: The Big Sorrow
• Third movement: Start to fly