I will present on my recent work to composition students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Thank you to Dr. Viet Cuong for the invitation!

I will present on my recent work to composition students at Western Washington University.

Thank you to Dr. Charles Halka for the invitation!

commissioned by oboist Courtney Miller, as part of her “Postcards from Six Continents” project

version for soprano saxophone and piano

i. transience
ii. aria
iii. hub

Airports exist in dynamic equilibrium, with people constantly commuting to and fro, flying in and out.

Duo HaLo
Andrew Harrison, soprano saxophone
Jason Lo, piano

Event details [linked here]

winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia

version for saxophone quartet and piano

i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station

Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.

Andromeda Sax Quartet
Paige Gullifer, soprano sax
Ryan Piccione, alto sax
Henry Docker, tenor sax
Samuel Dong, baritone sax

Catherine Li, piano

Event details [linked here]

winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia

version for saxophone quartet and piano

i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station

Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.

Andromeda Sax Quartet
Paige Gullifer, soprano sax
Ryan Piccione, alto sax
Henry Docker, tenor sax
Samuel Dong, baritone sax

Catherine Li, piano

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by the 2013 Shanghai International Arts Festival

for piano trio

dolphin song is a lamentation on the extinction of Yangtze River baiji white dolphins.

Trio Sylvan 森 • 三重奏
Yu Wei 余维, violin
Niu Ziru 牛子孺, cello
Wang Chao 王超, piano

commissioned by the 2018 APAC Orchestra Festivals, in Beijing, China

for string orchestra

For countless generations, only men were allowed to train to hunt with eagles. It was the way things were.

Until one day, a brave, fearless girl steps forward, determined to learn the ways of the hunt from her father. This is her story––Mongolia’s first eagle huntress.

Orquestra del Reial Cercle Artístic de Barcelona

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by Michael Clark

for solo piano

The clouds swirled and at times obscured the mountain peaks, as the fall foliage swayed in the wind.

Michael Clark, piano

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by Courtney Miller, as part of her “Postcard from Six Continents” project

for oboe and piano

i. transience
ii. aria
iii. hub

Airports exist in dynamic equilibrium, with people constantly commuting to and fro, flying in and out.

Courtney Miller, oboe
Eric Frei, piano

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by oboist Courtney Miller, as part of her “Postcards from Six Continents” project

version for soprano saxophone and piano

i. transience
ii. aria
iii. hub

Airports exist in dynamic equilibrium, with people constantly commuting to and fro, flying in and out.

Duo HaLo
Andrew Harrison, soprano saxophone
Jason Lo, piano

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by Sophia Szokolay, with generous support from the Center for Global Studies at Whitman College

sonata for violin and piano

A meditation on the past, present, and future of human migration.

Eliot Heaton, violin
Thomas Weaver, piano

Event details [linked here]

winner of Rice University’s Paul and Christiane Cooper Prize in Music Composition

for orchestra

Trading routes that once took caravans months, over treacherous terrains, are now travelled in a matter of hours; Asia and Europe are merely linked by one night’s sleep.

Queensland Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra
Kelly Lovelady, guest conductor

Event details [linked here]

winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia

for piano quintet

i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station

Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.

Windwood Music Festival resident artists

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by Sophia Szokolay, with generous support from the Center for Global Studies at Whitman College

sonata for violin and piano

A meditation on the past, present, and future of human migration.

Sophia Szokolay, violin
Baron Fenwick, piano

commissioned by the 2026 Australian Festival of Chamber Music
for the AFCM Pathways Program

for woodwind quintet

Bar-tailed godwits undertake annual migrations of epic proportions. Along the Pacific Flyways, they stay aloft for days at a time, seeking winds that carry them from Alaska to New Zealand (and back again).

Orpheus Quintet
Kara Thorpe, flute / piccolo
Justin Wang, clarinet
Gahyun Lee, oboe
Dylan Roberts, bassoon
Jude Austen Kaupe, horn

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by the 2026 Australian Festival of Chamber Music
for the AFCM Pathways Program

for woodwind quintet

Bar-tailed godwits undertake annual migrations of epic proportions. Along the Pacific Flyways, they stay aloft for days at a time, seeking winds that carry them from Alaska to New Zealand (and back again).

Orpheus Quintet
Kara Thorpe, flute / piccolo
Justin Wang, clarinet
Gahyun Lee, oboe
Dylan Roberts, bassoon
Jude Austen Kaupe, horn

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by the 2026 Australian Festival of Chamber Music
for the AFCM Pathways Program

for woodwind quintet

Bar-tailed godwits undertake annual migrations of epic proportions. Along the Pacific Flyways, they stay aloft for days at a time, seeking winds that carry them from Alaska to New Zealand (and back again).

Orpheus Quintet
Kara Thorpe, flute / piccolo
Justin Wang, clarinet
Gahyun Lee, oboe
Dylan Roberts, bassoon
Jude Austen Kaupe, horn

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by Sophia Szokolay, with generous support from the Center for Global Studies at Whitman College

sonata for violin and piano

A meditation on the past, present, and future of human migration.

Australian Festival of Chamber Music
Jack Liebeck, violin
Piers Lane, piano

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by the 2013 Shanghai International Arts Festival

for piano trio

dolphin song is a lamentation on the extinction of Yangtze River baiji white dolphins.

Australian Festival of Chamber Music
Jennifer Li, violin
Charlotte He, cello
Hannah Grogan, piano

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by the 2026 Australian Festival of Chamber Music
for the AFCM Pathways Program

for woodwind quintet

Bar-tailed godwits undertake annual migrations of epic proportions. Along the Pacific Flyways, they stay aloft for days at a time, seeking winds that carry them from Alaska to New Zealand (and back again).

Orpheus Quintet
Kara Thorpe, flute / piccolo
Justin Wang, clarinet
Gahyun Lee, oboe
Dylan Roberts, bassoon
Jude Austen Kaupe, horn

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by the 2026 Australian Festival of Chamber Music
for the AFCM Pathways Program

for woodwind quintet

Bar-tailed godwits undertake annual migrations of epic proportions. Along the Pacific Flyways, they stay aloft for days at a time, seeking winds that carry them from Alaska to New Zealand (and back again).

Orpheus Quintet
Kara Thorpe, flute / piccolo
Justin Wang, clarinet
Gahyun Lee, oboe
Dylan Roberts, bassoon
Jude Austen Kaupe, horn

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by the 2026 Australian Festival of Chamber Music
for the AFCM Pathways Program

for woodwind quintet

Bar-tailed godwits undertake annual migrations of epic proportions. Along the Pacific Flyways, they stay aloft for days at a time, seeking winds that carry them from Alaska to New Zealand (and back again).

Orpheus Quintet
Kara Thorpe, flute / piccolo
Justin Wang, clarinet
Gahyun Lee, oboe
Dylan Roberts, bassoon
Jude Austen Kaupe, horn

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by the Cairns Regional Council
for the Cairns Celebrates 150 Years Program

for flute, clarinet, string quartet, and piano

Forest, Ocean, City celebrates the 150th anniversary of Cairns––a city uniquely situated between rainforest and reef.

Australian Festival of Chamber Music
Joshua Batty, flute
Lloyd Van’t Hoff, clarinet
Doretta Balkizas, Alexandra Raikhlina, violins
Stephanie Farrands, viola
Julian Smiles, cello
Piers Lane AO, piano

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by the 2026 Australian Festival of Chamber Music
for the AFCM Pathways Program

for woodwind quintet

Bar-tailed godwits undertake annual migrations of epic proportions. Along the Pacific Flyways, they stay aloft for days at a time, seeking winds that carry them from Alaska to New Zealand (and back again).

Orpheus Quintet
Kara Thorpe, flute / piccolo
Justin Wang, clarinet
Gahyun Lee, oboe
Dylan Roberts, bassoon
Jude Austen Kaupe, horn

Event details [linked here]

co-commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony and Interlochen Center for the Arts, as part of the Jon Deak First Music Program

for orchestra

Continental Express imagines a high-speed rail journey across America. Along the way, the train takes in sights of the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and Mojave Desert.

World Youth Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Mǎcelaru, conductor

Event details [linked here]

part of an upcoming album release through NCPA Classics

for piano quintet

i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station

Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.

Vivace String Quartet 无极四重奏
Wang Chao 王超, piano

co-commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony and Interlochen Center for the Arts, as part of the Jon Deak First Music Program

for orchestra

Continental Express imagines a high-speed rail journey across America. Along the way, the train takes in sights of the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and Mojave Desert.

Colorado College Summer Music Festival Orchestra
Sam Wu, conductor

Event details [linked here]

winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia

for piano quintet

i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station

Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.

Colorado College Summer Music Festival artist faculty
Scott Yoo, Stefan Hersh, violins
Toby Appel, viola
Bion Tsang, cello
Susan Grace, piano

Event details [linked here]

commissioned by Sophia Szokolay, with generous support from the Center for Global Studies at Whitman College

sonata for violin and piano

A meditation on the past, present, and future of human migration.

Sophia Szokolay, violin
Janice Lu, piano

Event details [linked here]

winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia

for piano quintet

i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station

Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.

Vivace String Quartet 无极四重奏
Wang Chao 王超, piano

Event details [TBA]