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.
Maya French, violin
Chris Staknys, piano
Event details [linked here]
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.
Whitman College Orchestra
Paul Luongo, music director
Event details [TBA]
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.
Harmonia and West Vancouver Youth Band
Nicholas Urquhart, principal conductor
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]
presented by the Ensemble for These Times (E4TT)
for piano four-hands
While highway interchanges exist on a large scale, a bird's-eye view of them captures not only their grandeur, but also their geometric elegance.
Dale Tsang and TBA, piano
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.
New York Youth Symphony
Andrew J. Kim, music director
Event details [linked here]
winner of a Jury Prize at the Sydney Int’l Piano Competition’s “Composing the Future” initiative, with support from Creative Partnerships Australia
for solo piano
Tiny Forests is inspired by the urban planning concept of breaking up a city’s concrete-and-glass jungle with plots of miniature forests. While small in scale, they still adhere to the principles of how forests form and grow: a nourishing layer of soil, above which lies (in ascending order) the shrub, sub-tree, tree, and canopy layers.
Amalia Castoldi, piano
Event details [TBA]
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 artists
Scott Yoo, Stefan Hersh, violins
Toby Appel, viola
Bion Tsang, cello
Susan Grace, piano
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.
Colorado College Summer Music Festival Orchestra
Sam Wu, conductor
Event details [linked here]
written for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
as part of the ‘22–’23 Australian Composers’ School
version for solo piano
Aria is my re-imagination of a Baroque adagio movement.
Nobuaki Satoh 佐藤伸輝, piano
Event details [TBA]
written for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
as part of the ‘22–’23 Australian Composers’ School
version for solo piano
Aria is my re-imagination of a Baroque adagio movement.
Nobuaki Satoh 佐藤伸輝, piano
Event details [TBA]
commissioned by oboist Courtney Miller, as part of her “Postcards from Six Continents” project
version for clarinet and piano
i. transience
ii. aria
iii. hub
Airports exist in dynamic equilibrium, with people constantly commuting to and fro, flying in and out.
Nikki Pet, clarinet
Lyndon Ji, piano
Event details [TBA]
commissioned by oboist Courtney Miller, as part of her “Postcards from Six Continents” project
version for clarinet and piano
i. transience
ii. aria
iii. hub
Airports exist in dynamic equilibrium, with people constantly commuting to and fro, flying in and out.
Nikki Pet, clarinet
Lyndon Ji, piano
Event details [TBA]
First Prize in the 2020 iSING! Festival Composition Competition
for baritone and orchestra
A setting of Tang dynasty poet Li Bai’s “Quiet Thoughts by Night”《静夜思》.
Chengdu Symphony Orchestra
Chen Lin, conductor
Guo Yiyi, baritone
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by Jonathan Mak
for solo piano
everywhere,
the ruins look the same––
cities of ash and dust.
Lyndon Ji, piano
Event details [linked here]
First Prize in the 2020 iSING! Festival Composition Competition
for baritone and orchestra
A setting of Tang dynasty poet Li Bai’s “Quiet Thoughts by Night”《静夜思》.
Guiyang Symphony Orchestra
Yang Yang, conductor
Guo Yiyi, baritone
Event details [linked here]
presented by Ensemble Marbling
for piano four-hands
While highway interchanges exist on a large scale, a bird's-eye view of them captures not only their grandeur, but also their geometric elegance.
Ichigo Toyama and Leon Nagami, 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]
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.
St. Mary’s County High School Honor Orchestra
Kira Omelchenko, guest conductor
Event details [TBA]
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]
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]
commissioned by Carrillo Gantner AC and Ziyin Gantner, for Arcadia Winds, to honour all the doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers who committed themselves with such courage and selflessness to save lives in hospital Intensive Care Units during the pandemic of 2020–21
for woodwind quintet
I See You was written in honour of the valiant efforts Intensive Care Unit staff undertook to take care of critically ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
London New Wind Festival artists
Simon Desorgher, flute / piccolo
Catherine Pluygers, oboe
Phil Edwards, clarinet
Trevor Denyer, horn
Miles Chapman, bassoon
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.
members of the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
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.
members of the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
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.
members of the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
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.
members of the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
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.
members of the Kaua’i Concert Association
presented by the Coral Reef Alliance
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.
Charles Ives Music Festival Artists
Event details [linked here]
written for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
as part of the ‘22–’23 Australian Composers’ School
for orchestra
Despite its ubiquity, water is precious––we must protect Gaia’s lifeblood.
Cabrillo Festival Orchestra
Sara Aldana, Xiao Geng, conductors
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by the 2018 APAC Orchestra Festivals, in Beijing, China
for string orchestra
Columbus Symphony
Elias Miller, conductor
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by the 2018 APAC Orchestra Festivals, in Beijing, China
for string orchestra
Columbus Symphony
Elias Miller, conductor
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by the 2018 APAC Orchestra Festivals, in Beijing, China
for string orchestra
Columbus Symphony
Elias Miller, conductor
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by the 2018 APAC Orchestra Festivals, in Beijing, China
for string orchestra
Columbus Symphony
Elias Miller, conductor
Event details [linked here]
winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia
for piano quintet
i. network architecture
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.
members of the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra
Yue Yang, Travis Myers, violin
Andrew Monson, viola
Daron Kirsch, cello
Cameron Rodriguez, piano
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by the National Association of Teachers of Singing and the Cincinnati Song Initiative, with major support from Lori Laitman
text by Miho Kinnas
for soprano and piano
I wanted to love you
without regrets, without sorrow.
Flowers will return, its color
deeper blue
but you are not here anymore.
I didn’t know your kindness until
hydrangea swayed in the rain.
Kaylyn Taylor, soprano
Mary Elizabeth Nerren, piano
Digital première [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
Suzanne Polak, 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.
Cindy Liu, oboe
Zachary Guo, piano
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus
Alex Canovas, artistic director
text by Amy Lowell (1874–1925)
for treble chorus and piano
Young New Yorkers’ Chorus
Alex Canovas, 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.
Romer String Quartet
Yip Wai Chow, Kiann Chow, violins
Ringo Chan, viola
Eric Yip, cello
Philbert Li, piano
Event details [linked here]
