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 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
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 Albany Symphony
David Alan Miller, music director
dedicated to Zion National Park
passacaglia for orchestra
The Virgin River sculpts Zion Canyon, carving it ever deeper over millions of years. Much of this process is slow and steady, while occasional flash floods alter the landscape dramatically in a matter of seconds. Zion is always eroding; the seemingly permanent mesas, cliffs, and monoliths will all disappear one day.
Albany Symphony
David Alan Miller, music director
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by the Albany Symphony
David Alan Miller, music director
dedicated to Zion National Park
passacaglia for orchestra
The Virgin River sculpts Zion Canyon, carving it ever deeper over millions of years. Much of this process is slow and steady, while occasional flash floods alter the landscape dramatically in a matter of seconds. Zion is always eroding; the seemingly permanent mesas, cliffs, and monoliths will all disappear one day.
Albany Symphony
David Alan Miller, music director
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.
Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis
Orcenith Smith, conductor
Event details [linked here]
wind ensemble version commissioned by the Columbus Symphony
for wind ensemble
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).
Columbus Symphony
Elias Miller, conductor
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by 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.
Spokane Symphony
James Lowe, conductor
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by 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.
Spokane Symphony
James Lowe, conductor
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]
commissioned by Trio Menil, with generous support from the Houston Arts Alliance
dedicated to Zion National Park
for piano trio
In February of 2026, I was fortunate to be the Artist-in-Residence at Zion National Park. I spent three transformative weeks among towering red sandstone cliffs, staying in the Grotto House near the trailhead for Zion’s most famous hike––Angel’s Landing.
Trio Menil
Jonathan Mak, piano
Jacob Schafer, violin
David Dietz, cello
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by oboist Courtney Miller, as part of her “Postcards 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.
members of Ensemble Contemporain
Amanda Rearden, oboe
Ian Lewis piano
Event details [TBA]
commissioned by Trio Menil, with generous support from the Houston Arts Alliance
dedicated to Zion National Park
for piano trio
In February of 2026, I was fortunate to be the Artist-in-Residence at Zion National Park. I spent three transformative weeks among towering red sandstone cliffs, staying in the Grotto House near the trailhead for Zion’s most famous hike––Angel’s Landing.
Trio Menil
Jonathan Mak, piano
Jacob Schafer, violin
David Dietz, cello
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.
Maya French, violin
Chris Staknys, piano
Event details [linked here]
Second Prize in the Institute for Choral Creativity’s New Choral Music Competition
for unaccompanied SATB chorus
setting two poems by Sara Teasdale (1884–1933)
I. There Will Come Soft Rains
II. June Night
The Micklegate Singers
Anita Datta, conductor
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]
for solo cello
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.
i. contrails
ii. deserts
iii. mountains
iv. night
Dana Rath, cello
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]
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]
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 [TBA]
