Mass Transit (2022)
Instrumentation:
String Quartet + Piano
- or -
Sax Quartet + Piano
Duration: ca. 13’
i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station
Mass Transit is inspired by Shanghai’s metro system—an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations. Each movement explores a facet of the subway network: the elegance of optimizing a system map, the variety of connections available in the city (gardens, airports, skyscrapers), and the complexities of multi-layered interchanges, where up to four lines converge. The piece as a whole is also envisioned as a musical “voyage;” the train stops briefly to take in the sights, before resuming its journey onward.
Performances:
4/2027: New York, NY
CreArtBox Ensemble
6/2026: Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Scott Yoo, Stefan Hersh, violins
Toby Appel, viola
Bion Tsang, cello
Susan Grace, piano
5/2026: Nanning, China
Vivace String Quartet + pianist Wang Chao
11/2025: Beijing, China
Vivace String Quartet + pianist Wang Chao
11/2025: Langfang, China
Vivace String Quartet + pianist Wang Chao
10/2025: Santa Barbara, CA
Members of Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
10/2025: Santa Monica, CA
Members of Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
10/2025: Pasadena, CA
Members of Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
10/2025: Orange County, CA
Members of Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
8/2025: Danbury, CT
Charles Ives Music Festival artists
6/2025: Branson, MO
Members of the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra
5/2025: Hong Kong, China
Romer String Quartet + pianist Philbert Li
4/2025: Walla Walla, WA
Whitman College faculty
10/2024: Sarasota, FL
Soundbox Ventures
2/2024: London, the United Kingdom
East Wind Music
9/2023: Los Angeles, CA
TEMPO Ensemble
7/2022: Brunswick, ME
Bowdoin International Music Festival
6/2022: Belgrade, Serbia
Members of the Belgrade Philharmonic
1/2021: Melbourne, Australia
Members of the Melbourne Symphony
