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Concert Compositions Highlights

Transcultural

Cang Yuan Recollections 沧源回忆 (7'00") - 2025

Chamber Ensemble for Mixed 5-tet (Vn, Vc, Pn, 高音笙, 中阮) 

commissioned by Central Conservatory of Music (China)

Impressions of Arirang 아리랑 (4'00") - 2025

Chamber Ensemble for Mixed 10-et (해금, 高音笙, 嗩吶, 揚琴, 古箏, 中阮, 二胡, 笛子,Vc, Perc) 

commissioned by Ding Yi Music Company (Singapore) in Collaboration with National Asian Culture Center (South Korea)

寵 총 Sayang (7'30") - 2025

Sinfonia Concertante for Solo Korean Haeguem 해금 and Solo Chinese ErHu 二胡 w Chinese Traditional Ensemble

commissioned by Ding Yi Music Company (Singapore) in Collaboration with National Asian Culture Center (South Korea)

Till the End of Time (9'58") - 2022

Sinfonia Concertante for Solo Indian Bansuri, Solo Chinese Suona, Solo Malay Oud w Western Orchestra

commissioned by Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra (Singapore)
 

Feeling Sayang (6'48") - 2022

Sinfonia Concertante for Solo Chinese ErHu 二胡 and Solo Mongolian Morin Khuur 馬頭琴 w Chinese Traditional Ensemble

commissioned by Ding Yi Music Company (Singapore)

A Veena Concerto (8'00") - 2021

Concerto for Solo Indian Veena w Western Orchestra

commissioned by Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra (Singapore), readapted by Ding Yi Music Company (Singapore)
 

Chamber Music

Before the Sky was Torn (9'30") - 2025

Reed Quintet (Ob, Alto, Sax, Cl, B.cl, Bn)

commissioned by RED NOTE Music Festival (Illinois) in Collaboration with Grammy Awarding Akropolis Reed Quintet (Michigan)

FlareStruck (9'50") - 2025

Mixed Sextet (Fl, Cl+B.Cl, Vn, Va, Vc, Pn) 

Premiered by Earplay Ensemble (California)

won Earplay 2025 Vibrant Shores Composers Competition

DropStrike (9'00") - 2025

Double Bass Quartet and Piano

commissioned by Bass Around Asia (Taiwan - Singapore) w Artem Chirkov (Russia)

Where Wishes Take Flight (5'00") - 2025

Mixed Decet (Fl+Pic, Cl+B.Cl, Hn, Gtr, Pn, Vn, Va, Vc, Db, Perc)

Premiered by Helix Collective (California) in collaboration with American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (ASMAC)

Behind Every Corner (6'30") - 2025

Mixed Trio (Vn, Cl, Marimba)

Premiered by F-Plus Trio (USA) winning 2nd place at UMKC Chamber Compeition
 

Marionettes  (8'30") - 2025

Mixed Piano Trio (Fl, Vn, Pn)

Premiered by Del Sol Quartet (California) and featured by Art Music Society (Virginia)

Echo Zone  (3'00") - 2025

String Quartet (2Vn, Va, Vc)

Premiered by Trio Manestri (Belgium) in collaboration with Osmose Festival 2025 (Belgium)

Wind and Bows (8'30") - 2024

Mixed Sextet (Cl, Bn, Hn, Vn, Va, Vc)

commissioned by Talis Music Festival (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
 

Silk and Jades (10'00") - 2024

Mixed Sextet (Fl, Cl, Vn, Vc, Pn, Perc)

commissioned by Standing Wave Ensemble (British Columbia, Canada) as part of Compocon (Vancouver) 

won Boston New Music Initiative BNMI (Massachusetts) Historically Excluded Call

The Fourth Wall (5'27") - 2022

Saxophone Quartet (SATB)

commissioned by Jacobs School of Music in Collabroation with PRISM Quartet (USA)

Orchestra & Large Ensemble

Midnight Jitters (12'00") - 2025

Chamber Orchestra 

commissioned by San Francisco Contemporary Music Players (California) under ARTZenter Institute Composer Grant 

Convergence (13'11") - 2023

Baroque Orchestra 

commissioned by Jacobs School of Music Baroque Orchestra (Indiana)

Naadu Tapestry (10'00") - 2023

Western Orchestra + Saxophone + Chinese Dizi + Chinese Erhu 

commissioned by Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra (Singapore)

Single Instrument

Fracture Point (7'45") - 2025

Violin and Piano

Dedicated to Emma Andersen (USA) at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Won North/South Consonance Call-For-Score 2025/2026
 

Ethereal Solace (7'00") - 2023

Cello and Piano

commissioned by Iceberg Institute (Vienna) for Alfredo Ovalles (Venezuela), Liina Leijala (Austria) 

Dedicated to Yun-Ya Lo (Taiwan) and Ting-Ting Yang (Taiwan)

As Stars Fell 星墜 (9'30") - 2025

Double Bass and Piano

commissioned by Louisiana Bass Fest (USA) Dedicated to Po-Yu Fang (Taiwan)

The Air we Spoke (9'00") - 2025

Clarinet and Piano

Dedicated to Duopese (USA) for New Music at the Bayou (Louisiana)
 

[New Work] (ca. 8'00") - 2026

Oboe and Piano

Dedicated to Sagar Anupindi (USA) at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Between Breaths (8'00") - 2026

Bassoon and Piano

Dedicated to Jeff Doucette (USA) at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kazeh-Nari (7'45") - 2025

Trombone and Piano

Dedicated to Landon Schmidt (USA) at University of Missouri - Kansas City
 

[New Work] (ca. 8'00") - 2026

Bass Trombone and Piano

Dedicated to Kyam McCormack (USA) at University of Missouri - Kansas City
 

[New Work] (ca. 8'00") - 2026

Euphonium and Piano

Dedicated to Eli Granger (Canada)  at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Inner Ring (9'10") - 2025

Tuba and Piano

Dedicated to Michael Marrone (USA) at University of Missouri - Kansas City
 

Timber Timbres (6'10") - 2025

Solo Percussion 

Dedicated to Tzu-ling Hung (Taiwan) at University of North Texas
 

[New Work] (ca. 8'00") - 2026

Japanese Shakuhachi and Piano

Dedicated to Hao Yu Zhao (China) and Yu-Han Sun (Taiwan) at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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