Orchestral / large ensemble
2019
for orchestra (2'30")
commissioned by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
[2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1 / timp / 2 perc / harp / strings]
Silver Lining 《一線光》
2019
for symphonic wind orchestra (9'00")
commissioned by ShinyWinds with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund
Illuminance II
2012/17
percussion concerto (14'00")
[2.2.2.2 / 4.2.1.1 / 1 perc / solo perc / strings]
in time of daffodils 《於水仙盛開之時》
2016
for women's choir (SA), mixed chamber choir (SSAATB), mixed choir (SSAATB) and orchestra (10'00")
[2+picc., 2+cor ang., 2+bass cl., 2+contra bsn / 4.2.3.1 / timp / 3 perc / celesta / strings]
commissioned by the Hong Kong Baptist University
2015
for solo sheng and Balinese gamelan gong kebyar (9'00")
commissioned by HKU Gamelan with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund and Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
2015
for orchestra (15'00")
[2.2.2.2 / 4.2.0.0 / timp / strings]
commissioned by the Hong Kong Sinfonietta with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund
2012
concerto for percussion and chamber orchestra (10'00")
[1.1.1.1 / 2.0.0.0 / 1 perc / solo perc / strings]
dedicated to Thierry Miroglio, commissioned by the Chinese Woman Composers' Association with support from CASH Music Fund
2006
for orchestra (8'00")
[2.2.2.2 / 4.2.2.1 / timp / 2 perc / strings]
commissioned by the Hong Kong Sinfonietta with support from CASH Music Fund
Stirring Up . . . Cosmic Dust
1995/2005
for orchestra (11'00")
[1 picc.2.2.2.2 / 4.2.2.1 / 2 perc / pno / strings]
Chamber
Floating Recollections《浮記》
2019
for 2 horns (3'00")
commissioned for "Flux", a curated concert in response to Luis Chan's painting, Santa Claus Visiting My Studio
Flow Like Water 《若水》
2019
for horn, percussion and yoga (25'00")
commissioned by AFTEC for Flow festival for Sha Lo Wan village, Lantau Island
Moon Shadow 《月影》
2019
for pipa and piano (15'00")
commissioned by Zhang Ying and Linda Yim with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund
Sounds of Disappearance 《聲逝》
2018
for horn/didgeridoo, percussion, toy piano, and fixed media (25'00")
commissioned by AFTEC for Flight festival for Sha Lo Wan village, Lantau Island
2017
for percussion quartet and dancer (10'00")
commissioned by Toolbox Percussion with support from CASH Music Fund
City Impressions Suite
2014-16
Nine pieces for clarinet / bass clarinet, viola and piano inspired by David Clarke's photography
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble for "City Impressions" concert with support from CASH Music Fund
I. Pacific Place. 14 October 2004 (for clarinet, viola and piano)
II. Tram Strop, Des Voeux Road, Central. 16 October 2004 (for clarinet and viola)
III. Street Scene, Des Voeux Road, Central. 14 October 2004 (for clarinet, viola and piano)
IV. Victoria Harbour, With View of Container Terminal. 13 June 2005 (for bass clarinet, viola and piano)
V. Old Posters, Near Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island. 17 October 2004 (for piano)
VI. Cultural Centre At Night, Tsim Sha Tsui. 17 September 2015 (for clarinet, viola and piano)
VII. Queen's Road East, Wanchai. 14 July 2007 (for clarinet, viola and piano)
VIII. Hotels Above Pacific Place. 28 May 2005 (for bass clarinet)
IX. Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Closed to Traffic. 29 September 2014 (for clarinet, viola and piano)
2016
for string quartet (1'30")
commissioned by Cultural Management Office, The University of Hong Kong for Szymanowski Quartet
A Rescue Ring in the Sky
2015
for string quartet (2'20")
commissioned by Hong Kong Composers' Guild
Snowy Landscape 《雪景》
2015
for violin, cello and piano (8'00)
commissioned by Trio Morisot
2014
for string quartet and dancers (15'00")
commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers' Guild with support from CASH Music Fund for Musicarama 2014 Festival
2013-14
for string quartet (15'00")
commissioned by the 2014 Hong Kong Arts Festival with support from CASH Music Fund
I. Tram Depot on a Cold Night
II. Wooden Clogs
III. An Old Colonial Building
IV. Images of Hong Kong
Reflections on Arirang 《阿里郎 - 回響》
2013
for clarinet, violin and piano (10'00")
commissioned by Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation for "Arirang, the New Waves" concert
2013
for clarinet, sheng, pipa and string quartet (15'00")
commissioned by the 2014 Hong Kong Arts Festival with support from CASH Music Fund
I. Tram Depot on a Cold Night
II. Wooden Clogs
III. An Old Colonial Building
IV. Images of Hong Kong
Pieter Bruegel, Netherlandish Proverbs 《皮耶特．布魯格爾 - 尼德蘭諺語》
2013
for clarinet, violin and viola (2'30")
commissioned by the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble for "The Cultural Life of Wilson Shieh" with support from CASH Music Fund
Hou Chun-ming Hsing-Tien 《侯俊明 - 刑天》
2013
for violin, viola and zheng (2'30")
commissioned by the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble for "The Cultural Life of Wilson Shieh" with support from CASH Music Fund
The Half Moon Shows a Face of Plaintive Sweetness
2012
for pipa and string quartet (5'30")
Quicksilver Swirls 《水銀漩》
2006/2012
for chamber ensemble (8'00")
[2 fl, 2 cl, 1 pno, 2 perc, 1 vln, 1 vc]
Dadra 《六拍》
2012
for tabla and mixed ensemble (14'00")
[fl, ob, cl, 3 perc, tabla, yangqin, pipa, zheng, vln, vc, db]
commissioned by Collegium Musicum Hong Kong for "East West Encounter IV" concert
Diffusion II
2010
for string quartet (4'30")
2008
for chamber ensemble (7'30")
[fl/alto fl, cl/bass cl, pno, 2 vln, 1va, 1 vc, 1 db]
commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers' Guild for "Musicarama 2008 Festival" with support from CASH Music Fund
Stretch 《伸弦》
2003
for cello and zheng (7'40")
commissioned by the Hong Kong Arts Festival with support from CASH Music Fund
Drunk With Flower Shadows 《醉花陰》
2001
for soprano and chamber ensemble (10'00")
[soprano, fl, ob, cl, bsn, strings]
commissioned by the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund
Mixed ensemble
Moon Shadow 《月影》
2019
for pipa and piano (15'00")
commissioned by Zhang Ying and Linda Yim with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund
2015
for solo sheng and Balinese gamelan gong kebyar (9'00")
commissioned by HKU Gamelan with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund and Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
City of Transition 《過渡．城市》
2013
for clarinet, sheng, pipa and string quartet (15'00")
commissioned by the 2014 Hong Kong Arts Festival with support from CASH Music Fund
I. Tram Depot on a Cold Night
II. Wooden Clogs
III. An Old Colonial Building
IV. Images of Hong Kong
Hou Chun-ming Hsing-Tien 《侯俊明 - 刑天》
2013
for violin, viola and zheng (2'30")
commissioned by the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble for "The Cultural Life of Wilson Shieh" with support from CASH Music Fund
The Half Moon Shows a Face of Plaintive Sweetness
2012
for pipa and string quartet (5'30")
Dadra 《六拍》
2012
for tabla and mixed ensemble (14'00")
[fl, ob, cl, 3 perc, tabla, yangqin, pipa, zheng, vln, vc, db]
commissioned by Collegium Musicum Hong Kong for "East West Encounter IV" concert
Stretch 《伸弦》
2003
for cello and zheng (7'40")
commissioned by the Hong Kong Arts Festival with support from CASH Music Fund
Solo
2018
for prepared vibraphone (4'00")
commissioned by and dedicated to Matthew Lau
Remembrance of the Stonewall Trees 《憶牆樹》
2017
for sheng (6'00")
commissioned by and dedicated to Loo Sze Wang
Old Posters, Near Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island. 17 October 2004
2016
for piano (4'00")
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble for "City Impressions" concert with support from CASH Music Fund
Hotels Above Pacific Place. 28 May 2005
2016
for bass clarinet (2'10")
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble for "City Impressions" concert with support from CASH Music Fund
Michelangelo Bacchus 《米開朗基羅 - 酒神》
2013
for zheng (2'30")
commissioned by the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble for "The Cultural Life of Wilson Shieh" with support from CASH Music Fund
Haruki Murakami 《村上春樹》
2013
for clarinet (2'30")
commissioned by the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble for "The Cultural Life of Wilson Shieh" with support from CASH Music Fund
2010-13
for piano
commissioned by and dedicated to Mary Wu with support from CASH Music Fund
I. Dance of Flowing Streams (2012) 2'00"
II. Song of Crystal Light (2010) 3'00"
III. Splahes of Colour (2013) 3'30"
Between Memory and Reality
1998
for percussion and tape (8'00")
commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers' Guild with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund
Choral / Vocal
in time of daffodils 《於水仙盛開之時》
2016
for women's choir (SA), mixed chamber choir (SSAATB), mixed choir (SSAATB) and orchestra (10'00")
[2+picc., 2+cor ang., 2+bass cl., 2+contra bsn / 4.2.3.1 / timp / 3 perc / celesta / strings]
commissioned by the Hong Kong Baptist University
Sigh No More, Ladies
2013
for mezzo soprano and piano (1'30")
written for theatre Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
There's a Certain Slant of Light 《一束斜光》
2009
for a cappella mixed chorus (SSAATTBB) (4'00")
written for Sregnis Singers
commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers' Guild
Han Shan 《寒山》
2004
for mixed choir and strings (8'00")
commissioned by Jerome Hoberman and the Hong Kong Bach Choir and Orchestra
Drunk With Flower Shadows 《醉花陰》
2001
for soprano and chamber ensemble (10'00")
[soprano, fl, ob, cl, bsn, strings]
commissioned by the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund
Theatrical / film
The Revenge of Orphan Zhao 《亂世梟雄》
2018
Music scored for the drama The Revenge of Orphan Zhao by Vicki Ooi and Oscar Fung; directed by Vicki Ooi and Oscar Fung
commissioned by the Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection
2016
Music scored for the drama adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by Vicki Ooi; directed by Mel Hillyard and Vicki Ooi
commissioned by the Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection
Jason and the Argonauts 《希臘少年英雄傳》
2014
Music scored for the drama adaptation of Jason and the Argonauts by Michael Brown; directed by Michael Brown and Vicki Ooi
commissioned by the Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection
The 39 Steps 《三十九步級：一笑一驚心》
2014
Music scored for the drama adaptation of the novel by John Buchan; directed by Vicki Ooi
commissioned by the Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection
Much Ado About Nothing 《喜戲洋洋》
2013
Music scored for the drama adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing; directed by Vicki Ooi
commissioned by the Shakespeare4All Hong Kong
The Song of Hiawatha 《酋長海華之歌》
2013
Music scored for the drama adaptation of Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha; directed by Vicki Ooi
commissioned by the Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection
Music for Emma 《求愛敢死隊》
2012
Music scored for the drama adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma; directed by Vicki Ooi
commissioned by the Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection
Behind The Screen 《屏幕之後》
2010
Film score for Charlie Chaplin's 1916 movie Behind The Screen
for string quartet (23'30")
commissioned by Contemporary Musiking for Silent Film New Music
Electro-acoustic
NYC Subway
2018
for fixed media (3’54”)
Gloucester Road
2016
for fixed media (2’19”)
City Impressions Suite
2014-16
I. Soundscape for Pacific Place. 14 October 2004
2016
for fixed media (1’09”)
II. Soundscape for Tram Stop, Des Voeux Road, Central. 16 October 2004
2016
for fixed media (1’15”)
III. Soundscape for Street Scene, Des Voeux Road, Central. 14 October 2004
2016
for fixed media (1’09”)
IV. Soundscape for Victoria Harbour, With View of Container Terminal. 13 June 2005
2016
for fixed media (1’32”)
V. Soundscape for Old Posters, Near Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island. 17 October 2004
2016
for fixed media (1’15”)
VI. Soundscape for Cultural Centre at Night, Tsim Sha Tsui. 17 September 2015
2016
for fixed media (1’09”)
VII. Soundscape for Queen's Road East, Wanchai. 14 July 2007
2016
for fixed media (1’30”)
VIII. Soundscape for Hotels Above Pacific Place. 28 May 2005
2016
for fixed media (1’10”)
IX. Soundscape for Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Closed to Traffic. 29 September 2014
2016
for fixed media (1’57”)
A Stanza Adrift II
2010
for fixed media (1'00")
A Stanza Adrift
2000
for fixed media (3'00")
Between Memory and Reality
1998
for percussion and fixed media (8'00")
commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers' Guild with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund
Suite for Virtual Double Bass
1997
for fixed media (30'18")
I. Floating Dust
II. Tapping Dance I
III. Crisscrossing Lines
IV. Energy
V. Meditating Strokes
VI. Tapping Dance II
VII. Inmost Endeavour
Cympergon
1995
for fixed media (12'00")