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Orchestral / large ensemble

ORCHESTRA

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Blaze ใ€Š็‡ƒใ€‹ 2019  

for orchestra (2'30")

commissioned by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

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Silver Lining ใ€Šไธ€็ทšๅ…‰ใ€‹ 2019

for symphonic wind orchestra (9'00") 

commissioned by ShinyWinds with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund

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Illuminance II  2012/17

percussion concerto (14'00")

commissioned by Thierry Miroglio

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โ€‹Clear Light  ใ€Šๆ˜Žๅ…‰ใ€‹ 2015

for orchestra (15'00")

commissioned by the Hong Kong Sinfonietta with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund  

  

Illuminance  ใ€Šไบฎๅ…‰ใ€‹ 2012

concerto for percussion and chamber orchestra (10'00")

written for Thierry Miroglio, commissioned by the Chinese Woman Composers' Association with support from CASH Music Fund

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Quicksilver Swirls  ใ€Šๆฐด้Š€ๆผฉใ€‹ 2006

for orchestra (8'00")

commissioned by the Hong Kong Sinfonietta with support from CASH Music Fund

 

Stirring Up . . . Cosmic Dust 2005

for orchestra (11'00")

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ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR

 

in time of daffodils ใ€Šๆ–ผๆฐดไป™็››้–‹ไน‹ๆ™‚ใ€‹ 2016

for women's choir (SA), mixed chamber choir (SSAATB), mixed choir (SSAATB) and orchestra (10'00")

commissioned by the Hong Kong Baptist University  

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GAMELAN

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Resonance  ใ€Šๅ…ฑ๏ผŽ้ณดใ€‹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  

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โ€‹LARGE ENSEMBLE

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Transit ใ€Šๆธกใ€‹2019

for Chinese plucked string orchestra (8'00")

commissioned by Hong Kong Plucked String Chinese Orchestra

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Transcend ใ€Š่ถŠใ€‹2019

for Chinese plucked string orchestra (8'00")

commissioned by Hong Kong Plucked String Chinese Orchestra

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Dadra  ใ€Šๅ…ญๆ‹ใ€‹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 

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Drunk With Flower Shadows ใ€Š้†‰่Šฑ้™ฐใ€‹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  

Orchestral

Chamber

DUET

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Deep into the Stillness ใ€Šๅฏง่ฌใ€‹2022

for erhu and piano (8'00")

commissioned by Li Ho Yin

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Floating Recollectionsใ€Šๆตฎ่จ˜ใ€‹2019

for 2 horns (3'00")

commissioned for "Flux", a curated concert in response to Luis Chan's painting, Santa Claus Visiting My Studio

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Flow Like Water ใ€Š่‹ฅๆฐดใ€‹ 2019

for horn, percussion and yoga (25'00")

commissioned by AFTEC for Flow festival for Sha Lo Wan village, Lantau Island

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Moon Shadow ใ€Šๆœˆๅฝฑใ€‹2019

for pipa and piano (14'30")

commissioned by Zhang Ying and Linda Yim with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund

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Tram Strop, Des Voeux Road, Central. 16 October 2004  (from City Impressions) 2014-16
for clarinet and viola
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

 

Stretch  ใ€Šไผธๅผฆใ€‹2003

for cello and zheng (7'40")

commissioned by the Hong Kong Arts Festival with support from CASH Music Fund

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TRIO

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Piano trio (violin, cello, piano) 

Snowy Landscape  ใ€Š้›ชๆ™ฏใ€‹ 2015

for violin, cello and piano (8'00)

commissioned by Trio Morisot

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Violin, saxophone, piano

Dialogue  ใ€Šๅฐ่ฉฑใ€‹2021

for violin, alto saxophone, violin and pieno (5'00)

commissioned by Contrast Trio

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Clarinet trio (clarinet, viola, piano)

Pacific Place. 14 October 2004 (from City Impressions) 2014-16
for clarinet, viola and piano
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

 

Street Scene, Des Voeux Road, Central. 14 October 2004 (from City Impressions) 2014-16
for clarinet, viola and piano
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

 

Victoria Harbour, With View of Container Terminal. 13 June 2005 (from City Impressions) 2014-16
for bass clarinet, viola and piano
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

 

Cultural Centre At Night, Tsim Sha Tsui. 17 September 2015 (from City Impressions) 2014-16
for clarinet, viola and piano
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

 

Queen's Road East, Wanchai. 14 July 2007 (from City Impressions) 2014-16
for clarinet, viola and piano
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

 

Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Closed to Traffic. 29 September 2014 (from City Impressions) 2014-16
for clarinet, viola and piano
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

 

Clarinet trio (clarinet, violin, piano)

Reflections on Arirang  ใ€Š้˜ฟ้‡Œ้ƒŽ - ๅ›ž้Ÿฟใ€‹2013

for clarinet, violin and piano (10'00") 

commissioned by Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation for "Arirang, the New Waves" concert

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Clarinet, violin, viola

Pieter Bruegel, Netherlandish Proverbs ใ€Š็šฎ่€ถ็‰น๏ผŽๅธƒ้ญฏๆ ผ็ˆพ - ๅฐผๅพท่˜ญ่ซบ่ชžใ€‹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

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Violin, viola, zheng

Hou Chun-ming Hsing-Tien ใ€ŠไพฏไฟŠๆ˜Ž - ๅˆ‘ๅคฉใ€‹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  

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Others

Sounds of Disappearance ใ€Š่ฒ้€ใ€‹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

 

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QUARTET

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Percussion quartet

(Im)pulses ใ€Š่„ˆๅ‹•ใ€‹2017

for percussion quartet and dancer (10'00") 

commissioned by Toolbox Percussion with support from CASH Music Fund

 

String quartet

โ€‹The Bacewicz Obsession ใ€Š็ธˆ็นซใ€‹2016

for string quartet (1'30") 

commissioned by Cultural Management Office, The University of Hong Kong for Szymanowski Quartet

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A Rescue Ring in the Sky  2015

for string quartet (2'20") 

commissioned by Hong Kong Composers' Guild 

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Lineae ใ€Š็ทšใ€‹ 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  

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City of Transition  ใ€Š้Žๆธก๏ผŽๅŸŽๅธ‚ใ€‹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

   

Diffusion II  2010

for string quartet (4'30") 

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QUINTET

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in-between ใ€Šไป‹ใ€‹ 2021

for clarinet, pipa, erhu, violin, cello and pre-recorded soundscape (ca. 10'00")

commissioned by Haw Par Music for Hong Kong House at Echigo-Tsumari Art Field 2021

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The Half Moon Shows a Face of Plaintive Sweetness  2012

for pipa and string quartet (5'30")

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SEPTET

 

 

City of Transition  ใ€Š้Žๆธก๏ผŽๅŸŽๅธ‚ใ€‹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  

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OCTET

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Double Exposure ใ€Š็–Šๅฝฑใ€‹2020

for double string quartet (9'30")

commissioned by Cong Quartet and Romer String Quartet

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Aurora  ใ€Šๆฅตๅ…‰ใ€‹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

   

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NONET

   

Quicksilver Swirls  ใ€Šๆฐด้Š€ๆผฉใ€‹2006/2012

for chamber ensemble (8'00")

[2 fl, 2 cl, 1 pno, 2 perc, 1 vln, 1 vc]

   

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Chamber

Solo

Percussion

Kinetic Metallics ใ€Š้Œš๏ผŽๅพ‹ใ€‹2018

for prepared vibraphone (4'00")

commissioned by and dedicated to Matthew Lau
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Between Memory and Reality 1998

for percussion and tape (8'00")

commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers' Guild with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund

 

Piano

Old Posters, Near Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island. 17 October 2004 (from City Impressions) 2016

for piano (4'00")

commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

 

Image, Colours ใ€Šๅฝข๏ผŽ่‰ฒใ€‹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"  

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Clarinet

Hotels Above Pacific Place. 28 May 2005 (from City Impressions) 2016

for bass clarinet (2'10")

commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

 

Haruki Murakami  ใ€Šๆ‘ไธŠๆ˜ฅๆจนใ€‹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

 

Sheng

Remembrance of the Stonewall Trees ใ€Šๆ†ถ็‰†ๆจนใ€‹2017

for sheng (6'00")

commissioned by and dedicated to Loo Sze Wang

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โ€‹Michelangelo Bacchus  ใ€Š็ฑณ้–‹ๆœ—ๅŸบ็พ… - ้…’็ฅžใ€‹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  

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Solo

Choral / Vocal

Since When? ใ€Šๅพžไป€้บผๆ™‚ๅ€™้–‹ๅง‹ใ€‹

2020

for voice, piano, cello and percussion (4'44")

lyrics by Chow Yiu Fai

released on Freespace Mixtape Vol. 3, WKCDA

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in time of daffodils ใ€Šๆ–ผๆฐดไป™็››้–‹ไน‹ๆ™‚ใ€‹

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  

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Sigh No More, Ladies

2013

for mezzo soprano and piano (1'30")

written for theatre Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

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There's a Certain Slant of Light  ใ€Šไธ€ๆŸๆ–œๅ…‰ใ€‹

2009

for a cappella mixed chorus (SSAATTBB) (4'00")

written for Sregnis Singers

commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers' Guild

   

Han Shan  ใ€Šๅฏ’ๅฑฑใ€‹

2004

for mixed choir and strings (8'00")

commissioned by Jerome Hoberman and the Hong Kong Bach Choir and Orchestra  

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Drunk With Flower Shadows  ใ€Š้†‰่Šฑ้™ฐใ€‹

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

Choral / vocal

Theatrical / film

Music for A Tale of Two Cities

2020

Music scored for the radio drama A Tale of Two Cities; directed by Vicki Ooi 

commissioned by the Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection  

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The Revenge of Orphan Zhao ใ€Šไบ‚ไธ–ๆขŸ้›„ใ€‹

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  

 

Twelfth Night ใ€ŠๅไบŒๅคœใ€‹

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  

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Jason and the Argonauts ใ€ŠๅธŒ่‡˜ๅฐ‘ๅนด่‹ฑ้›„ๅ‚ณใ€‹

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  ใ€Šไธ‰ๅไนๆญฅ็ดš๏ผšไธ€็ฌ‘ไธ€้ฉšๅฟƒใ€‹

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  ใ€Šๅ–œๆˆฒๆด‹ๆด‹ใ€‹

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  ใ€Š้…‹้•ทๆตท่ฏไน‹ๆญŒใ€‹ 

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  ใ€Šๆฑ‚ๆ„›ๆ•ขๆญป้šŠใ€‹

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  ใ€Šๅฑๅน•ไน‹ๅพŒใ€‹

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

Theatrical / film

Electro-acoustic

Four Floating Soundscapes 

2019

for mixed media (5'00")

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NYC Subway

2018

for fixed media (3’54”)

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Gloucester Road

2016

for fixed media (2’19”)

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City Impressions Suite Soundscape

2014-16

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A Stanza Adrift II

for fixed media (1'00")

   

A Stanza Adrift

for fixed media (3'00")

   

Between Memory and Reality

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

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

for fixed media (12'00")

Electro-acoustic
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