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Orchestral/Large Ensemble

Orchestra

for mixed choir and orchestra (10')

​text by Zitkála-Šá

commissioned by the Hong Kong Bach Choir

2024

for orchestra (3')

commissioned by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

2019

Silver Lining 
《一線光》

for symphonic wind orchestra (9') 

commissioned by ShinyWinds with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund

2019

Illuminance II  

percussion concerto (14')

commissioned by Thierry Miroglio

2012/2017

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

commissioned by the Hong Kong Baptist University

2016

for orchestra (15')

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

2016

Quicksilver Swirls  
《水銀漩》

for orchestra (8')

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

2006

Gamelan
Resonance  
《共.鳴》

for solo sheng and Balinese gamelan gong kebyar  (9') 

commissioned by HKU Gamelan with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund and Hong Kong New Music Ensemble  

2015

Large Ensemble
Transit 
《渡》

for Chinese plucked string orchestra (8')

commissioned by Hong Kong Plucked String Chinese Orchestra

2019

Transcend 
《越》

for Chinese plucked string orchestra (8')

commissioned by Hong Kong Plucked String Chinese Orchestra

2019

Dadra  
《六拍》

for tabla and mixed ensemble (14')

[fl, ob, cl, 3 perc, tabla, yangqin, pipa, zheng, vln, vc, db]

commissioned by Collegium Musicum Hong Kong for "East West Encounter IV" concert 

2012

Drunk With Flower Shadows 
《醉花陰》

for soprano and chamber ensemble (10')

[soprano, fl, ob, cl, bsn, strings]

commissioned by the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund  

2001

Chamber

Duet
duet
Chasing Shadows
 

for two violas (6')

commissioned by William Lane and Ringo Chan

2024

Points of Intersection
《交匯》

for violin and sheng (6')

commissioned by Patrick Yim and Loo Sze Wang

2024

Deep into the Stillness 
《寧謐》

for erhu and piano (8')

commissioned by Li Ho Yin

2022

Floating Recollections
《浮記》

for 2 horns (3')

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

2019

Flow Like Water 
《若水》

for horn, percussion and yoga (25')

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

2019

for pipa and piano (14'30")

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

2019

Tram Strop, Des Voeux Road, Central 
(from City Impressions) 

for clarinet and viola
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

2014-2016

Stretch  
《伸弦》

for cello and zheng (7'40")

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

2003

Trio
trio
Dialogue  
《對話》

for violin, alto saxophone, violin and piano (5')

commissioned by Contrast Trio

2021

Sounds of Disappearance
《聲逝》

for horn/didgeridoo, percussion, toy piano, and fixed media (25')

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

2018

Snowy Landscape  
《雪景》

for violin, cello and piano (8')

commissioned by Trio Morisot

2015

Pacific Place
(from City Impressions)

for clarinet, viola and piano
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

2014-16

Street Scene, Des Voeux Road, Central
(from City Impressions)

for clarinet, viola and piano
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

2014-16

Victoria Harbour, With View of Container Terminal
(from City Impressions)

for bass clarinet, viola and piano
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

2014-16

Street Scene, Des Voeux Road, Central
(from City Impressions)

for clarinet, viola and piano
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

2014-16

Cultural Centre At Night, Tsim Sha Tsui
(from City Impressions)

for clarinet, viola and piano
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

2014-16

Queen's Road East, Wanchai. (from City Impressions)

for clarinet, viola and piano
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

2014-16

Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Closed to Traffic
(from City Impressions) 

for clarinet, viola and piano
commissioned by Western District Music Ensemble with support from CASH Music Fund

2014-16

Reflections on Arirang  
《阿里郎 - 回響》

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

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

2013

Pieter Bruegel, Netherlandish Proverbs
《皮耶特.布魯格爾 - 尼德蘭諺語》

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

2013

Hou Chun-ming Hsing-Tien 
《侯俊明 - 刑天》

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  

2013

Quartet
quartet

for percussion quartet and dancer (10') 

commissioned by Toolbox Percussion with support from CASH Music Fund

2017

The Bacewicz Obsession 
《縈繫》

for string quartet (1'30") 

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

2016

A Rescue Ring in the Sky  

for string quartet (2'20") 

commissioned by Hong Kong Composers' Guild 

2015

Lineae 
《線》

for string quartet and dancers (15')

commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers' Guild with support from CASH Music Fund for Musicarama Festival  

2014

City of Transition  
《過渡.城市》

for string quartet (15')

commissioned by the 2014 Hong Kong Arts Festival with support from CASH Music Fund

2013-14

Diffusion II  

for string quartet (4'30") 

2010

Quintet
quintet
in-between 
《介》 

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

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

2021

The Half Moon Shows a Face of Plaintive Sweetness

for pipa and string quartet (5'30")

2012

Septet
septet
City of Transition  
《過渡.城市》

for clarinet, sheng, pipa and string quartet (15')

commissioned by the 2014 Hong Kong Arts Festival with support from CASH Music Fund 

2013

Octet
octet
Double Exposure
《疊影》

for double string quartet (9'30")

commissioned by Cong Quartet and Romer String Quartet

2020

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

2008

Nonet
nonet
Quicksilver Swirls  
《水銀漩》

for chamber ensemble (8')

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

2006/2012

Solo

Percussion
Kinetic Metallics 
《錚.律》

for prepared vibraphone (4')

commissioned by and dedicated to Matthew Lau

2018

Between Memory and Reality 

for percussion and tape (8')

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

Piano
Old Posters, Near Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island
(from City Impressions) 

for piano (4')

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

2016

Image, Colours 
《形.色》

for piano 

commissioned by and dedicated to Mary Wu with support from CASH Music Fund 

2010-13

Clarinet
Hotels Above Pacific Place
(from City Impressions) 

for bass clarinet (2'15")

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

2016

Haruki Murakami  
《村上春樹》

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

2013

Sheng
Remembrance of the Stonewall Trees 
《憶牆樹》

for sheng (6')

commissioned by and dedicated to Loo Sze Wang

2017

Zheng
Michelangelo Bacchus  
《米開朗基羅 - 酒神》

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 

2013

Choral/Vocal

Iris of Life
《光藴》

for mixed choir and orchestra (10')

​text by Zitkála-Šá

commissioned by the Hong Kong Bach Choir

2024

Since When
《從什麼時候開始》

for vocal soloist, 5-part chorus, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello, double bass, pre-recorded soundscape and installations (60')

text by Chow Yiu Fai

commissioned by Tai Kwun for Spot Light 2023

2023

Since When (title song)
《從什麼時候開始》

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

lyrics by Chow Yiu Fai

released on Freespace Mixtape Vol. 3, WKCDA

2020

in time of daffodils 
《於水仙盛開之時》

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

[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  

2016

Sigh No More, Ladies

for mezzo soprano and piano (1'30")

written for theatre Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

2013

There's a Certain Slant of Light  
《一束斜光》

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

written for Sregnis Singers

commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers' Guild

2009

Han Shan  
《寒山》

for mixed choir and strings (8')

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

2004

Drunk With Flower Shadows  
《醉花陰》

for soprano and chamber ensemble (10')

[soprano, fl, ob, cl, bsn, strings]

commissioned by the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund

2001

Theatrical

A Tale of Two Cities

Music scored for the radio drama A Tale of Two Cities

directed by Vicki Ooi 

commissioned by the Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection  

2020

The Revenge of Orphan Zhao 
《亂世梟雄》

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  

2018

Twelfth Night 
《十二夜》

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  

2016

Jason and the Argonauts 
《希臘少年英雄傳》

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  

2014

The 39 Steps  
《三十九步級:一笑一驚心》

Music scored for the drama adaptation of the novel by John Buchan

directed by Vicki Ooi

commissioned by the Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection  

2014

Much Ado About Nothing  《喜戲洋洋》

Music scored for the drama adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

directed by Vicki Ooi

commissioned by the Shakespeare4All Hong Kong

2013

The Song of Hiawatha 
 《酋長海華之歌》 

Music scored for the drama adaptation of Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha

directed by Vicki Ooi

commissioned by the Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection

2013

 Emma  
《求愛敢死隊》

Music scored for the drama adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma

directed by Vicki Ooi

commissioned by the Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection

2012

Behind The Screen  
《屏幕之後》

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

2010

Electro-acoustic

Four Floating Soundscapes 

for fixed media (5')

2019

NYC Subway

for fixed media (4')

2018

City Impressions Suite Soundscapes

for fixed media

2014-16

A Stanza Adrift II

for fixed media (1')

A Stanza Adrift

for fixed media (3')

Between Memory and Reality

for percussion and fixed media (8')

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

Suite for Virtual Double Bass

for fixed media (30')

Cympergon

for fixed media (12')

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