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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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')