Untitled (2023) for symphony orchestra
Untitled (2023) for erhu, pipa, dizi, cello and percussion
Untitled (2023) for tenor saxophone and piano
Impulse (2023) for double bass and piano, commissioned by Adam Har-zvi, premiered expected in May 2023.
Eclipse (2023) for pipe organ solo, commissioned by Linda Andrews, premiere expected in 2023.
Announcement (2022) for alto saxophone solo; commissioned by Claire Salli; premiere expected in 2023.
Hanging on by a Thread (2022) for piano four-hands, commissioned by Khasma Piano Duo; performances at Western Illinois University, Ball State University, Knox College, Duquesne University, and University of Wisconsin–Whitewater in Spring 2023.
Different Shapes of Light (2022) for cello and piano; commissioned by Kenny Lee and Jeff Brown; premiered on February 8, 2023 at WIU COFAC Recital Hall.
In the Same Breath (2022) for piano solo; commissioned by and dedicated to Regina An Yin. Premiere expected in March 2023.
When Stolen Time Becomes Fixed Time (2021) for flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet and oboe. Premiered at the Hamel Music Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
…the spread of an ink drop… (2021) for mezzo-soprano, flute/piccolo, oboe, piano and double bass. Premiered at the Bowling Green State University and the Toledo Museum of Art.
Little Sunflower (2020) for flex-band, commission by Dr. Darrell Brown of Carroll University, premiered at Carroll University on May 15, 2021, published by Murphy Music Press, LLC.
One Dot, One Line (2020) for marimba solo, commissioned by Zeca Lacerda. Original premiere in Singapore in August 2020 but postponed due to pandemic.
Darker than Dark (2020) for clarinet and electronics, commissioned by Eric Ginsberg. Premiered on September 22, 2021 at the ElectroAcoustic Music Macomb
(whispering) (2020) for spoken voices, commissioned by Bowling Green State University Doctor of Musical Arts program, premiered on September 11, 2020 at the Toledo Museum of Art
…tears…yet far yet near… (2019) for piccolo, clarinet in Bb/bass clarinet, percussion (xylophone), cimbalom, piano, violin, viola and violoncello, commissioned by No Exit Ensemble, planned to be premiered at Kent State University (4/22/22), Cleveland State University (4/28/22), SPACES (4/29/22) and Heights Arts (4/30/22) in Cleveland Ohio.
…a hailstorm of tears… (2019) for piano solo, commissioned by Thomas Rosenkranz and the WIU Piano Festival, premiered by Thomas Rosenkranz at the WIU COFAC Recital Hall on April 26th, 2019, University of Missouri at Kansas City, and SoundScape in Italy
Restarting (2019) for 5 woodblocks and 5 cowbells, commissioned by the Western Illinois University New Music Festival, written for and premiered by Doug Perkins at the WIU COFAC Recital Hall on March 4th, 2019
…the arc of a tear… (2018), for flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello, commissioned by No Exit New Music Ensemble, 10 minutes, premiered by No Exit Ensemble at CSU Drinko Hall on November 30th, 2018, The Bob Stop on December 8th, and SPACES on December 14th ,2019. Subsequent performances at the New School of Music, in Cambridge, MA by Equilibrium Ensemble on April 19th, 2020
…time was not passing…it was turning in a circle… (2017), alto saxophone and drum set, commissioned by Patchwork (Noa Even and Stephen Klunk), 8:30 minutes, premiered by Patchwork at Heights Arts in Cleveland, Ohio[MS1] on September 9th, 2017
Perfect Lovers (2017), full orchestra, 8 minutes, Unpremiered.
Perpetuity (2016), bass clarinet solo, commissioned by Gunnar Owen Hirthe, 12 minutes, premiere of Perpetuity for bass clarinet solo by Gunnar Owen Hirthe in a concert series by No Exit New Music Ensemble in Cleveland State University (Drinko Auditorium), Spaces and Heights Arts in Cleveland, Ohio
Rouen Cathedral (2016), piano quartet (8 short pieces of two groups of piano 4-hands), commissioned by Stella Royce Music Camp (Jordan Waller), 14 minutes, premiered in Summer 2016 (7/17 – 7/23 in Grand Rapids, MI)
Who Am I (2016), video and fixed media, 5:30 minutes, premiered in Fall 2016 at Chin’s DMA recital at Bryan Recital Hall at BGSU
Dilemma (2016), video and fixed media, 5 minutes, premiered in Fall 2016 at Chin’s DMA recital at Bryan Recital Hall at BGSU
Farewell Cambridge (2016), soprano and piano, commissioned by Yichen Yuan and Lynn Tang, 6:30 minutes, premiere in BGSU by Yichen Yuan and Lynn Tang on April 22, 2016
Two Broken Records (2015), soprano and alto saxophones, 7:15 minutes, premiere in Tel Aviv, Israel. Subsequent performances: Romania, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Austria, and in the US (Ohio and Wisconsin)
The Mouse Deer and the Crocodile (2014), one-act-opera, 24 minutes, premiered by BG Opera on November 1and 2, 2014. Subsequently performance in Louisville, Kentucky produced by Thompson Street Opera Company founded by Claire DiVizio in June 2015.
One Gallon of Tears (2014), flute duet, 7 minutes, commissioned by Kathy Karr and Don Gottlieb, premiere anticipated Fall 2015.
Lost Contact (2014), piano solo, 8 minutes, commissioned by Jeff Manchur, unpremiered.
…timelessness… (2014), Chinese flute in D and Max/MSP, 8 minutes, premiered by Hong-Da Chin at Bryan Recital Hall at BGSU on May 8, 2014. Subsequent performance at Ball State University at Threshold Festival from September 19 – 20, 2014.
Stuttering (2014), saxophone quartet, 12 minutes, premiere anticipated Fall 2015.
Hysteria – I. Panic, II. Anxiety and III. Fear (2014), viola solo, 8 minutes, premiere anticipated Spring 2015.
Time… slips through my hands (2013), iPad and Max/MSP, 8 minutes, premiered at Bryan Recital Hall by Hong-Da Chin at BGSU on December 19, 2013.
The Color of Harmony (2013), chamber orchestra, 3:10 minutes, premiered by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony during NEOSonicFest presented by the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory from March 28 – April 6, 2014.
Longevity (2013), soprano saxophone solo, 6 minutes, premiered by Masonori Oishi at Nogata Kumin Hall in Tokyo on December 23, 2013.
Snowflakes (2013), full orchestra, 5 minutes, read at Kobacker Hall at Bowling Green State University by Toledo Symphony Orchestra on November 5, 2013, conducted by Jeffrey Pollock. It was premiered by the BG Philharmonia on at 35th Annual Bowling Green New Music Festival conducted by master student Brady Meyer October 18, 2014.
Snowflake (2013), dancer and piano trio 2:30 minutes, premiered at Levine Properties by dancer Caroline Calouche during Charlotte New Music Festival on June 29, 2013.
Rhythmic Storytelling (2013), piano trio, 5:30 minutes, premiered by the Genevan Trio during Chamber Music Institute on June 14, 2013.
…the clock is ticking… (2013), string quartet, 5 minutes, premiered by Freya String Quartet at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church during Charlotte New Music Festival on June 29, 2013. Subsequent performances by Freya String Quartet at First United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh, PA on October 11 & 13, 2013.
Fable (2013), soprano and chamber orchestra, 25 minutes, Master’s thesis for the requirements of completing Master of Music at University of Louisville.
Lost Warblers in the Woods (2012), piccolo and electronics, 6 minutes, premiered at University of Louisville Student Computer Music Concert on February 15, 2013.
Fable (2012), chamber orchestra, 6 minutes, premiered by Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej conducted by Szymon Bywalec at Brand New Music Festival in Katowice, Poland on December 10 – 14, 2012.
Dance for Two Butterflies (2012), flute and guitar, 7 minutes, premiered by Kathy Karr and Stephen Mattingly at the University of Louisville New Music Festival at University of Louisville on November 8, 2012.
Poem Recitation (2012), G dadi solo, 8 minutes, premiered by Hong-Da Chin at Spoleto Festival USA Intermezzi Series in Charleston, SC in June 5, 2012. Subsequent performances at Charlotte New Music Festival 2013 at Petra’s Bar on June 21, 2013; SEGI College Recital Hall at Subang Jaya, Malaysia in a concert called The Music Salon; Bryan Recital Hall at Bowling Green State University at Praecepta Concert on September 12, 2013.
Conversations between Nightingale and Lark (2012), piccolo, 3 minutes, premiered at Meyer’s Music in Grand Rapids, Michigan by Hong-Da Chin on March 14, 2014.
Premonition (2012), orchestra, 2:30 minutes, read by University of Louisville Symphony Orchestra during Esa-Pekka Salonen’s composition and conducting workshop on April 17 and 19, 2012.
Aurora (2011), percussion trio, 7 minutes, premiered by University of Louisville Percussion Ensemble in Comstock Hall on April 9, 2012.
Indistinctness (2011), double bass duet, 2 minutes, premiered on February 16, 2012 at Comstock Hall.
Conversations between Owl, Nightingale and Lark (2011), soprano and flute/piccolo, 5 minutes, premiered by Hong-Da Chin and Debbie Hill in University of Louisville’s Comstock Hall on March 7, 2012. Subsequent performance at Asian Composers League Festival and Conference in Singapore from September 20 – 23, 2012.
Prism (2011), brass quintet, 6 minutes, premiered at University of Louisville’s Comstock Hall on November 16, 2011.
Rest in Peace (2011), electroacoustic fixed media, 7 minutes, premiered at University of Louisville’s Bird Hall, March 6, 2012.
Conversations between Wind and Water (2011), flute solo, 4:30 minutes, premiered by Orlando Cela at Williams College, Williamstown, MA on January 6, 2012. Subsequent performance at the Grace performed by Orlando Cela during Charlotte New Music Festival on June 18, 2013.
Wind in Abyss (2011), electroacoustic fixed media, 6 minutes, premiered in University of Louisville’s Bird Hall, December 2, 2011. Subsequent performance at Electroacoustic Barn Dance 2013 at University of Mary Washington from November 7 – 9, 2013.
Near yet Far (2011), flute solo, 7 minutes, premiere anticipated Fall 2015.
Seeds in the Wind (2011), flute duet, 7 minutes, premiere anticipated Fall 2015.
Lost in Time (2011), piano solo, 7:30 minutes, premiered at University of Houston’s Dudley Recital Hall on March 9, 2011, performed by SookKyung Choo on July 20th, 2016 at the St. Cecelia Music Center in Grand Rapids, MI, performed by See Yee Wong at Segi College in Subang Jaya, Malaysia on May 21st, 2019
Tears of Candles (2010), piano, clarinet, violin and cello, 8 minutes, premiered at University of Houston’s Dudley Recital Hall on March 9, 2011.
Endlessness (2010), viola solo, 7 minutes, premiered at University of Houston’s Dudley Recital Hall on March 9, 2011.
Flower (2010), string quartet, 4 minutes, premiered at University of Houston’s Dudley Recital Hall on March 9, 2011.
Mischief (2010), horn Solo, 2:30 minutes, premiered at University of Houston’s Dudley Recital Hall on March 9, 2011.
Lost Sound (2010), violin and marimba, 7 minutes, premiered at San Jacinto College and Moore Opera House on November 15, 2010.
Impression (2010), violin, cello and piano, 8:30 minutes, premiere anticipated Fall 2015.
Impression (2010), clarinet, alto saxophone and piano, 8:30 minutes, premiered on November 9, 2012 at University of Louisville New Music Festival at Comstock Hall. Subsequent performances: Transylvania University, Governor School of the Arts students, June 22, 2012; Loretto Motherhouse; June 23, 2012; Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church; June 24, 2012.
The Mountain Mourns (2010), euphonium solo, 5 minutes, premiere anticipated Fall 2015.
The Shadow (2010), double bass solo, 5 minutes, premiered at University of Houston’s Dudley Recital Hall on March 9, 2011.
Hidden Wooden Box (2009), flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, 1 percussionist, violin, viola and cello, 8 minutes, premiered at University of Houston’s Dudley Recital Hall on March 31, 2011.
Mimosa (2009), piccolo solo, 4:30 minutes, premiered at University of Houston’s Dudley Recital Hall on March 31, 2011.
Whispering of Heart (2009), flute solo, 5 minutes, premiered at University of Houston’s Dudley Recital Hall on March 31, 2011.
The Sky will Grow Old if it has Love (2009), flute solo, 4 minutes, Spring 2009 at Del Mar College’s Wolfe Recital Hall.
Fantasy (2009), oboe and piano, 7 minutes. Unpremiered.
Autumn Dance (2008), concert band, 12 minutes. Unpremiered.
Longing for Home (2007), flute and piano, 7:30 minutes, premiered at Del Mar College Wolfe Recital Hall in Fall 2008. Subsequent performance: August 18, 2012 at 10th Annual Contemporary Music Festival in San Francisco.
Awakening (2007), flute trio, 5:30 minutes, premiered at Del Mar College’s Wolfe Recital Hall in Fall 2008.
Flame (2007), flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, 1 percussionist, piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass), 7 minutes. Unpremiered.
Emptiness (2007), flute solo, 4 minutes. Premiered spring 2008. Subsequent performance: Daiske Kino-Shita performed in Malaysia in a flute recital organized by Society of Malaysian Contemporary Composers in March 17, 2012.
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