Eagle Huntress
commissioned by the 2018 APAC Orchestra Festivals, in Beijing, China
for string orchestra
Apollo Ensemble
Elias Miller, music director
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by the 2018 APAC Orchestra Festivals, in Beijing, China
for string orchestra
Apollo Ensemble
Elias Miller, music director
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by Musiqa Houston
text by multi-media artist Carrie Marie Schneider
While her followers believe that she has the power to control the winds and rain, the Weather Shaman knows otherwise. She is merely a conduit for forces beyond her comprehension––forces that both nurture and endanger her community; an endless oscillation between divine kindness and cruelty.
Beth Morrison Projects
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by Musiqa Houston
text by multi-media artist Carrie Marie Schneider
While her followers believe that she has the power to control the winds and rain, the Weather Shaman knows otherwise. She is merely a conduit for forces beyond her comprehension––forces that both nurture and endanger her community; an endless oscillation between divine kindness and cruelty.
Beth Morrison Projects
Event details [linked here]
written for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
as part of the ‘22–’23 Australian Composers’ School
concerto for cello and orchestra
Whalesong is remarkably sophisticated. Its patterns of repetition and variation mirror structures found in human music; its geographical diversity suggests distinct, yet overlapping, dialects and cultures; it exhibits hallmarks of language, including grammar and syntax––we just don’t understand what whales are saying (yet).
Eduard Teregulov, solo cello
Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
Kevin Sütterlin, conductor
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by the 2018 APAC Orchestra Festivals, in Beijing, China
for string orchestra
AMIS Asian High School Honor Orchestra
Kira Omelchenko, guest conductor
Event details [linked here]
winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia
for piano quintet
i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station
Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.
Whitman College music faculty
winner of the Paul and Christiane Cooper Prize in Music Composition
for orchestra
Trading routes that once took caravans months, over treacherous terrains, are now travelled in a matter of hours; Asia and Europe are merely linked by one night’s sleep.
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Event details [linked here]
First Prize in the 2020 iSING! Festival Composition Competition
for baritone and orchestra
A setting of Tang dynasty poet Li Bai’s “Quiet Thoughts by Night”《静夜思》.
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Zhou Zhengzhong, baritone
commissioned by Courtney Miller, as part of her “Postcard from Six Continents” project
for oboe and piano
i. transience
ii. aria
iii. hub
Airports exist in dynamic equilibrium, with people constantly commuting to and fro, flying in and out.
Devin Gilbreath, oboe
Melanie Mallard, piano
developed through the New York City Ballet’s Choreographic Institute
in partnership with The Juilliard School
for flute / piccolo, viola, cello, and piano
North American monarch butterflies undergo an annual migration of epic proportions: from the forests of Canada all the way to the mountains of Mexico. A “super-generation” of butterflies complete the northward journey, following their source of sustenance, milkweed, all the way North.
Miclot Chamber Music Society
Event details [linked here]
winner of a Jury Prize at the Sydney Int’l Piano Competition’s “Composing the Future” initiative, with support from Creative Partnerships Australia
for solo piano
Tiny Forests is inspired by the urban planning concept of breaking up a city’s concrete-and-glass jungle with plots of miniature forests. While small in scale, they still adhere to the principles of how forests form and grow: a nourishing layer of soil, above which lies (in ascending order) the shrub, sub-tree, tree, and canopy layers.
Han Sol Jeong, piano
developed through the New York City Ballet’s Choreographic Institute
in partnership with The Juilliard School
for flute / piccolo, viola, cello, and piano
North American monarch butterflies undergo an annual migration of epic proportions: from the forests of Canada all the way to the mountains of Mexico. A “super-generation” of butterflies complete the northward journey, following their source of sustenance, milkweed, all the way North.
Miclot Chamber Music Society
Event details [linked here]
written for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
as part of the ‘22–’23 Australian Composers’ School
for orchestra
Despite its ubiquity, water is precious––we must protect Gaia’s lifeblood.
Walla Walla Symphony
Dina Gilbert, conductor
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by Courtney Miller, as part of her “Postcard from Six Continents” project
for oboe and piano
i. transience
ii. aria
iii. hub
Airports exist in dynamic equilibrium, with people constantly commuting to and fro, flying in and out.
Courtney Miller, oboe
Suzanne Polak, piano
Event details [linked here]
winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia
for piano quintet
i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station
Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.
Soundbox Ventures
Event details [linked here]
presented as part of Kaufman Music Center’s “Artist as Curator” series
for flute and string quartet
Terraria is inspired by the myriad ways of terrarium-building: many are contained within glass, some hang in the air, others form miniature forests, still others feature one particular tree or plant.
Allison Loggins-Hull, flute
string quartet ETHEL
Corin Lee, Kip Jones, violins
Ralph Farris, viola
Dorothy Lawson, cello
Event details [linked here]
First Prize in the 2020 iSING! Festival Composition Competition
for baritone and orchestra
A setting of Tang dynasty poet Li Bai’s “Quiet Thoughts by Night”《静夜思》.
Macao Orchestra
Zhou Zhengzhong, baritone
Yeh Cheng-Te, conductor
Event details [linked here]
commissioned by Courtney Miller, as part of her “Postcard from Six Continents” project
for oboe and piano
i. transience
ii. aria
iii. hub
Airports exist in dynamic equilibrium, with people constantly commuting to and fro, flying in and out.
Courtney Miller, oboe
Suzanne Polak, piano
Event details [linked here]
written for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
as part of the ‘22–’23 Australian Composers’ School
winner of One Found Sound’s 2023 Emerging Composer Award
Despite its ubiquity, water is precious––we must protect Gaia’s lifeblood.
concerto for cello and sinfonietta
Whalesong is remarkably sophisticated. Its patterns of repetition and variation mirror structures found in human music; its geographical diversity suggests distinct, yet overlapping, dialects and cultures; it exhibits hallmarks of language, including grammar and syntax––we just don’t understand what whales are saying (yet).
Dana Rath, solo cello
Hannah Tassler, flute / piccolo
Joshua Bullock, oboe
Triniti Rives, clarinet
Demetra Alikakos, bassoon
Nathan Cloeter, horn
Kiran Samuel, trombone
Sam Rachleff, percussion
Emily Richardson, Sofia Matthews, Hannah Corbett, David Hung, violins
Gabe Galley, Jimmy Cunningham, violas
Emma Cary, Samuel Sykes, cellos
Kevin Fink, double bass
written for the icarus Quartet
as part of their ‘22–’23 “iQ Tests” initiative
for two percussionists and two pianists
I. Triton
III. Europa
Some of the most fascinating worlds in our Solar System are moons that orbit gas giants. Four in particular, Triton (Neptune), Titan (Saturn), Europa (Jupiter), and Enceladus (Saturn), plausibly host liquid oceans.
Larry Weng, Ellen Hwangbo, pianists
Matt Kweon, Jeff Stern, percussionists
More details [linked here]
winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia
for piano quintet
i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station
Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.
Adrian Wang, Molin Han, violins
Jiaxin Yang, viola
Yuxuan Lu, cello
Lan Hu, piano
winner of a Jury Prize at the Sydney Int’l Piano Competition’s “Composing the Future” initiative, with support from Creative Partnerships Australia
for solo piano
Tiny Forests is inspired by the urban planning concept of breaking up a city’s concrete-and-glass jungle with plots of miniature forests. While small in scale, they still adhere to the principles of how forests form and grow: a nourishing layer of soil, above which lies (in ascending order) the shrub, sub-tree, tree, and canopy layers.
Han Sol Jeong, piano
written for the icarus Quartet
as part of their ‘22–’23 “iQ Tests” initiative
for two percussionists and two pianists
I. Triton
II. Titan
III. Europa
IV. Enceladus
Some of the most fascinating worlds in our Solar System are moons that orbit gas giants. Four in particular, Triton (Neptune), Titan (Saturn), Europa (Jupiter), and Enceladus (Saturn), plausibly host liquid oceans.
Chelsea de Souza, James Palmer, pianists
Leo Simon, William Chinn, percussionists
coached by Shepherd School percussion faculty Matthew Strauss
written for the icarus Quartet
as part of their ‘22–’23 “iQ Tests” initiative
for two percussionists and two pianists
I. Triton
II. Titan
III. Europa
IV. Enceladus
Some of the most fascinating worlds in our Solar System are moons that orbit gas giants. Four in particular, Triton (Neptune), Titan (Saturn), Europa (Jupiter), and Enceladus (Saturn), plausibly host liquid oceans.
Larry Weng, Christopher Goodpasture, pianists
Matt Kweon, Jeff Stern, percussionists
written for the icarus Quartet
as part of their ‘22–’23 “iQ Tests” initiative
for two percussionists and two pianists
I. Triton
II. Titan
III. Europa
IV. Enceladus
Some of the most fascinating worlds in our Solar System are moons that orbit gas giants. Four in particular, Triton (Neptune), Titan (Saturn), Europa (Jupiter), and Enceladus (Saturn), plausibly host liquid oceans.
Larry Weng, Christopher Goodpasture, pianists
Matt Kweon, Jeff Stern, percussionists
part of the TESSELAT composers collective
solo cello works concert
for solo cello
Trading routes that once took caravans months, over treacherous terrains, are now travelled in a matter of hours; Asia and Europe are merely linked by one night’s sleep.
Aurélienne Brauner, cello
written for the icarus Quartet
as part of their ‘22–’23 “iQ Tests” initiative
for two percussionists and two pianists
I. Triton
II. Titan
III. Europa
IV. Enceladus
Some of the most fascinating worlds in our Solar System are moons that orbit gas giants. Four in particular, Triton (Neptune), Titan (Saturn), Europa (Jupiter), and Enceladus (Saturn), plausibly host liquid oceans.
Larry Weng, Christopher Goodpasture, pianists
Matt Kweon, Jeff Stern, percussionists
developed through the New York City Ballet’s Choreographic Institute
in partnership with The Juilliard School
for flute / piccolo, violin, cello, and piano
North American monarch butterflies undergo an annual migration of epic proportions: from the forests of Canada all the way to the mountains of Mexico. A “super-generation” of butterflies complete the northward journey, following their source of sustenance, milkweed, all the way North.
AURA Contemporary Ensemble
Aimes Cass, flute / piccolo
Raul Colmenero Martinez, violin
Ashley Wang, cello
Shupeng Wang, piano
winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia
for piano quintet
i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station
Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.
TEMPO Ensemble
for Alice Ivy-Pemberton’s “Drowning Monuments” project [video]
for violin solo
The fish explore their new streets and avenues and boulevards, making their homes in corals growing out of skyscrapers.
Johan Dalene, violin
written for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
as part of the ‘22–’23 Australian Composers’ School
selected for the New Jersey Symphony’s Edward T. Cone Composition Institute
Despite its ubiquity, water is precious––we must protect Gaia’s lifeblood.
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
cond. Case Scaglione
New England première
for orchestra
Skyscrapers, built entirely out of glass, reach into the aether, inviting clouds to touch their hanging gardens. The sun rises over a glistening city on the banks of the Yangtze, protector of its surrounding forests, hills, and waters.
winner of a Jury Prize at the Sydney Int’l Piano Competition’s “Composing the Future” initiative, with support from Creative Partnerships Australia
for solo piano
Tiny Forests is inspired by the urban planning concept of breaking up a city’s concrete-and-glass jungle with plots of miniature forests. While small in scale, they still adhere to the principles of how forests form and grow: a nourishing layer of soil, above which lies (in ascending order) the shrub, sub-tree, tree, and canopy layers.
Jul 7: Denis Linnik
Jul 8: Pedro López Salas, Andrea Molteni
Jul 9: Shunta Morimoto, Yuanfan Yang
Jul 10: Xuehong Chen, Junlin Wu
First Prize in the 2020 iSING! Festival Composition Competition
version for baritone and piano
A setting of Tang dynasty poet Li Bai’s “Quiet Thoughts by Night” (静夜思).
Kang Yang, baritone
winner of a Jury Prize at the Sydney Int’l Piano Competition’s “Composing the Future” initiative, with support from Creative Partnerships Australia
for solo piano
Tiny Forests is inspired by the urban planning concept of breaking up a city’s concrete-and-glass jungle with plots of miniature forests. While small in scale, they still adhere to the principles of how forests form and grow: a nourishing layer of soil, above which lies (in ascending order) the shrub, sub-tree, tree, and canopy layers.
Andrea Molteni, piano
Asian première as part of the Princess Galyani Vadhana International Music Festival
for oboe and piano
i. transience
ii. aria
iii. hub
Airports exist in dynamic equilibrium, with people constantly commuting to and fro, flying in and out.
Courtney Miller, oboe
David Gompper, piano