SELECTED LIST OF WORKS
STAGE
Chasing Waterfalls, artificial intelligence opera in 7 scenes (2021 - 22; 70’; LOP 47)
ORCHESTRAL / LARGE ENSEMBLE
Study I towards an Eschatology, for orchestra (2020; 5’)
Des flammes…, study for orchestra (2023-24; 4’)
ENSEMBLE / CHAMBER
Prelude and 7th Scene from « Chasing Waterfalls », for 6 voices, ensemble and fixed media (2023; 12’; LOP 47b)
Lapsus memoriae series (2018 / 2023)
Lapsus memoriae X — improvvisazioni su tre frammenti narrati, for 7 instruments, spatialised percussionists & fixed media (2022; 19’; LOP 48)
Apophisian Scriptures — terzo frammento: Testimonianza di un avvenimento immaginario [Lapsus memoriae IX], for 3 instruments& fixed media (2020; 9’; LOP 43b)
Lapsus memoriae V « hikari | yami », for solo percussion & fixed media (2019; 15’; LOP 33e)
...ché la diritta via era smarrita, for ensemble with obbligato solo marimba (2021; 14’; LOP 46)
Palimpsest II, for string quartet (2021; 8’; LOP 45)
Rage over Lost Time [ Preamble to « Alla ingharese quasi un capriccio, Op.129 » by Ludwig van Beethoven ], for 2 pianos (2020; 4’; LOP 44b)
Frame series (2020)
Frame III « Zankyō », for bass flute, viola & harp (2020; ‘30; LOP 42c)
Lethescape [5 meditation-fragments], for bass flute, violin & cello (2020; 10’; LOP 38)
Frontispiece series (2019 / 2023)
Schattenhaft [frontispiece II], for 5 instruments (2019; 5’; LOP 36b)
cendré [frontispiece I], for solo alto flute with cello & harp (2019; 8’; LOP 36a)
APOCRYPHA, for 5 instruments (2018; 15’; LOP 35)
triumvirate, for saxophone, piano & percussion (2018; 7’; LOP 32)
Modus Operandi series (2016 / 2018)
IMA [Modus Operandi II], for 3 percussionists (2018; 10’)
Modus Operandi [I], for string trio & percussion (2016; 8’; LOP 23)
Et lux perpetua, spatialised litany for flute(s), saxophone(s) & percussion (2017; 10’; LOP 28)
sous rature, for violin & viola or cello (2017; 4’; LOP 27)
Aeolian Scriptures, for bass flute, sheng, bass & fixed media (2016; 12’; LOP 24)
Firecircle [to the memory of Pierre Boulez], for solo flute & 2 percussionists (2016; 16’; LOP 21)
On the Nature of Dreams, for 2 saxophones & fixed media (2013; 10’; LOP 14)
MO(TIVA)TION, for 5 instruments (2013; 10’; LOP 12)
... in search of..., for woodwind quartet (2012; 9’; LOP 11)
SOLO
Frame series (2020)
Frame I, for solo harp (2020; 1’; LOP 42a)
Frame II, for solo piano (2020; 1’; LOP 42b)
Lapsus memoriae series (2018 / 2023)
Palimpsest [Lapsus memoriae VIII], for solo violin(ist), video & fixed media (2020; 10’; LOP 43a)
Lapsus memoriae [I] « epitaffio in memoria di una città immaginaria », for solo flute, fixed media & live electronics (2018; 12’; LOP 33a)
Melancholia, for solo viola & fixed media (2018; 12’; LOP 17c)
Quaranta [40 étude-fragments], for solo violin (2020; 9’; LOP 40)
aux portes des rêves (Fantasia quasi una Sonata), for solo piano (2015; 20’; LOP 18)
ELECTRONICS
ex umbra in solem [Benedict Cruft in memoriam], fixed media (2022; 10’; LOP 48b)
Waiting for Ludwig van [Memegraphic Tribute to Alexander DeLarge], fixed media (2020; 4’; LOP 44a)
Asepsis series (2020)
Asepsis III: Memories of the Sea [feat. Calvin Chiu], fixed media (2020; 6’; LOP 41c)
Asepsis II: City Radio Novum Ordus DM68.9 - 77.7, fixed media (2020; 4’; LOP 41b)
Asepsis I: S.Y.M.P.T.O.M., fixed media (2020; 4’; LOP 41a)
Lapsus memoriae series (2018 / 2023)
Lapsus memoriae VII « Sic mundus creatus est », fixed media (2020; 7’; LOP 33g)
Lapsus memoriae VI « Endtime Transmissions », fixed media (2020; 5’; LOP 33f)
Lapsus memoriae IV « Geburtstagsrequiem », fixed media (2019; 5’; LOP 33d)
Lapsus memoriae III — Interlude: Hikari to Yami no Kansō [ 光と闇の間奏 ], fixed media (2018; 15’; LOP 33c)
Lapsus memoriae II « Prologue: Stargazer », fixed media (2018; 4’; LOP 33b)
Music for « after the deluge », fixed media (2018; 14’; LOP 30)
Hereafter will be your unbecoming, fixed media (2017; 5’; LOP 29b)
midnight | sun, fixed media (2017; 8’; LOP 29a)
Étude en mélancolie, fixed media (2015; 12’; LOP 17b)
OPERA
2022
Chasing Waterfalls artificial intelligence opera in 7 scenes (70')
Commissioned by Phase7 Performing.Arts Gmbh, electronics by klingklangklong.
Première: 3 September 2022, Semperoper Dresden. Eir Inderhaug, Tania Lorenzo, Jessica Harper, Julia Mintzer, Simeon Esper, Sebastian Wartig & Ensemble of Staatskapelle Dresden, Angus Lee (cond.)
Asian Première: New Vision Arts Festival 5 November 2022, Kwai Tsing Theatre. Eir Inderhaug & Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Angus Lee (cond.)
ORCHESTRAL
2020
Study I towards an Eschatology for orchestra (5')
For Académie d'orchestre Archipel 2020.
Première postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 pandemic.
ENSEMBLE & CHAMBER
2021
... ché la diritta via era smarrita for ensemble with obligato marimba (12'30)
Commissioned by: Samuel Chan
Dedication: Daniel Lo
Première: May 2022, Sheung Wan Civil Centre Autitorium, HK. NOVA Ensemble, Samuel Chan (mrb), Angus Lee (cond.).
2020
Apophisian Scriptures (Lapsus memoriae IX) for contrabassoon, double bass, piano & stereophonic fixed media (9')
Dedication: Emily Koh
Première: SPLICE Festiva IV. 22 October 2020, University of Georgia, USA. Subaerial Collective.
Frame III «Zankyō» for bass flute, harp & viola (0'40)
Première: 22 July 2020, YouTube. New Gates Trio.
Lethescape (5 Meditation Fragments) for bass flute, violin & cello (10')
For Académie ManiFeste 2021
Première: Festival ManiFeste 2021. 26 June 2021, Le Centquatre-Paris, France. Ensemble Intercontemporain.
Palimpsest II for string quartet (8')
For OUTHear New Music Week 2020
Première posted to April 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Rage over Lost Time ("Alla Ingharese quasi un Carpriccio", Op.129 by Ludwig van Beethoven) for 2 pianos (4')
Commissioned by: Centre for Historical Keyboards, Cornell University
Première: 18 December 2020, Cornell University, USA. HereNowHear.
2019
cendré (Frontispiece I) for solo alto flute with harp & cello (8')
For ARCO Composition Academy 2019
Première: 12 July 2019, Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France. Ensemble Multilatérale, Léo Warynski (cond).
Schattenhaft (Frontispiece II) for 5 instruments (5')
For Ticino Musica International Young Composers Academy
Première: Ticino Musica Festival 2019. 29 July 2019, LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Ticino, Switzerland. Ensemble Modern, Angus Lee (cond).
2018
APOCRYPHA for 5 instruments (15')
Commissioned by: Radio Television hong Kong
Dedication: Dimitri Papageorgiou
Première: Contemporary Classical Exchange Programme: Hong Kong x Taiwan. 1 November 2019, Freespace West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong. Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Angus Lee (cond).
IMA (Modus Operandi II) for 3 percussionists (10')
Commissioned by: Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Première: 10 March 2018, ArtisTree, Hong Kong. Percussionists of Hong Kong Sinfonietta.
sous rature for violin & viola / violin & cello (4')
Première: Ciclo de Música Contemporánea de Oviedo. 4 August 2017, Museo Bellas Artes de Asturias, Spain. Hong Kong New Music Ensemble.
triumvirate for alto saxophone, percussion & piano (8')
For Delian Academy for New Music 2018
Première: 16 June 2018, Grypario Cultural Centre, Mykonos, Greece. Trio Accanto. Further performances: PRISM Chamber Music Festival 2019. Youth Square, Hong Kong. EXORDIUM Collective, Angus Lee (cond).
2017
Et lux perpetua for flute(s), saxophone(s) & piano (10')
For ilSUONO Academy for Young Composers 2017
Dedication: to the memory of Alan Cumberland
Première: ilSUONO Contemporary Music Week 2017. 23 July 2017, Circolo degli Illuminati, Città di Castello, Italy. Ensemble Suono Giallo.
2016
Aeolian Scriptures for flute, sheng, bass & stereophonic fixed media (10')
Première: Sound and Image Challenge International Festival 2016. 6 December 2016, Dom Pedro V Theatre, Macau. Hong Kong New Music Ensemble.
Firecircle (Diptych to the Memory of Pierre Boulez) for solo flute & 3 percussionists (16'30)
Commissioned by: Raoul Cho
Première: 6 May 2016, Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music, Canada. Raoul Cho (fl), Dave Burns, Andrew Rasmus, Michael Murphy (perc), Samuel Tam (cond).
Jarosinski-Fragments for string quartet (9')
Première: ACL Asian Music Festival. 2 November 2017, Tsukiji Hongan-ji, Tokyo, Japan. Maiko Matsuoka, Fumiko Kai (vln), Yoshiko Hannya (vla), Yui Hosoi (vc).
Modus Operandi I for string trio & percussion (8')
For Modern Academy 2016: Masterclass with Toshio Hosokawa.
Première: 6 December 2016, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong. Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Kuok-man Lio (cond).
2013
On the Nature of Dreams for 2 saxophones & stereophonic fixed media (11')
Commissioned by: Charles Ng
Première: 19 June 2013, Taipei National University for the Arts, Taiwan. Charles Ng & Kuanwen Chen (sax).
Further performances: Vienna International SaxFest: Belvedere 21 (Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst). Charles Ng & Georg Palmanshofer (sax).
SOLO WORKS
2020
Frame I for solo harp (1')
Dedication: Mélanie Genin
Frame II for solo piano (1')
Dedication: Nicolas Tzortzis
hikari | yami (Lapsus memoriae V) for solo percussion & stereophonic fixed media (15'')
Commissioned by: Michael Murphy
Dedication: to Elnaz Seyedi
Première: 20 October 2020, Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Germany. Michael Murphy (perc).
Palimpsest (Lapsus memoriae VIII) for solo viol(inst / -ist), stereophonic & video (8')
Commissioned by: Hong Kong Composers' Guild
Première: Hong Kong Contemporary Music Festival: Asian Delights. 7 November 2020, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Hong Kong. Patrick Yim (vln).
Quaranta for solo violin (8')
For Project 21st: Workshop with Jeanne-Marie Conquer & Johannes Schöllhorn.
Dedication: to Jeanne-Marie Conquer
Première postponed indefinitely due toe COVID-19 pandemic.
2019
Vestigium I for solo percussion (variable)
Commissioned by: Angela Wai-nok Hui
Première: 27 July 2021, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong. Angela Wai-nok Hui (perc).
Vestigium II for solo percussion & stereophonic fixed media (11')
Commissioned by: Angela Wai-nok Hui
Première: 27 July 2021, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong. Angela Wai-nok Hui (perc).
2018
Lapsus memoriae I — Epitaffio in memoria di una città immaginaria for solo flute, 5-channel fixed media & live electronics (11')
For Académie Musica-Philippe Manoury.
Première: Festival Musica Strasbourg. 6 October 2018, Salle de la Bourse, Strasbourg, France. Andrea Vecchiato (flt), Angus Lee (electronics).
MELANCHOLIA for solo viola & stereophonic fixed media (11')
Première: Seoul International Computer Music Festival. 30 September 2018, Jayu Theatre, Seoul, South Korea. William Lane (vla).
2015
aux portes des rêves (Fantasia quasi una Sonata) for solo piano (19'30)
Première: 10 July 2016, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong. Rachel Cheung (pno).
ELECTRONICS
2020
Asepsis I — S.Y.M.P.T.O.M. for stereophonic fixed media (4')
Asepsis II — City Radio Novum Ordus DM68.9 - 77.7 for stereophonic fixed media (4')
Asepsis III — Memories of the Sea (feat. Calvin Chiu) for stereophonic fixed media (6')
Lapsus memoriae VI — Endtime Transmissions for stereophonic fixed media (5')
Lapsus memoriae VII — Sic mundus creatus est for stereophonic fixed media (7'15)
Waiting for Ludwig van (memegraphic tribute to Alexander DeLarge) for stereophonic fixed media (4')
2019
Lapsus memoriae IV — Geburtstagsrequiem for stereophonic fixed media (5'30)
2018
Lapsus memoriae II — Prologue: Stargazer for stereophonic fixed media (4'10)
Lapsus memoriae III — Interlude: 光と闇の間奏 for stereophonic fixed media (14'30)
Music for «After the Deluge» for stereophonic & 6-channel fixed media (13')
Commissioned by: Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Exhibition: 6 – 31 January 2018, Tai Hang Tung Stormwater Storage Tank, Hong Kong.
2017
Hereafter will be your unbecoming for stereophonic fixed media (5')
Commissioned by: Claudia Jim
Exhibition: 22 September – 8 October 2017, Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Visual Arts.
midnight | sun for stereophonic fixed media (8')
Première: CYCLE Music & Art Festival 2017. 23 September 2017, Gerðarsafn Kópavogur Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland.
2015
Étude en mélancolie for stereophonic fixed media (11'30)
Entre mondes : 5 études transitoires (15')
2012
Selon «L'Interprétation des rêves» for stereophonic fixed media (12')
2010
Du silence de la nuit for stereophonic fixed media (1')
OPEN INSTRUMENTATION
2017
Toshio Densetsu I for three non-specified string instruments (2'30)
Commissioned by: Hong Kong Composers' Guild
Première: SOUND IMAGination: Hong Kong Motions. 15 May 2017, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong. Born Lau (vla), Cong Tan (vc), Mavis Lam (pipa).
2016
Codex Ex Nihilo manual of instructions for any (non-)instrument(al combination)s
Commissioned by: Kollektiv International Totem
Première: Pinyin Sound Festival 2016. 2 December 2016, HKNME Studio, Hong Kong. Kollektiv International Totem.