| 1971 |
Born in Hong Kong
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| 1989 |
Studied at the United Academy of Music, Hong Kong. Major teachers: Young Shui-ting & Ip Shun-chi |
| 1991-1993 |
Diploma of Music (in composition), HKAPA
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| 1995 |
Attended the Aspen Music Festival with fellowship
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| 1993-1996 |
Bachelor
of Fine Arts (in composition & electronic music) - 1st Class
Honours, HKAPA. Major teachers: Law Wing-fai & Clarence Mak
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| 1997 |
Representative of Hong Kong in ACL Conference 1997 in Manila, Philippines
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| 1997-1998 |
M.Mus. (in composition), Rice University, Houston, Texas. Major teachers: Ellsworth Milburn, Pierre Jalbert & George Burt
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| 1998-2000 |
DMA (in composition), Rice University, Houston, Texas. Major teachers: Arthur Gottschalk & Ellsworth Milburn
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| 1998-1999 |
Assistant Music Director & Organist, Oaks Presbyterian Church
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| 1998- |
Faculty, Music Department of The River Performing and Visual Art Center
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| 1999- |
Music Director, Notre Dame Church
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| 2001- |
Board Member, Cultural Arts Council of Houston
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| 2001- |
Festival Judge, The 25th Annual Texas State School Music Festival
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| 2003-2005 |
Liturgical music director, Christ the Redeemer Parish, Houston, Texas |
| 2004-2005 |
Participant, Music04 and 05 Music Festival, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2005 |
Participant, ISCM World Music Days 2005, Zagreb, Croatia and Impuls Ensemble Academy, Graz, Austria |
2006
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Participant, June in Buffalo Music Festival, Buffalo, New York and Czech-American Summer Music Institute, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2006- |
Adjunct Lecturer, Houston Community College (Northwest campus) |
| 2006 |
Associate Artist in Residence at Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida. |
| 2007 |
Composer in Residence at California E.A.R. Unit Composer Residency and Seminar, Arcosanti, Arizona. |
| 2008 |
Composer in Residence at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, Nebraska. |
| 2008 |
Composer in residence, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, Virginia. |
| 2009 |
Composer in residence, the Corporation of Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York. |
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Awards
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| 1993 |
Garden of Delight was named One of the five Best Compositions in the concert New Generation 1993
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| 1995 |
AlWA/Dransfield Grant of the Asia Cultural Council Scholarship
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| 1995-1996 |
Society of the HKAPA Scholarship
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| 1996 |
CASH Overseas Scholarship
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| 1997 |
Representative of Hong Kong, participated Asian Composers’ League (ACL), in Manila, Philippines.
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| 1998-2000 |
Fellowship & Teaching Assistantship, Rice University, Texas
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| 1999 |
Traveling Fellowship at Rice University, Texas
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| 2001 |
Violin Solo piece, Tsu, was one of the Five Finalists, the 2001 INMC (The international New Music Consortium) Composition Competition
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| 2003 |
Winner of the “Haifa International Composition Prize” in the year of 2003 in Haifa, Israel with Shun, for Flute and String Orchestra |
| 2003 |
String Quartet “T’ANG” and Kaph for
Chamber Orchestra were selected to be performed in the program of South
Central Annual Meeting, on February 28 to March 1, 2003 at Baylor
University, (Waco, Texas), hosted by the College Music Society |
| 2004 |
Honorable Mention, 2004 International Biennial Competition, by the Debussy Trio Music Foundation |
| 2004 |
Honorable Mention, 1st International EPICMUSIC Composition Prize 2004, Trieste, Italy |
| 2004 |
Infinite Rain, for chamber orchestra, was selected to be performed at the 2004 National Society of Composers Conference in Edmond, Oklahoma |
| 2005 |
Finalist, the Foundation Orchestra Association’s International Composition Competition 2005, Reno, Nevada |
| 2005 |
2nd Prize, Accent05/Music05 composition competition, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2005 |
Fellowship from the IMPULS Ensemble Academy, Graz, Austria. |
| 2006 |
Orchestral work, Shadow of Golconda III has won "Masterworks" composition prize. It will be recorded in volume twelve of ERMMedia’s compact disc series "Masterworks of the New Era". |
| 2006 |
String Quartet Yi Bi
has won the third prize, the Molinari Quartet’s Third
International Composition Competition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The
winning work will be recorded on compact disc for the ATMA Classique
label. |
| 2006 |
Orchestral
work, Novela (A Little Story) has won "Masterworks" composition prize.
It will be recorded in volume eleven of ERMMedia’s compact disc
series "Masterworks of the New Era". |
| 2007 |
Honorable
mention in the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra Composition Competition
2007, Indianapolis, Indiana.2007 First prize in the ALEA III, 25th
International Composition Competition 2007, Boston,MA. |
| 2008 |
"Kimmel Harding Nelson Award", residency grant at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, Nebraska. |
2008
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Finalist, International Composition Prize Luxembourg 2008, Luxembourg.
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| 2009 |
First Prize, Fourth NACUSA Texas Composition Competition, Texas. |
| 2009 |
Grant from the Corporation of Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York. |
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Major Compositions
Orchestral (Western)
Fragrance of Baekje (2009) 12'
for orchestra
Six Paths (2007) 13'
for 13 players
Shadow of Golconda II (2006) 12’
For 15 players
Shadow of Golconda (2005-2006) 12’
for chamber orchestra (or 13 players)
Novela (A Little Story) (2005) 7’
for orchestra – commissioned by the Hong Kong Arts Festival
Shun (2003) 15’
for flute and string orchestra
Infinite Rain (2000) 13'
for chamber orchestra (or 14 players)
Kaph (1998) 9'
for chamber orchestra
Raining in Autumn (1996) 12'
concerto for vn & orchestra
Yin II (1995) 9'
for string orchestra
Yin (1995) 12'
for pf & orchestra
To Capture Alive (1994) 12'
for concert band, 6-12 dbs, & 5 perc
Wind and Cloud (1992) 6'
Chamber (Western)
Reflection on Klee’s Ancient Sound (2009)
for oboe, bassoon, viola, and guitar
Yûgen (2008)
for flute (piccolo), Bb clarinet (bass clarinet), cello, and piano
Hundun (2008) 11'
for harp and double bass
In the Garden (2007) 10'
for flute, bass clarinet, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass.
Karma (2007) 12’
for flute, bass clarinet, piano, violin, cello, and percussion
A Beautiful Mind (2006) 5'
for string quartet
Gorintou, Five Rings Pagoda (2006) 11’
for flute, bass clarinet, piano, violin, cello, and percussion -
commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild
Thousands of Words (2005) 8’
for flute, violin, and cello
String Quartet “Yi Bi” (2004) 10’
for 2 Violins, Viola and Cello
Yi Ch’i – Po Mo (2004) 9’
for Bb clarinet, cello and piano
Trio, Ghost Orchid (2004) 8’
for flute, bassoon and piano
“Yi Pi”- Lotus Flower (2003-2004) 9’
for violin, cello and piano
Song of Seagull (2002-2004) 7’
for saxophone quartet
Pentagon (2002) 10’
for piano quintet
Racing to the Moon (2000) 11'
for woodwind quintet
Flying to the Moon (1999) 10'
for cl & pf
String Quartet "Homage to Bartok" (1999) 9'
Cry from Seagull II (1999) 7'
for alto sax & db
String Quartet "Tang" (1998) 10'
Dragonfly (1998) 6'
for 2 fls
Brass Studies (1997) 9'
for brass quintet
In the Morning Mist (1997) 8'
for 2 fls, 2 obs, 3 vns & db
Shall We Dance? (1997) 6'
for vc & 2 pfs
Southern Wind (1997) 6'
for fl, va & hp
Fragments (My Blue Bird) (1997) 10'
for ob, vc & pf
Call from Seagull (1997) 6'
for saxophone quartet
Two Songs from "Shi Shi" (1996) 12'
for fl & pf
Overture 96 (1996) 6'
for brass sextet & organ
Five Scenes for String Quartet (1995) 9'
Nomads of the Wind (1995) 8'
for fl, ob, bass cl, hn, hp, vn & vc
Yin IV (1995) 10'
for string ensemble & 2 perc
True Vision (1995) 8'
for cl, bass cl, db, marimba & perc
Cyclolysis (1995) 7'
for pf trio
The Way II (1994) 7'
for string quartet
Parable of the Sower (1993) 7'
for string quartet
The Shadow of Dawn (1993) 12'
for baritone, cl, vn & pf
Wooden Spirit (1992) 6'
for ob, cl & marimba
Empire of Passion (1991) 8'
for fl & vc
Duo (1990) 2'
for vn & vc
String Trio (1990) 3'
for vn, va, & vc
Chamber (Mixed)
Black. Wood. Silence. Color (2009) 13'
for flute (piccolo), bass clarinet, accordion, erhu, guzheng, percussion, violin and cello.
The Way (Tao) (1994) 11'
for 2 voices, 4 Chinese instruments, string quartet, & 2 perc
Instrumental Solo
Sunflower (2008) 10'
for tenor trombone
Toccata (1999) 3'
for marimba
Tsu (1998) 8'
for vn
Fung Bridge in the Night (1997) 5'
for pf
Garden of Delights (1992) 8'
for pf
Dance (1990) 4'
for pf
Morning Train (1990) 9'
for pf
Vocal /Choral
The Lord is Kind and Merciful (2002) 4’
for solo voice, 2-part choir and piano
Psalm 128: Blest are Those Who Love You (2001) 2'
for solo voice, 4-voice choir & pf
Mass of Notre Dame (2001) 20'
for 4-voice & organ
Lux Aeterna (1998) 4'
for 8-voice mixed choir
Four Haiku (1998) 6'
for soprano, alto & hp
Moonlight (1995) 6'
for soprano, ob & string quartet
Silence Died (but he never knew) (1995) 9'
for baritone solo, S.ATB & pf
The Quarrel (1990) 3'
for soprano & pf
Chinese Choral (1990) 4'
for soprano & 4-part choral
Blow, blow thou Winter Wind (1990) 3'
for mezzo-soprano & pf
Three Chinese Songs (1989) 10'
for voice & pf
My Heart is Like a Singing Bird (1989) 4'
for soprano & pf
Electro-Acoustic Music / Computer Music
Song of the Whale (1998) 9'
tape music (analog synthesizer & sampling)
Ronin (1996) 7'
for fl & live computer
White Wood (1995) 8'
tape music (CSound program)
Yin III (1995) 8'
for amplified vc & tape
Music for Amplified Violin and Tape (1995) 7'
The Way III (Purification) (1994) 7'
for ARP, X-3, & PC computer sound program
Music for Theatre / Drama
The Way (1996) 15'
for Chinese bamboo fl (or shakuhachi) & tape
Moonlight (1995) 20'
for soprano, ob, & string quartet
Discography
2010 Shun, North/south Consonance
2009 Karma III, ERM
2009 Raining in Autumn, Parma
2009 Hundun, Beauport classical
2009 Gorintou – Five Rings Pagoda, Capstone
2008 String Quartet “Yi Bi”, ATMA Classique
2008 Shadow of Golconda III, ERM
2007 Novela, ERM 6-07221-68112-6
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