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YU Man-ching
1980 Born in Hong Kong
1990-1999 Received training as a concert pianist with Miss Choi Ching Yee
1997 Made the first debut with Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra
1999 Studied music theory, composition and conducting with Dr. Yip Wai Hong
2000-2004 Studied piano performance with Miss Krassimira Jordan
2000-2004 Studied advanced composition with Scott McAllister
2000 Attended piano summer classes in Vienna's Boesendorfer International Piano Academy
2000 Held the first personal composition recital in the United States
2001 Held the second personal composition recital in the United States
2001 Held the first personal composition public recital in Hong Kong
2002-2003 Studied orchestral conducting with Stephen Heyde
2003 Full member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
2004 B.M. (in piano performance) from Baylor University
2005 Artistic Director of the Hong Kong Integrated Arts Association
2005 Composer-in-residence of the Hong Kong Cosmopolitan Youth Orchestra
2005 Music Director of the Hong Kong Cosmopolitan Youth Orchestra
2005 Composer-in-residence of the "Crossover"
2005 Held the second personal composition public recital in Hong Kong
2005 Signed an exclusive publishing contract with Gold Branch Music, Inc.
2006- Studied composition with Christopher Keyes
2006 Signed a contract with Zimbel Records for CD release
2007 M.A. in music composition at Hong Kong Baptist University
2007 Attended the Cortona Contemporary Music Festival in Italy
2007 Earned a diploma from the "Internationale Sommerakademie der Universitaet Mozarteum" in Salzburg, Austria
2007- PhD in composition at Hong Kong Baptist University
   
Awards
2000-2001 Baylor University's Music Scholarship
2001-2002 Baylor University's Music Scholarship
2002-2003 Baylor University's Music Scholarship
2003-2004 Baylor University's Music Scholarship
2005 Annual ASCAP award
2007 Commission Grant from the Ithaca College
2007 Cortona Contemporary Music Festival Scholarship
2007 Commission Grant from the Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra
2007 Scholarship from the "Internationale Sommerakademie der Universitaet Mozarteum"
2007 ASCAPLUS Awards
2007-2010 Studentship, Hong Kong Baptist University


Major Compositions
Orchestral (Western)
Nebula (2007) 15'
     for organ and chamber orchestra
Suite from "Winter" (2007) 20'
     for orchestra
Reflections for Trombones Choir (2006) 10'
     for 20 trombones
The Persistence of Memory (2006) 5'30"
     for full orchestra
Nocturnal Reflection (2006) 5'
     for flute and orchestra
Symphonic Sketch"Nocturne" (2005) 4'
     for orchestra
Three Movements (2005) 5'
     for String Orchestra
Mysterium (2005) 3'
     for full orchestra
Symphonic Fantasy: Comet (2004) 5'
     for full orchestra
Double Concerto for harp and viola (2003) 8'
     for harp, viola and strings
Fantasy Poem "Beowulf" (2003) 5'
     for full orchestra
Concerto for Horn, strings, Harp and Timpani (2003) 7'
     for Hn. Hp. Timp. Vln.1 Vln.2 Vla. Vlc. Cb.
Symphonic Poem: Dreamscapes (2002) 7'
     for full orchestra
The Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos (2002) 8'
     for Vln1. Vln2. Vla. Vlc. Cb.
Rhapsody for piano and orchestra (2002) 9'
     for 2Fl. 2Ob. 2EbCl. 2Bsn. 2Hn. 2CTpt. B. Tbn. Tba. Timp. Pho. Vln.1 Vln.2 Vla. Vlc. Cb
Essay (2002) 12'
     for orchestra
Black Hole  (2002) 10'
    for Full Orchestra
Concerto for grand viola and orchestra (2002) 10'
     for Fl.1 Fl.2 2Ob. 2BbCl. 2Bsn. 2Hn. 2CTpt. 2Tbn. Timp. Hp. S.Vla. Vln.1 Vln.2 Vla. Vc. Cb.
Concerto for Horn and Orchestra (2001) 15'
     for 2Fl. 2Ob. 2BbCl. 2Bsn. Hn. Vln.1 Vln.2 Vla. Vlc. Cb
A little light Waltz (2000) ca. 3'
     for strings

Chamber (Western)
Frankenstein II (2007) 6'
     for piano and cello
Imaginary Conversation II (2007) 5'
     for Cello and Piano
Autumn Elegy II (2006) 5'
     for guitar, violin and piano
Frankenstein (2006) 6'
     for organ and cello
The Shadow of Love (2006) 5'
     for viola and piano
The Reflection of Love (2006) 5'
     for cello and piano
Sonata for flute solo "Echo II" (2006) 5'
Romantic light piece No.2 (2005) 3'
     for cello and piano
Romantic light piece No. 1 (2005) 3'
     for violin and piano
Lyric Sketch No. 3 : The Art of Fugue for flute quartet (2005) 3'
     for 4 flutes
Lyric Sketch No. 2: The Art of Fugue for string quartet (2005) 3'
     for Vln1. Vln2. Vla. Vlc.
Lyric Sketch No. 1: The Art of Fugue for four instruments (2005) 3'
     for Fl. Vln. Bn. Vc.
Imaginary Conversation (2005) 5'
     for violin and piano
Recalling from Dream (2005) 5'
     for trumpet and piano
Nocturne (2005) 4'
     for flute and piano
Mesto Fugue (2004) 3'
     for chamber string orchestra
Brass Quartet "Solemn Elegy" (2004) 2'
     for 4 trombones
Duet "Argument" (2004) 3'
     for violin and cello
Fanfare (2005) 2'
     for Tpt1. Tpt2. Hn. Tba. Tbn.
Illusion (2003) 4'
     for oboe and piano
Dark Rhapsody (2003) 5'
     for cello and piano
Rhapsodic Sonata (2003) 4'
     for flute and piano
String Quartet No.2 "Apparition" (2002) 8'
     for Vln1. Vln2. Vla. Vlc.
Serenade (2002) 5'
     for flute and piano
Prelude (2002) 5'
     for violin and piano
Choral: Recalling for brass quintet (2002) 3'
     for Vln1. Vln2. Vla. Vlc.
String Quartet No.1 "Four Seasonal Sketches" (2001) 10' 
     for string quartet
In the Dark Mist (2001) 4'
     for clarinet and piano
Fuga for String Quartet (2001) 4'
     for string quartet
Four Sovenoirs for Wind Quintet (2001) 12'
     for wind quintet
Concert Rhapsody (2001) 8'
     for violin and piano
Dialogue 2 (2000) 10'
     for two violins
Dialogue 1 (2000) 3'
     for oboe and clarinet
Nocturne No. 1 (2000) 8'
     for clarinet and piano
Autumn Elegy (2000) 4'
     for violin and piano
String Quartet in Eb (1999) 4'
     for string quartet
 
Instrumental Solo
Three Characteristic Pieces (2007) 5'
     for piano duet
Organic Synthesis (2007) 8'
     for piano
Explosion (2007) 5'
     for piano
In Memoriam J.S. Bach (2007) 6'
     for harpsichord
12 Preludes (2006) 20'
     for organ
Mystical Aria (2006) 4'
     for organ
Meditation (2006) 3'
     for organ
Etude "Birds" (2006) 3'
     for piano
Shivering (2005) 3'
     for double bass
Ode (2005) 3'
     for flute
Caprice (2005) 3'
     for viola
Two Pieces (2004) 6'
     for clarinet
Vier Kleine Klavier Stuecke (2004) 5'
     for piano
Uncertainty (2004) 4'
     for piano
Fantasy on "The Lady of Shalott " (2003) 5'
     for piano
Ten Variations on a Chinese Folk Song "Home-sickness" (2003) 8'
     for piano
Sonata No.5 "Ionization" (2003) 4'
     for piano
Toccata (2003) 3'
     for piano
Hell and Heaven (2003) 5'
     for piano
Sonata No.4 "Chaos" (2002) 4'
     for piano
Five Miniatures (2001) 5'
     for piano
Sonata No.3 "Aggressive" (2001) 7'
     for piano
Song without Words (2000) 3'
     for piano
Sonata No.2 "Humoresque" (2000) 8'
     for piano
Sonata No.1 "Grand Concert Fantasy" (2000) 9'
     for piano
Brilliant Humorous Waltz (2000) 3'
     for piano
Cantabile (1999) 8'
     for violin
Toccata Fantasique (2006) 3'
     for organ solo
Meditation (2006) 3'
     for organ solo

Vocal /Choral
Zao Chen "The Morning" (2007) 4'
     for baritone and piano
Ge "Ode" (2007) 4'
     for baritone and piano
De Ceng Yin "The Recitation of the Stratum" (2007) 4'
     for baritone and piano 
Si Wang Hang Xing "The Voyage of Death" (2007) 4'
     for baritone and piano
Yuan Yang Gan Jue "The Feeling of the Far Ocean" (2007) 4'
     for baritone and piano
yang ming shan ye you  "Wandering at the Yang Ming Mountain" (2007) 5'
     for soprano and piano
Wen Tian "Inquiring the Sky" (2007) 5'
     for soprano and piano
qiu zhi shi luo "The Suffering in Autumn" (2007) 6'
     for soprano and piano
Xin Yu "The Deepest voice of My Heart" (2007) 6'
     for baritone and piano
Starlight (2007) 5'
     for soprano and piano
"I used up this body" (2007) 5'
     for soprano and piano
A polish Poem "Everything" (2007) 5'
     for soprano and piano
With a Flower (2007)
     for mezzo-soprano and piano                                                                          
Collect Beads of Night (2007)
     for mezzo-soprano and piano
The Morning (2007)
     for mezzo-soprano and piano
Two Chinese Poems by Ya Hsien (2007)
     for baritone and piano
O virtus Sapientiae (2007)
     for A Cappella 
Zwei Lyrisches Intermezzi (2006)
     for soprano and piano
Our Father: An Anthem (2006)
     for SATB choir unaccompanied
Zwei Lyrisches Intermezzo from Heinrich Heine (2006) 5'
     for soprano and piano
Psalm No.63 (2005) 4'
     for chorus SSA and piano
Two Dramatic Art Songs from William Shakespeare and Lord Byron (2002) 8'
     for soprano and piano
Sonnet No.104 by William Shakespeare (2003)
     for mezzo-soprano and piano
A Song Cycle from Japanese Lyrics (2001) 15'
     for soprano and piano
Zwei Rosen (2000) 3'
     for Baritone and Piano
"Ode On Nature" , poem by Man-Ching Yu (2000) 3'
     for soprano and piano


Electro-Acoustic Music / Computer Music

Electronic Sketch No. 1-2 (2006) 7'
     for synthesizer

Music for Theatre / Drama
Incidental Music for a Chinese poetic drama No. 1 "The Lucky Store" in one act (2007)
Incidental Music for a Chinese poetic drama No. 2 "Phoenix" (2007)
Incidental Music for a Chinese poetic drama No. 3 "The Old Man and the Sea" (2007)


Multimedia / Installation
Film Music: Winter (2006) 20'

Discography
Sonata No.1 "Grand Concert Fantasy"  Zimbel Records  113
Sonata No.2 "Humoresque"  Zimbel Records  113
Sonata No.4 "Chaos"  Zimbel Records  113
Hell and Heaven  Zimbel Records  113
Dark Rhapsody for Cello and Piano  Zimbel Records  113
Illusion for Oboe and Piano  Zimbel Records  113
Five Japanese Lyrics for soprano and Piano Zimbel Records  113
Uncertainty  Zimbel Records  113
Fantasy on "The Lady of Shalott" Zimbel Records  113
Five Miniatures  Zimbel Records  113
William Shakespeare's Sonnet No.104  Zimbel Records  113

Publications/ Paper Presentations
2005 Dark Rhapsody for cello and piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 String Quartet No. 1 "Four Seasonal Sketches"  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 William Shakespeare's Sonnet 104 for mezzo-soprano and piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Sonata No. 1 "Grand Concert Fantasy" for piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Brilliant Humorous Waltz for piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Two Dramatic Art Songs for soprano and piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Dialogue for two violins  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Duet "Argument" for violin and cello  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Sonata No. 5 "Ionization" for piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Vier Kleine Klavier stuecke  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Ten Variations on a Chinese Folk Song Theme "Home-sickness" for piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Uncertainty for piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Zwei Rosen for baritone and piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Sonata No. 3 "Aggressive" for piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Toccata for piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Two Pieces for clarinet  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Hell and Heaven for piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Fantasy on "The Lady of Shalott" for piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Song Without Words for piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Sonata No.2 "Humoresque" for piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Five Miniatures for piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Sonata No.4 "Chaos" for piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Chorale: Recalling for brass quintet  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2005 Autumn Elegy for violin and piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2006 Nocturnal for flute and piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2006 Illusion for oboe and piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2006 Horn Concerto  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2006 The Lonely Heart of Cosmo for string orchestra  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2006 Mesto Fugue for string chamber orchestra  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2006 Fuga for String Quartet  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2006 String Quartet No. 2 "Apparation Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2006 Five Japanese Lyrics for soprano and piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2006 Ode on Nature for soprano and piano  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
2006 Four Sovenoirs for wind quintet  Gold Branch Music Inc.(ASCAP)
Recalling from Dreams for trumpet and piano Wehr’s Music House  No. 345
Trombone Quartet "Solemn Elegy" Wehr’s Music House  No. 365
Horn Quartet "Solemn Elegy" Wehr’s Music House  No. 358
 
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