YIP Stephen 葉樹堅
Stephen Yip’s music have been described as post-modernist in style, with Asian roots, gives the inner colors of an advanced spatial sense.......
Yip was born in Hong Kong and now living in U.S.A. He received his doctor of musical arts (D.M.A.) at Rice University and bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, studied with Law Wing-fai, Clarence Mak, and Arthur Gottschalk. He has attended major music festivals including: Wellesley Composers Conference, Aspen Music Festival, Asian Composers’ League, ISCM World Music Days, Chinese Composers’ Festival, IMPULS Ensemble Akademie, Luxembourg, the International Summer Course for New Music, Darmstadt, Germany, Wellesley Composers’ Conference. Residencies include: the Atlantic Centre for the Arts, Yaddo Colony and MacDowell Colony.
Yip’s works have been performed in the Asia, Europe and America. He has received several composition prizes, included “Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award”, “Taiwan Music Center International Composition Prize”, “Robert Avalon International Prize”, “Singapore International Composition Competition for Chinese Orchestra”, the ALEA III composition Competition, and the 2010 Alvarez Chamber Orchestra Freestyle Composition Competition, London, England. His works are recorded in the ERM-Media, PARMA, Capstone, North South recording, Ablaze records, ATMA Classique, and Beauport Classical labels.
Yip is a member of the SCI, NACUSA, and ASCAP. Currently, he is on the music faculty at Houston Community College and works as a freelance composer.
葉樹堅出生於香港，現居美國。畢業於香港演藝學院及美國賴斯大學。他曾參加Aspen音樂節、亞洲作曲家同盟、加州E.A.R.作曲家研討會及捷克第十三屆國際夏日節，亦曾於佛羅里達州的亞特蘭大藝術中心、內布拉斯加州的甘姆哈丁尼爾遜藝術中心及弗吉尼亞州創意藝術中心擔任駐場藝術家。
他的作品曾於美國、歐洲及亞洲演出。曾獲得的作曲獎項包括Salvatore Martirano 紀念國際作曲獎、新加坡中國樂隊國際作曲獎、2011年臺灣音樂中心TMC國際作曲大賽, Isang Yun國際作曲比賽入選獎等。他的作品經ERM-Media、PARMA、North South recording、ATMAClassical及Beauport Classical等品牌灌錄發行。
葉氏曾跟多個著名樂團合作。包括香港中樂團、香港小交響樂團、香港無極樂團、新加坡中樂團、台灣十方樂集、美國Wellesley Composer Conference Ensemble、North/South Consonance、聖保羅室樂團、瑞典Curious Chamber Players、德國Ensemble El Perro Andaluz、韓國TIMF Ensemble、盧森堡Sinfonietta及俄羅斯新音樂團等。
葉樹堅是作曲家協會 (SCI) 及香港作曲家及作詞家協會成員，現任教於侯斯頓社區學院音樂系及自由作曲家。
Orchestral / Large Ensemble (Western)
In a Silent Way (2014)
for String Ensemble
Mantra 真言 (2013)
for Wind Ensemble
Performed by Hong Kong Band Directors Wind Orchestra, condcutor: Stephen Yip
Tsuen Wan Town Centre, Hong Kong, 2013
Postlude: Etenraku (2012)
for Wind Ensemble
Performed by EKU Wind Ensemble, conductor: David Clemmer
Gifford, EKU Richmond, Kentucky, 2013
The Luminous Mystery (2011)
for violin and orchestra
Realm of the Immortals (2012)
for Chamber Orchestra
Performed by Wellesley Composer Conference Ensemble, conductor: James Baker.
Reverberation II (2011)
for 12 players
Performed by North South Consonance Chamber Orchestra, conductor: Max Lifchitz;
Christ and St. Stephen’s Church, New York, NY, 2011
Reverberation (2010)
for 10 players
Performed by Composers Guild Ensemble, conductor: Richard Tsang;
Loke Yew Hall, University of Hong Kong, 2012.
White Porcelain (2010)
for violin and ensemble (10 players)
Performed by El Perro Andaluz Ensemble, solo violinist, Emily Yabe;
Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt, Germany, 2012.
Flying Ink (2010)
for chamber orchestra
Performed by Hong Kong City Chamber Orcheestra,
Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong, 2010
Ink. Color (2010)
for chamber orchestra
Performed by Hong Kong Sinfonietta,
Hong Kong City Hall, 2014
The Legendary Phoenix (2009) for Piano and Orchestra
Performed by Taipei National University of the Arts Orchestra,
Solo pianist: Mei-Ling Chien, conductor: Tien-Chi Lin
Asian Composers League Conference and Festival
Spirit Labyrinth II (2009)
for Harp and String Orchestra
Performed by North South Consonance Chamber Orchestra,
Solo harpist: Megan Levin, conductor: Max Lifchitz
Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY, 2010
Fragrance of Baekje (2009)
for full orchestra
Performed by Ensemble TIMF, conductor: Soo-Yeoui Choi
Seoul Art Center, Korea, 2011
Six Paths (2007)
for 13 players
Performed by Luxembourg Sinfonietta, conductor: Marcel Wengler
Centre des Arts Pluriels Ed. Juncker, Luxembourg, 2008
Shadow of Golconda (2006)
for 15 players
Performed by ALEA III Contemporary Music Ensemble, conductor: Theodore Antoniou
TSAI Performance Center, Boston, MA, 2007
Orchestral /Large Ensemble (Chinese)
Serene Haven 浮 . 憶 (2015)
for large Chinese ensemble of 13 players
Soundscape: “Fa Chang” 法常響景 (2011)
for Chinese Chamber Orchestra
Performed by Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, conductor: Hee Chiat Chew
Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre, Hong Kong, 2011
Nine Actors 九角子 (2011)
for Chinese Orchestra
Performed by Singapore Chinese Orchestra, conductor: Tsung Yeh
SCO Concert Hall, Singapore, 2011
Chamber (Western)
Tranquility in Consonance (2016)
for flute, saxophone, bassoon and piano
Insight II (2015)
for flute, bass clarinet, violn, cello and piano
Performed by New York New Music Ensemble, Buffalo, NY, 2015
Fantasy on Green Island 綠島幻想曲 (2014)
for violin, cello and piano
Peace of Mind (2014)
for bass clarinet, baritone saxophone and piano
Insight (2014)
for viola, cello and piano
*Commissioned by Hong Kong Composers’ Guild
In Seventh Heaven (2014)
for saxophone, double bass and piano
Hermit (2014)
for 8 players of flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello doubla bass and piano
Performed by Ensemble Eclat, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Hong Kong, 2014
Distant Voices (2013)
for String Quartet
Performed by Quatetto Ascanio, Palagio de Parte Guelfa, Florence Italy, 2013
Silent Wind (2011)
for viola, guitar, and vibraphone
Performed by Curious Chamber Players,
Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt, Germany, 2012
Dark Side of the Shadows (2011)
for bass clarinet, cello and piano
Performed by Illnois Modern Ensemble, Krannert Center for Performing Arts, 2012
Time and Tide (2010)
for trombone and percussion (1 player)
Performed by Ryan Rongone, trombone and Jack Westmoreland, percussion
14 Pews, Houston Composers Salon concert, 2014
Basho’s Six Scenes (2010)
for shakuhachi, 2 violins, viola, and cello
Performed by Tajima Ken-ichi, shakuhachi and AMF String Quartet
Asian Music Festival, Tokyo Japan, 2010
Echo of Basho’s Voices (2010)
for flute, violin, cello, and piano
Performed by Festival New Music Ensemble,
The 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music, 2012
Yugen III (2009)
for alto (tenor) saxophone, Bb (bass) clarinet, and piano.
Performed by Thelema Trio, SCI National Conference, South Carolina, 2010
Black, Wood, Silence, Color (2009)
for erhu, guzheng, flute, bass clarinet, accordion, violin, cello and percussion.
Performed by Luxembourg Sinfonietta and guest players
Abbaye de Nemunster, Luxembourg, 2009
Reflection on Klee’s Ancient Sound (2009)
for Oboe, Bassoon, Viola, and Guitar
Performed by Ensemble Sortisatio, Musicarama New Music Festival, Hong Kong, 2009
Yûgen (2008)
for Flute (Piccolo), Bb Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Cello, and Piano
*Commissioned by San Francisco Chamber Mix ensemble
Performed by Foundation for Modern Music Ensemble
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Texas, 2013
Hundun (2008)
for Harp and Double Bass
Performed by Megan Levin, harp and Shawn Conley, double bass
Christ and St Stephen’s church, New York, NY, 2009
Karma II (2008)
for Flute, Bass Clarinet, Piano, Guitar, Percussion, Violin, Cello and Double Bass
Performed by Juventas New Music Ensemble, Boston, MA, 2007
In the Garden (2007)
for Flute, Bass Clarinet, Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass.
Performed by Ensemble Be, Asian Contemporary Music Festival, Seoul, Korea, 2009
Karma (2007)
for Flute, Bass Clarinet, Piano, Violin, Cello, and Percussion
Performed by E.A.R. UNIT New Music Ensemble, Arcosanti, Arizona, 2007.
Beautiful Mind (2006)
for String Quartet
*Commissioned by Creator of Music Performance Organization
Gorintou, Five Rings Pagoda (2006)
for Flute, Bass Clarinet, Piano, Violin, Cello, and Percussion.
*Commissioned by Hong Kong Composers’ Guild
Chamber (Mixed or Chinese)
Ding II (2016)
for guzheng and string quartet
Ding 鼎 (2015)
for double bass and guzheng
Betweem the Lines II《兩線之間 II》(2013)
for 12 mixed wester and chinese instruments
Performed by Chinese Virtuosi and Ensemble Amici, conductor: Kuok-man Lio
Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Hong Kong, 2013
Message from the Wind《秋月涼風》(2012)
for seven Chinese Instruments
Performed by Dingyi Music Ensemble, Singapore Conference Hall, Singapore, 2013
Awaiting the Dawn《群鶴待曉》(2011)
for seven Chinese instruments
Performed by Forum Music Ensemble, Soochow University Performing Arts Center,
Taipei, Taiwan, 2012
By the Lotus Pond《蓮葉清響》(2010)
for Wuji (Yuan) Ensemble
Performed by Wuji Ensemble, Kwai Tsing Theatre, Hong Kong, 2013
Solo Music
Jasmine Bloosom (2015)
for piano
A Spring Morning 曉春 (2015)
for flute
Ran 然 (2014)
for Guzheng
Performed by Yu-cheng Wang,
Roadhouse Community Arts Center, Vancouver, Canada, 2014
Hui 匯 (2012)
for flute
Performed by Elizabeth Talbert,
Community Music Center, San Francisco, California, 2013
Color. Valley (2010)
for Cello
Performed by Christophe Mathias
GroBer Akademie fur Tonkunst, Darmstadt, Germany, 2010
Spirit Labyrinth (2009)
for Harp
Performed by Jasmie Hogan,
Simon Music Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 2010
Sunflower (2008)
for Trombone
Performed by Aubrey Tucker,
Spring Composers’ Concert, Houston Community College, Houston, Texas, 2013
Vocal / Choral
Canción Cantada (2015)
for voice, flute and harp
Autumn Colors (2012)
for soprano, guitar and cello
Performed by Great Noise Ensemble, Ward Hall, Washington, D.C., 2013
Moonlight II (2008)
for Mezzo Soprano, Violin, Cello and Piano
Performed by HCC music faculty, HCC faculty recital, 2011
Discography
“The Luminous Mystery” for solo violin and orchestra, on the CD, “Turbulent Sky” by Navona Records.
Recorded by Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Vit Mužik (solo violin), Petr Vronsky, conductor.
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“Dark Side of the Shadows”, Composer: Stephen Yip, by Ablaze Records.
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“Hui”, solo flute on the CD, “Millennial Masters vol. 4” by Ablaze Records.
Recorded by Izumi Miyahara.
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“Sunflower”, trombone solo on the CD, “Paper Clips” by Navona Records.
Recorded by Andrew Malloy, trombonist.
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“The Legendary Phoenix”, piano and orchestra on the CD, “Fire and Time” by Navona Records.
Recorded by Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Martin Levicky (piano solo), Petr Vronsky, conductor.
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“Spirit Labyrinth II”, harp solo and chamber orchestra on the CD, “Crosscurrents” by North South Records.
Recorded by Megan Levin, harp solo and North/South Chamber Orchestra, Max Lifchitz, conductor.
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“Yûgen III”, chamber music on the CD, “Millennial Masters vol. 2” by Ablaze Records.
Recorded by Thelema Trio.
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“In the Garden”, chamber music on the CD, “Millennial Masters vol. 1” by Ablaze Records.
Recorded by TIMF Ensemble, Christopher Lee, conductor.
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“Gorintou - Five Rings Pagoda”, chamber music on the CD, “Mosaic” by Navona Records.
Recorded by Musica Nova New Music Ensemble, Lee Hartman, conductor.
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“Shun”, flute solo and strings on the CD, “Sound Paintings” by North South Records.
Recorded by Lisa Hansen, flute and North/South Chamber Orchestra, Max Lifchitz, conductor.
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“Hundun”, harp and double bass on the CD, “Ghosts” by Beauport Classical Records.
Recorded by Megan Levin, harp and Shawn Conley, double bass.
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“Raining in Autumn”, violin and orchestra on the CD, “Mementos” by Navona Records.
Recorded by Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Vit Micka, conductor and Ondrej Lebr, violin solo.
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“Yi Bi”, String Quartet on the CD, “Concours Molinari 2005-2006” by ATMA Classique records.
Recorded by Molinari String Quartet.
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“Novela”, Orchestra on the CD, “Masterworks of the New Era vol. 11” by ERM media records.
Recorded by Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Ian Winstin, conductor.
“Six Paths”, Sheng and 11 players on the CD, “Luxembourg Sinfonietta International Composition Prize 2008”, by Editions LGNM No. 408.
Recorded by Wu Wei, solo Sheng and Luxembourg Sinfonietta, Marcel Wengler, conductor.
“Karma III”, Octet on the CD, “Millennium Project: Made in the Americas”, by ERM media records.
Recorded by Millennium Symphony, Robert Ian Winstin, conductor.
“Shadow of Golconda III”, Chamber orchestra on the CD, “Masterworks of the New Era vol. 14”, by ERM media records.
Recorded by Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Ian Winstin, conductor.