My Works

Setting of a Chinese poem from the Tang dynasty, commissioned and performed by Heritage Chorale.

Read by Aspen Conducting Academy at Aspen Music Festival and School, 2021.

Wind Whistle focuses on the conflict and intertwinement between two characters: one is active, fast and restless, while the other is long, sustained and drowning. Both ideas are presented in the very beginning of the piece, and developed throughout in various formats, including multiphonics, slap tonguing, timbre trill, etc. The sound effects of...

My then fiancé (now husband) and I had been in a long-distance relationship for nearly two years. The most difficult moments were not when we are apart, but when I had to watch them drive away after visits. The shortlived happiness of yesterday fresh in my mind, doubled the aching of the long and lonely anticipation of the coming days. In these ...

This piece is inspired by the wave movement of water ripples. Water waves are a mixture of longitudinal and transverse waves, and they have various shapes, directions, and dimensions. In this piece, I try to present an auditory illustration of three-wave movement and its effects, from formation to the point until it fades from view. In the first...

This piece is inspired by an ancient Chinese song “Sky-Shading Apricot Blossoms” (杏花天影) composed by Jiang Kui in 1187. I used the first four notes of this song, which are formed in a quasi-symmetrical structure, as the foundation and motive in my piece. This quasi-symmetry can be found in its pitches, rhythm, and structure. This piece also used ...

This piece is inspired by a trip I took to the Grand Canyon in 2017. I was deeply touched by its magnificence and the splendid starry night that I had never experienced before. In this piece, I try to reveal the beauty of that night in my memory through various percussion instruments.