Solo &

Orchestra

Autumn Waves – Meditations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky (2017)
for solo piano and chamber orchestra
Duration: 10 min
Scoring: 2.2.2.2-0.0.0.0-perc(2)-strings
World premiere: 21 October 2017 / Colleen Lee (piano), City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, Lio Kuok-Man
Note: the theme is Tchaikovsky’s October: Autumn Song from The Seasons

Chase III 追III (2015/2020)
for solo alto saxophone, marimba, vibraphone and strings
Duration: 8 min
World premiere: January 2021 / Timothy Sun (alto saxophone), Hong Kong Contemporary Music Group
Note: based on Chase; contains musical elements from Chase 追 by Leslie Cheung 張國榮

Imaginary Friends (2013)
for solo alto saxophone and chamber orchestra
Duration: 12 min
Scoring: 1.1.2(II=bcl).0-1.0.1.0-pf-strings(1.1.1.1.1)
World premiere: 22 September 2013 / Timothy Sun (saxophone), Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Vicky Shin

PRELUDE (2017)
for string quartet, harmonica quartet, percussion group, tap dancers and chamber orchestra
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 1.pic.2.2.2-2.2.2.0-timp.perc(2)-strings
World premiere: 27 November 2017 / Romer String Quartet, Veloz Harmonica Quartet, Lo Tung Lo Percussion Group, R&T (Rhythm & Tempo), City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, Fung Lam

Cross-

Disciplinary

Dance of Strings 弦舞 (2019)
Music for dance: for solo violin and string quartet
Duration: approx. 75 min
World premiere: 16 August 2019 / Jue Yao (violin), Hong Kong String Orchestra

Hong Kong Episodes 禾日水巷 (2015)
Multi-media concert in collaboration with Teriver Cheung (jazz guitarist/composer) and Anthony Lai (architect/video artist): for jazz quartet and chamber ensemble
Duration: 70-90 min
Scoring: fl.asax(=tsax)-strings
World premiere: 23 October 2015 / Jean-Michel Pilc (piano), Teriver Cheung (jazz guitar), Sam Minaie (double bass/bass guitar), Ross Pederson (drums), Timothy Sun (saxophone), Hong Kong Contemporary Music Group, Fung Lam

Chamber

Ensemble

Air (2013)
for flute quartet (four flutes)
Duration: 3 min
World premiere: 25 March 2013 / Gareth Davies (London Symphony Orchestra) and the Tempest Flute Trio

Amitabha (2002)
for flute (or sheng), Cor Anglais (or saxophone) and string quartet
Duration: 8 min
World premiere: 10 June 2004 / Halcyon
Note: semi-flexible instrumentation; described by Sydney Morning Herald as “a still pentatonic meditation, like a morning breeze over quiet water.”

Chase 追 (2015)
for solo Cor Anglais and percussion ensemble (5 players)
Duration: 8 min
World premiere: 4 August 2015 / Kwan Sheung-fung (Cor Anglais), Chau Chin-tung and musicians
Note: contains musical elements from Chase 追 by Leslie Cheung 張國榮

Fanfare (2015)
for brass and optional percussion (3 players)
Duration: 2 min
World premiere: 8 November 2015 / Members of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Float 飄 (2011)
for piano quartet
Duration: 9 min
World premiere: 31 October 2011 / Anonymous Quartet

Four Movements for String Quartet (2010)
Duration: 15 min
World premiere: 15 May 2010 / Borealis String Quartet

In Memoriam King Kowloon 悼念九龍皇帝 (2011)
for soprano saxophone and string trio
Duration: 20 min
World premiere: 21 May 2011 / Timothy Sun, James Cuddeford, William Lane, Jamie Jim

A Maze of Memories 憶迷離 (2018)
for er-hu (or haegum), flute, clarinet, string quartet, double-bass and piano
Duration: 10 min
World premiere: 24 October 2008 / Ensemble TIMF

Memories 憶 (2015)
for violin, alto saxophone and piano
Duration: 4 min
World premiere: 12 May 2015 / Contrast Trio

A Pensive Moment (2019)
for clarinet, cello and piano
Duration: 5 min
World premiere: 17 May 2019 / Meitar Ensemble

Remembering Dowland (2004)
for viol consort (two tenor viols, bass viol and lute, or treble viol, tenor viol, bass viol and lute)
Duration: 5 min
World premiere: 17 July 2004 / Maresienne Consort
Version for clarinet, violin, cello and vibraphone (2010)
World premiere of version: 6 May 2010 / Transit Ensemble

Round 圈 (2016)
for percussion ensemble (4 players)
Duration: 10 min
World premiere: 29 June 2016 / Toolbox Percussion
Note: knowledge of mahjong essential for performers

Square 方 (2013)
for two pianos and percussion (2 players)
Duration: 13 min
World premiere: 4 April 2013 / Louis Siu and musicians

Stratiform Reflections (2003)
for two antiphonal trumpets and string quartet
Duration: 3 min
World premiere: 2 March 2003 / Students of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

Traces (2017)
for piano trio and electronics
Duration: 8 min
World premiere: 11 February 2017 / Christina Kwok and musicians
Note: contains musical elements from Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and “Moonlight” Sonata

Traces II (2017)
for violin, saxophone and piano
Duration: 8 min
World premiere: 27 February 2017 / Contrast Trio
Note: arrangement of Traces; contains musical elements from Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and “Moonlight” Sonata

Traces III (2017/18)
for piano trio
Duration: 8 min
World premiere: 6 April 2018 / Fournier Trio
Note: based on Traces; contains musical elements from Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, “Moonlight” Sonata and “Ghost” Piano Trio

A Tranquil Moment (2013)
for viola, double bass and piano
Duration: 1.5 min
World premiere: 2 October 2013 / Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
Version for solo piano (2013)

Solo Piano

An Enlightening Moment (2013)
Duration: 1.5 min
World premiere: 6 July 2013 / Julia Samojlo

Entangled (2014)
Duration: 1 min
World premiere: 8 December 2014 / Alan Chu (Hong Kong New Music Ensemble)

A Fond Moment (2014)
Duration: 1.5 min

A Tranquil Moment (2013)
Duration: 1.5 min
Note: arrangement of original version for ensemble

A Tender Moment (2010)
Duration: 1.5 min

Instrumental

Caged (2016)
for solo cello with two bows and electronics
Duration: 6 min
World premiere: 4 April 2006 / Frances-Marie Uitti

Monologue (Homage to Toru Takemitsu) (2001)
for solo saxophone
Duration: 5 min
World premiere: 8 June 2000 / Libby Nash

Monologue IV (2016)
for solo saxophone
Duration: 4 min
World broadcast premiere: 11 September 2016 (TVB) / Timothy Sun
World concert premiere: 14 September 2018 / Timothy McAllister

Monologue V (2019)
for solo violin
Duration: 6 min
World premiere: 8 November 2019 / Patrick Yim

A Reflective Moment 靜思 (2012)
for clarinet and piano
Duration: 1.5 min
World premiere: 16 May 2012 / Hong Kong Composers Guild Ensemble

Three Pieces for Carillon (2005)
Duration: 6 min
World premiere: 12 March 2005 / John R. Knox
Note: premiered at The Atkinson Carillon, London

White 白 (2017)
for violin and piano
Duration: 6 min
World premiere: 11 February 2017 / Kitty Cheung and Christina Kwok

Choral/Vocal

Something There (2009) - text by Samuel Beckett (1974)
for solo female voice
Duration: 5 min
World premiere: 27 February 2009 / Frances M Lynch

The Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓 (2015) - poem by Cui Hao 崔顥
for SATB chorus and piano
Duration: 4 min
World premiere: 3 January 2016 / HKIEd Chamber Singers and HKIEd Choraliers, Richard Tsang
Note: published on the CD "New Choral Settings of Tang Poems" (Hugo Productions LPCD1630-7343)

Music for Art

Installation

Music for The Mills (2020)
sound installation
Duration: 30 min
World premiere: January 2020 / The Mills, Hong Kong
Note: contains text from The Memory of Herbs by Chan Wai-yee (Chan Wai)

Orchestration

He Luting/Li Jinguang: A Medley of The Wandering Songstress and Ye Lai Xiang (arr. 2016)
賀綠汀/黎錦光：天涯歌女、 夜來香
for symphony orchestra
Duration: 4 min
Scoring: 2.pic.2.ca.2.bcl.2-4231-timp.perc(3)-harp-strings
First performance: 26 October 2016 / Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden

Debussy: Five Songs (arr. 2012)
Harmonie du soir (from Cinq poèmes de Charles Baudelaire)
Dans le jardin
Beau soir
Spleen
Jane
for solo soprano and mixed ensemble/chamber orchestra
Duration: 15 min
Scoring: 1.1.1.0-0000-pf-strings
First performance: 17 November 2012 / Louise Kwong (soprano), Hong Kong Virtuosi, Yang Yang

Handel: Messiah (selections) (arr. 2015)
I. Sinfonia
IV. An the glory, the glory of the Lord
XII. For unto us a Child is born
XLIV. Hallelujah
for chorus and cello ensemble
Duration: 20 min
First performance: 25 December 2015 / Learners Chorus and Hong Kong International Cello Association

David Popper: Requiem (arr. 2006)
for three solo cellos and 8-part cello ensemble
Duration: 8 min
First performance: 20 October 2006 / Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Cello Ensemble

David Popper: Requiem (arr. 2010)
for three solo cellos and string orchestra
Duration: 8 min
First performance: 6 August 2010 / Lynn Harrell, Yeesun Kim and Eric Han (cellos), La Jolla Music Society SummerFest Chamber Orchestra, Cho-Liang Lin

Sigur Ros: Glosoli (arr. 2005)
for chamber orchestra and optional chorus
Duration: 5 min
First performance: 7 December 2005 / BBC Concert Orchestra, John Wilson