Large Ensemble
2018 | parting Composed for Royal College of Music New Perspectives Concert Dec 2018 for fl.(=pic.), ob., 2 cl. (2/bcl.), 2 sax. (alt., ten.), bsn. – hn., tp., b. tbn. – perc. – str. (1.1.1.1.1) duration: c. 10′ Premiere – 4 Dec 2018 – conducted by Timothy Lines, Royal College of Music, London, UK. |
2015 | 短奏曲 (“Short Piece”) for 1 bangdi, 1 qudi, 1 gaoyinsheng – 1 yangqin, 2 pipa, 2 zhongruan – 4 erhu, 2 vc. duration: c. 6’ Premiere – 13 Mar 2016 – Cambridge University Chinese Orchestra Society – West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, UK. |
2013 | 听说… heard that… Commissioned for Raffles Institution String Ensemble & Chinese Orchestra joint concert 2013 for 8 vln.(div.), 3 vla., 3 vc., 2 cb. – 2 gaohu, 2 erhu, 2 zhonghu duration: c. 5’20 Premiere – 14 Nov 2013 – Raffles Institution String Ensemble & Chinese Orchestra (combined strings ensemble), conducted by Wei Shing Chan – School Of The Arts Concert Hall, Singapore. |
2011 | 黑光 Dark Light Composed for Singapore International Competition for Chinese Orchestral Composition 2011; Won the Singaporean Composer Award for 2 bangdi, 1 qudi, 2 xindi – 2 gaoyinsheng, 2 zhongyinsheng, 1 diyinsheng – 2 gaosuona, 1 zhongsuona, 1 disuona, 1 guan – 2 yangqin, 2 liuqin, 4 pipa, 4 zhongruan, 2 daruan – perc. – huqin (7.14.7), 6 vc., 3 cb. duration: 8’ Premiere – 25 Nov 2011 – Singapore Chinese Orchestra, conducted by Tsung Yeh – Singapore Conference Hall, Singapore. Discography available on Spotify. |
WAR: A Soundscape Composed for Raffles Institution (Junior College) Guitar Ensemble for guitar ensemble of ca. 40 players (alto/prime/bass classical guitars) duration: c. 4’ Premiere – 20 May 2011 – NAFA Lee Foundation Theatre, Singapore. |
Chamber
2018 | 想起贾爷爷 Thinking of elder Jia for xindi, clarinet (Bb), soprano sheng, alto sheng, vibraphone, 2 vln., vc. duration: c. 7’ Premiere – 23 Nov 2018 – Shanghai Conservatory of Music, China. |
moments : Dartington Composed for the Tritium Trio, at Dartington International Summer School for clarinet trio duration: c. 5’ Premiere – 24 Aug 2018 – Dartington Hall, Totnes, UK. |
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[ autofocus ] Composed for the Heath Quartet, at Dartington International Summer School for string quartet duration: c. 6’ Premiere – 24 Aug 2018 – Dartington Hall, Totnes, UK. |
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rococo (For Laura, Erin, Lucy & Chris) for three violins & cello duration: c. 4’15 Premiere – 19 Jun 2018 – Girton College, Cambridge, UK. |
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Tari Ratoh Jaroe (“Ratoh Jaroe Dance”) for saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) duration: c. 6’20 Unperformed. |
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repose I for baroque flute, baroque viola & harpsichord duration: c. 4’40 Premiere – 16 Mar 2018 – Royal College of Music, London, UK. |
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repose III for Baroque chamber ensemble (of any number of players) duration: c. 4’ Premiere – 16 Mar 2018 – Royal College of Music, London, UK. |
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EXCITATIONS for flute, clarinet (B b), tenor saxophone, guitar, viola & cello duration: 8’30 Premiere – 1 Mar 2018 – conducted by Jonathan Cole, Royal College of Music, London, UK. |
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2017 | Technically Dancing – i. free three for wind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn) Unperformed (work in progress). |
2016 | kinetic – Four studies for String Quartet (String Quartet No. 1) duration: c. 6’25 Unperformed. |
2015 | Trio for Clarinet (Bb), Violin & Piano in 4 movements duration: c. 6’40 Unperformed. |
2012 | Quintet Commissioned for the Ensemble MusikFabrik project (for the Raffles Institution student ensemble) for trombone, vln., vla., vc., cb. duration: 5’ Premiere – 2 Jan 2013 – conducted by Peter Veale, Raffles Institution (Secondary), Singapore. |
2011 | 雨后 After Rain for pipa, guitar & yangqin duration: 3’45 Premiere – 5 Aug 2011 – Raffles Institution (Junior College), Singapore. |
Vocal
2019 | “Future” Composed for Singapore Youth Festival 2019 Festival Concert for SATB, synthesised backing track and electronics duration: c. 4′ Premiere – 5 Jul 2019 – Esplanade Theatre, Singapore. |
2018 | aḍḍā আড্ডা Won ‘Two performances and publication’ in the Diaphonia Edizioni • Associazione Musicale “Bellini” of Messina • Minelli-Dacey Duo ‘Flute-like-Voice’ Call for Scores Published by Diaphonia Edizioni for soprano and flute duration: c. 10’ Premiere – 21 Oct 2018 – Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Messina, Italy. |
Dream-Time (To Isabelle Tett) for solo soprano duration: c. 4’ Unperformed. |
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Mother’s lullaby (“Wiegenlied der Mutter” / “母亲的摇篮曲”) for SATB choir (a cappella) duration: 4’ Unperformed. |
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the caged bird sings… for mezzo-soprano, oboe & horn duration: 6’30 Premiere – 15 May 2018 – Royal College of Music, London, UK. |
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2017 | pe_ple_sc_ns Composed for Taylor-Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize Exhibition Concert, in response to Kurt Hoerbst’s People Scans for soprano, baritone & electronics duration: 3’ Premiere – 8 Dec 2017 – National Portrait Gallery, London, UK. |
The Snow Queen for two sopranos & one alto duration: c. 4’30 Unperformed. |
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The Ocean Breathes for 12 solo voices (4 S., 2 A., 2 T., 4 B.) & 3 suspended cymbals (7’, 13’, 16’) duration: 6’10 Unperformed. |
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still changes for soprano & piano duration: c. 9’20 Unperformed. |
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2016 | “…-ing a sound-…” setting of three poems by members of the Girton Poetry Group for mezzo-soprano, counter-tenor, bass, vln., pno. & synth. sounds duration: c. 7’20 Premiere – 24 Apr 2016 – Girton College, Cambridge, UK. |
2015 | Maranâ thâ (“Come, O Lord”) Won the Ely Consort 2015 Advent Carol Composition Winners Prize for SATB choir (a cappella) duration: 3’20 Premiere – 28 Nov 2015 – Ely Consort Choir, conducted by Matthew Rudd – Ely Cathedral, Ely, UK. |
Videntes stellam for SATB choir with piano duration: c. 3’30 Unperformed. |
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2012 | 耶和华是我牧者 The Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23) for soprano & piano duration: 3’15 Unperformed. |
Solo
2019 | Three tunes from Teo-chew operas (For Olivia Chuang) for solo cello duration: c. 6’30 Unperformed. |
2018 | sometimes we try to shoot the moon (For Marianne Huang) for solo piano duration: c. 5’ Unperformed. |
through the | thicket | In response to Nathanael Gubler’s |thicket /-/-/ gesträuch| for solo alto flute duration: 5’20 Recorded by Carla Rees – Oct 2018; unperformed. |
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strips for solo flute duration: 6’40 Workshopped by Sara Minelli – 2 May 2018 – Royal College of Music, London, UK. |
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2017 | deca- Composed for the 10th anniversary of the Composers Society of Singapore for solo piano duration: c. 1’15 Premiere – 17 Aug 2017 – Moritz Ernst – NAFA Lee Foundation Theatre, Singapore. |
Three Movements for Organ (For Lucy Morrell) duration: 8’10 Unperformed. |
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2011 | Four musings for piano for solo piano duration: c. 5’ Premiere – 24 Apr 2016 – Girton College, Cambridge, UK. |