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Lapse of time, for flute, clarine, violin, cello, percussion and piano
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2014)
The inspiration for this piece came from some initial sounds in my mind. The music is combination of these sounds, which sometimes mix well and sometimes collide. In order to realize these sounds, I created three primary ...
To the Forgotten : for orchestra
(2013)
To the forgotten is inspired by the process of observing nature and realizing the interrelationship between humanity and nature by the method of self-preservation. I discovered a similar approach toward nature in three ...
Gumiho: how I tried to give up eating human livers and love someone: an opera in two acts
(2014-08-28)
Gumiho (pronounced goo-mi-ho) is an opera based on an ancient Korean folktale about
a 5,000 year old fox-monster with nine tails whose only source of nourishment is human
livers. The complete opera will be in two acts ...
The waters
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-12)
'The Waters' is a piece inspired by nature and the ways water manifests itself in nature.
Water can exist in such varied ways, from a flowing river to destructive hail to delicate
morning dew. These multiple existences ...
Time, Unfolding
(2014-09-30)
time, unfolding was written for performance in the 70th Annual Composers
Conference at Wellesley College. It explores the slow unfolding of musical materials
and how it affects our perception of musical time. The idea ...
Plantains in the rain
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-12)
"Plantains in the Rain" is an early masterpiece of Cantonese music (a type of Chinese
traditional instrumental ensemble music). The piece depicts the pattering of rain drops on plantains
in early summer. My composition ...
Love and Reform: a chamber operetta
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-23)
"Love and Reform" is a chamber operetta composed from a libretto written by the
composer for female narrator, soprano, tenor, bass, and string quintet. The drama is an
Epicurean satire concerning the imagined afterlife ...
Shadow of dew drops for piano trio
(2013)
Shadow of Dew Drops for violin, violoncello and piano was inspired by a poetry of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) "Xiao Chi - A little Pond" written by the famous poet Yang Wanli (1127-1206). This poetry depicts: the silent ...
Ms. Linto
(2014-09-30)
Ms. Linto is inspired by a famous Taiwan legend called Ms. Linto. This story happened in Tainan. Linto who is a widow and raises three kinds alone, was tricked out of her life saving by a smooth talking handsome man, ACSi ...
Dawn of Spring for full orchestra
(2013)
The orchestral work Dawn of Spring was inspired by a poem with the same title, which
was written by MENG Haoran, one of the most famous ancient Chinese poets during the Tang
dynasty. The poet described a lively picture ...
Bird-like: five scenes for sinfonietta (or chamber orchestra)
(2015-07-28)
Bird-like is a continuous series of five musical scenes for sinfonietta, or, optionally,
chamber orchestra (single winds, with a small string section). Each scene is inspired by the
motions, behaviors, and physical ...
Qiuci fantasy for full orchestra
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
Qiuci Fantasy is a two-movement work for full orchestra. Its inspiration
comes from the Quici people, who lived about 1,400 years ago in the Kuche region of
northwest China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The Quici people ...
Escape from the Evil Empire
(2015-07-28)
A dirge for soprano, women’s chorus, and orchestra, ‘Escape from the Evil Empire’ was
created with the idea of composing original music for an epic, major motion picture. The original
text speaks of unwanted souls in a ...
Symphonic Poem No. 1, Poems on Stone Drums, for Full Orchestra
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Symphonic Poem No. 1, Poems on Stone Drums is an orchestral piece with three main
sections played in a single continuous movement. Its inspiration comes from a set of ancient
Chinese seal scripts on ten drum-shaped ...
Five Ekmousikés for Solo Piano
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
“Five Ekmousikés” is a multi-movement work composed for solo piano, dedicated to and
to be premiered by my grandmother, Dr. Janet Bass Smith. Each movement in this work is
programmatically tied to a piece of extra-musical ...
The Birth of the Eternal for String Orchestra, Piano and Percussion
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)
The Birth of the Eternal is a one-movement composition for string orchestra, piano and
percussion. It is written as a centennial commemoration of the 1915 Armenian Genocide and
honors the memory of the victims of the ...
A Remedy for Death For Mixed Ensemble
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
A Remedy for Death is a three-movement composition for mixed ensemble,
which is inspired by the love of God in the bible.
The first movement, “The Fall of Man”, is based on the book of Genesis
chapter ...
Mock Trial!
(2016)
Mock Trial is a work for wind ensemble. It is inspired by proceedings common to debates and courtroom sessions, where multiple arguments are presented, examined and cross-examined. As a parody, the work pokes fun at the ...
Settings of the Sabbath
(2016)
Settings of the Sabbath is a piece written for large ensemble and SATB choir. The
Sabbath is a sacred time for Jews that starts sundown Friday night and ends at sundown
Saturday night. It is a time for reflection, ...
Songs from behind the curtain, an opera in three acts
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-25)
Songs from Behind the Curtain is the story of Pascal Baur, a damaged composer
in 1980's Hartford, who, as the musical director of the Hartford Opera Company, is
encoding Soviet messages into his operas. Within the operas ...