About
Named one of CBC Music’s Top “30 under 30” Canadian Classical Musicians (2017), Dr. Roydon Tse is an award-winning composer and educator based in Toronto. His music, for orchestral, vocal and chamber forces, have been commissioned & performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Esprit Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Atlanta Opera, Verona Quartet, & members of the Paris Opera and La Scala Orchestras, among others.
Born in Hong Kong and now based in Calgary, Roydon was a teaching artist for the Canadian Opera Company and is a resident faculty for the Lunenburg Academy of Music Composition Program. He is the winner of the 2023 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize.
Recent & Upcoming
April 17-28, 2024
Red Cedar Chamber Music
Da Xi (10 performances)
Iowa City & Cedar Rapids
Iowa, USA
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May 5, 2024
Steinberg & Fleezanis Foundation
Stone Pond (World Premiere)
Westminster Church
Minnesota, MN, USA
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June 16, 2024
GM Chorus of Washington D.C.
Do you see me (World Premiere)
The Kennedy Center
Washington D.C., USA
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News
- Art Music Society Call for ScoresStarscape selected for the Art Music Society’s 2024/25 Call for Scores – Congratulations to all!: “We have received a total of 165 submissions from 27 countries and were impressed by the variety of influences and cultures that this contest managed to attract. While proud of this achievement, we are adamant on continuing our mission andContinue reading “Art Music Society Call for Scores”
- The Ontario Arts Council Supports New Band WorkFeb 2024 – “Without Diversity, creativity remains stagnant”, said a certain Edward Enninful, former editor of the British Vogue, in a 2014 interview. It is a quote that resonates with my practice as a composer and exemplifies the fuel that gives life to creativity. Through diversity, both in thought and in societal representation, we find new waysContinue reading “The Ontario Arts Council Supports New Band Work”
- The Toronto Arts Council supports new Song CycleJanuary 2024 – Happy New Year! For those of you reading this, I hope your new year has been off to a great start. 2023 was a busy year and from the looks of it, I am excited for what 2024 has in store. Starting the year off is news that I have received a Toronto Arts CouncilContinue reading “The Toronto Arts Council supports new Song Cycle”
- 2023 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts PrizeNov 30 – Thank you, thank you, and thank you, to the Metcalf Foundation for the 2023 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize. Their commitment and generosity towards the arts is astonishing, and I am simply honored to be on the receiving end. Congratulations to all the winners & finalists last night, including composer Sami Anguaya,Continue reading “2023 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize”
Press
Black Waltz by Roydon Tse displayed intense fragments of gesture exquisitely layered to create a sound world best described as “if Ives went dancing to the waltz,” showing off impeccable control of structure and orchestration.
Kevin Baldwin – I Care if You Listen
Another highlight proved to be the WSO premiere of Roydon Tse’s imaginative Jest…[Roydon] clearly knows how to write a light hearted bon-bon brimming with youthful vitality, underscored by his knack for creating tightly crafted, textural effects
Holly Harris – Winnipeg Free Press
His compositions speak with an honest expression, are well thought out in structure and compelling arcs of sound. Roydon will impact contemporary music in Canada.
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award Citation
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