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About
Dr. Roydon Tse is a composer and educator who seeks to communicate with listeners from all backgrounds. His music – for orchestral, vocal and chamber forces – have been commissioned & performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Brussels Philharmonic, Esprit Orchestra, Tafelmusik, the Atlanta Opera, Verona Quartet, & members of the Minnesota, Paris Opera, Canadian Opera, and La Scala Orchestras, among others.
Born in Hong Kong, Roydon was a teaching artist for the Canadian Opera Company and is a resident faculty for the Lunenburg Composition Academy in Nova Scotia. He completed his D.M.A at the University of Toronto and currently serves as Assistant Professor of Composition and Theory at the University of Saskatchewan.
Upcoming
May 30, 2026
Boston New Music Initiative
Da Xi (MA Premiere)
Somerville Music Spaces
Boston, MA, USA
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June 3-6, 2026
New Music on the Bayou
Living Waters
Black Bayou Amphitheatre
Monroe, LA, USA
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June 10, 2026
Yonit Kosovske, Harpsichord
overture & improvisations
Conservatorio “G. B. Martini”
Bologna, Italy
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News
- 2026 Dora Award NominationJune 2026 – The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) today officially announced the nominees for the 2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, celebrating excellence in the city’s professional theatre, dance, and opera communities. Among the celebrated nominees is the critically acclaimed contemporary production Tapestry Briefs: Under Where, produced by Tapestry Opera. I am honoredContinue reading “2026 Dora Award Nomination”
- 2026 Miami International GuitART Festival Composition CompetitionFeb 2026 – My guitar work “Toccata and Hymn” has received an honorable mention at the 2026 Miami International GuitART Festival Composition Competition. Congratulations to all!
- New Representation with Truant Artist ManagementJan 2026 – So excited to be working with Truant Artist Management moving forwards! It is truly an honor to be joining their roster which includes some of Canada’s finest composers and musicians working today.
- Finalist, Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers 2026Jan 2026 – It is an incredible honor to be one of five composers selected as finalists for the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers in 2026! As part of the competition established and administered by McGill University in Montreal, I will be writing a new work for Montreal’s Ensemble Paramirabo premiering in September 2026.
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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