Author Archives: Roydon Tse

October 2025 – Earlier in 2022, I penned a new TTBB work for men’s chorus titled “Do you see me?”, a work that was in response to a color portrait of the same name by American artist Linda Lowery. This piece was eventually premiered by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington D.C. at the KennedyContinue reading “PORTRAITS Live, Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC – Up for GRAMMY Voting”

June 2025 – As the 2024/25 season wraps up, I am excited to announce that I have been selected for Tapestry Opera’s Composer-Librettist Laboratory (LibLab) over the summer to create new opera scenes. This unique program pairs librettists with composers over a 2-week period, leading to several works created in quick succession. Very excited toContinue reading “Selected for Tapestry Opera’s LibLAB 2025”

May 2025 – Hello! Despite being a busy season of teaching and composing, I am glad to be able to (finally) update everyone on what’s been cooking behind the scenes. First of all, I am very excited to announce that the Asian Youth Orchestra will be touring my newest work, “Illuminate“, in China, Japan andContinue reading “Asian Youth Orchestra Tours “Illuminate” in Taiwan, China, and Japan”

November 2024 – I’m happy to share my appearance on the third season of Notes of the North podcast, a show dedicated to Canadian composers and creators. I had the pleasure of speaking with host and founder of the show, Brianna Dai, a few weeks ago about how I became a composer and the conceptContinue reading “Composer Podcast feature on Notes of the North”

October 2024 – Just announced: the full Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of principle guest conductor Marin Alsop will be embarking on a tour of multiple cities in China, including Beijing, Tianjin, Chengdu, and Haikou. In addition to the standard repertoire, the Philadelphia Orchestra with tenor Thomas Glenn and baritone Valdis Jansons will reprise theirContinue reading “The Philadelphia Orchestra & Marin Alsop Performs Yellow Crane Tower in Beijing”

September 2024 – The Canada Council for the Arts has generously funded the composition of a new Concerto for Dizi and Cello for the 2024/2025 season. I am incredibly grateful for their longstanding support for the arts and for the chance to write something for two outstanding soloists, flautist Jiajia Li and cellist Andrea Case!Continue reading “Forthcoming: Double Concerto for Dizi and Cello”

June 2024 – Earlier this year, I received a very special invitation to be the featured guest composer at the Texas A&M University’s SoundWaves Festival in September 2024, an annual recurrence in Corpus Christi featuring new music by living composers. The festival will feature 12 works across my output from 2010 to 2023, ranging fromContinue reading “Texas A&M University SoundWaves Featured Composer”

June 2024 – This has been a busy (and hot!) summer month spent on the East coast of Canada, first at the Lunenburg Composition Academy and then for a short stint in Washington D.C. for the world premiere of “Do you see me?” by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington D.C. Going to the KennedyContinue reading “World Premiere Recap @ The Kennedy Center”

May 2024 – I have been holding this news for awhile but I am finally able to make an official announcement – I will be writing a new concerto for string quartet and orchestra, co-commissioned by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music (GLFCAM) and the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra for the esteemed Dali Quartet!Continue reading “Concerto for String Quartet & Orchestra Co-Commission”