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Dec 05 – I couldn’t be more excited to share that on January 6 & 7, 2023, a cast of veritable singers from the iSing! Festival including tenor Thomas Glenn, Baritone Valdis Jansons, and the Philadelphia Orchestra will come together to give the US premiere of “Yellow Crane Tower“, a composition for SATB chorus, soloistsContinue reading “iSing! & the Philadelphia Orchestra”

Oct 21 – I am happy to announce that my composition Fantasies on Tang Poetry was awarded a 2nd prize from the SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers in the choral/vocal category this year! The piece was commissioned by Tianjin Juilliard faculty Katherine Chu for the incredible baritone José Rubio and musicians from the TianjinContinue reading “SOCAN Foundation Awards 2022”

Aug 4 – We are already halfway through summer and I hope everyone is enjoying this season so far! Summer for me has been incredibly busy with many projects in the works. Instead of writing a separate post for each, here is the cliff notes version of all the happenings to-date: Composition Competition NewsMy workContinue reading “July-August 2022 News”

June 25 – The last week has been a whirlwind of activity, and I am just getting around to updating the website with some posts. First of all, my heartfelt thanks to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and conductor Gustavo Gimeno for the committed performance of Unrelenting Sorrow, a TSO commissioned work for 2020 which wasContinue reading “TSO Season Finale – Reviews”

April 12 – It is a huge honor to be working with The Atlanta Opera as part of their 96-Hour opera project! I will be collaborating with New York based librettist Marcus Yi on a 10-minute chamber opera work inspired by stories from Atlanta Georgia, to be performed on June 20, 2022. From the AtlantaContinue reading “The Atlanta Opera 96-Hour Opera Project”

March 28 – It is an honor to have my complete solo piano repertoire included in the newest edition of the Royal Conservatory of Music’s 2022 Piano Syllabus! Updated every seven years, the current syllabus features a comprehensive list of composers, including several living Canadian composers. This year’s revision includes four of my compositions writtenContinue reading “Compositions selected for RCM Piano Syllabus”

March 18 – I am excited to announce that my wind ensemble work “Flow” was awarded an honorable mention in the Coups de Vents International Composition Competition in Paris, France! Originally scheduled to be held in the Spring of 2021, the competition was postponed several times due to the COVID pandemic. The final was heldContinue reading “Coups de Vents International Composition Competition”

March 17 – The Ottawa Pops Orchestra announced the winners of their new call for scores: six Canadian composers including myself were selected for this inaugural call. My work Preludes for four clarinets – commissioned in 2015 by friend and colleague Jack Liang – was selected and will be performed in a future season. ExcitedContinue reading “Ottawa Pops Orchestra Call for Scores”

Mar 8 – The last few months have been a crazy time for the world, and during these dark times, the act of creation and art-making can seem like a futile exercise in the face of all that is terrible. However, I do believe that art, and especially music, has a place in all theseContinue reading “Vancouver Chamber Choir Interplay Workshop”

Jan 21 – Happy New year! 2022 has already proven to be quite busy, and I am looking forward to announcing several projects that are forthcoming. In the meanwhile, I am happy to share that the Ontario Arts Council has approved funding for a new Bass Clarinet solo with electronics, for clarinetist Jack Liang. TheContinue reading “Ontario Arts Council Funds Commission”