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October 2023 – It is an honor and privilege to be among the 15 finalists for the Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes! About the Prizes: The Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes/Les Prix Johanna-Metcalf des Arts de la scène (Johannas) celebrate mid-career and early-career artists across multiple disciplines who have made a recognized impact on the fieldContinue reading “Metcalf Foundation Announces 15 Finalists for the 2023 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes”

June 30 – Summer is finally here in Canada and as students prepare for their long anticipated summer break, I am getting ready for a busy two-months of writing that will hopefully yield five new pieces by the end of August! Before I get into that however, I want to say how grateful I amContinue reading “May – June 2023 News”

April 2023 – Signs of winter are beginning to abate in Toronto as the snow melts to reveal the grey and green hues of the city. It has been another busy and productive few months with some exciting projects, performances, and news to announce. Colorado Wind Ensemble Artist-in-Residence I am excited to announce that IContinue reading “March – April 2023 News”

March 2 – Happy Thursday! I am pleased to share two new videos of premieres that happened recently. Coincidentally, both are works involving voice and poetry! The first is a song cycle commissioned by my friend Jialiang Zhu for soprano and piano, titled Clouds are the Language of the Sky which sets beautiful poetry byContinue reading “New Premieres & Videos”

Feb 16 – The new year has been off to a great start with performances and exciting news! Here is a roundup of some of the highlights thus far: The Philadelphia Orchestra and iSing! One of the highlights thus far were two performances of Yellow Crane Tower with the Philadelphia Orchestra and iSing! Suzhou atContinue reading “Jan – Feb 2023 News”

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 “Summer 2022 News”