Chang’E and the Elixir of Immortality (mixed orchestra version) (2022) · 15min
for mixed orchestra (seven Chinese instruments and Western symphony orchestra)
dizi, 2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, sheng, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, suona, 3 trumpets, 2 horns, 2 trombones, yangqin, 2 harps, pipa, zhongruan (doubling daruan), guzheng, timpani, percussion (4 players), strings
Original version for Chinese Orchestra commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Zhongguo Pop (orchestra version) (2021) · 11 min
for Chinese quartet and string orchestra
dizi, erhu, pipa, guzheng / strings
Written with support from a MacDowell Fellowship
Chang’E and the Elixir of Immortality (Chinese orchestra version)(2019) · 15 min
for Chinese orchestra
bangdi, qudi, xindi, 2 soprano sheng, tenor sheng, bass sheng, soprano suona, alto suona, tenor suona, bass suona, soprano guan, alto guan (doubling double bass guan), bass guan, yangqin, xiaoruan, pipa, zhongruan, daruan, guzheng, timpani, 4 percussionists, gaohu, erhu, zhonghu, gehu, bass gehu
Commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
The Legend of Cowherd and Weaver Girl (牛郎织女之神话) (2018) · 19 min
Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra
2 flutes (1 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, tuba, 3 percussionists, percussion solo, harp, piano, strings
Written for Wang Beibei
Shui. Life. (2012) · 5 min
for erhu, 4-speaker audio, and video projection
erhu, fixed media (Mac laptop running Max/MSP), optional video projection
Commissioned by the Melody for Dialogues Among Civilizations Association; written for Guo Gan
Erhu-Flute (2011) · 9 min (in six movements)
for flute and 4-speaker audio
flute, fixed media (Mac laptop running Max/MSP)
Written for Orlando Cela
Cherry Blossoms (2011) · 6 min
for pipa solo with glockenspiel and drum
pipa, glockenspiel, drum
Written for “Cherry” Yu Yuanchun
Jeu de Paume (Pipa and Guitar) (2008) · 11 min
for pipa and guitar
pipa, guitar
Written for Eliot Fisk and Wu Man
Ping-Pong (Western orchestra version) (2006) · 18 min
Concerto for Pipa and Symphony Orchestra
2 flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 percussionists, harp, pipa solo, strings
Commissioned by and written for Min Xiao-Fen