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
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
Filters (orchestra version)(2015) · 11 min (in three movements)
for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra
alto saxophone, strings
Riflessioni (2014) · 17.5 min (in four movements)
Concerto for Bassoon, Orchestra, and Electronics
2 flutes (1 doubling alto flute, 1 doubling bass flute), oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), bass clarinet (doubling contrabass clarinet), bassoon, contrabassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, contrabass trombone, 3 percussionists, keyboard (with laptop running Max/MSP), accordion, bassoon solo, strings
Written for Patrick de Ritis
Pop Concerto (2014) · 27.5 min (in four movements)
Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra; arrangement of four popular songs (by Seal, Alanis Morrisette, U2, and Michael Jackson) with four cadenzas composed by Eliot Fisk
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, 3 percussionists, harp, piano (with some preparation), guitar solo, strings
Written for Eliot Fisk
At the River (2013) · 5.5 min
for soprano and orchestra
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones (3rd bass trombones), tube, timpani, 2 percussionists, soprano solo, strings
Commissioned by the Boston Landmarks Orchestra
Ballet (2013) · 20.5 min
for chamber orchestra with two pianos
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, 2 pianos, strings
Melody for Peace (2007) · 13 min
for Western Orchestra and Non-Western Indigenous Instruments
Western orchestra: flute, clarinet, soprano sax, strings; Non-Western Orchestra (including but not limited to): frula, bağlama, cümbüş, oud, pipa, tabla, talking drum, erhu, pipa, sarod, sarangi, horsehead fiddle (morin khuur), throat singers, star, piri, and other percussion from around the world
Commissioned from the Melody for Dialogue Among Civilizations Association and UNESCO
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