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WORKS

Solo

Life By The River (2019) 6-7'

alto saxophone (and free instrumentation)

The Seven Angels (2014-19) 25'

organ

Clima (2019) 5'

piano

Walks (2014/2019) 3'

piano [see Walks On Water]

Ground from Window Shopping (2015) 4' 30"

piano 

Clara-Luna (2017) 7' 30"

violin

Air (2014) 3' 30"

violin

Scherzo Nervoso (2013) 4'

violin

Four Reflections (2010) 7'

viola (or violin)

Five Reflections (2010/2022) 8' 30"

violoncello 

As It Is (2013/2021) monologue, dialogue, and harmony 7'

contrabass

Chamber 

winds/harp/piano

Swings and Slides (2024) 6'

alto saxophone and piano 

The Seventh Angel (2014/2023) 4'

brass ensemble (4.3.3.1)

Antiques and Heirlooms (2023) 12'

harp and clarinet

Suite from Kampung Spirit (2021/2023) 12'

harp and viola

Three Trees (Three Friends in Winter) (2016) 4'

3 ​flutes (fl.3 ossia alt.fl)

Five Constellations (2010) 8'

flute and harp (or piano)

Suite from Pursuant (2013/2018) 4'

wind quintet

Homages (2016) for double quintet 8'

wind quintet and brass quintet (1.1.1.1. 2.2.1.1.)

Constellations (2009) for mixed quintet 6'

flute, bassoon, harp, piano, violin

percussion and...
See-Saw (2023) 11'

marimba and violoncello 

Lost in Order (2006/2016) 5'

timpani and flute

strings 
Give and Take (2023) 16'

string quartet (No. 2)
 

Twin Cinema (2021-22) 11'

for string nonet (2.2.2.2.1)

Echoes (2008/2011) 14'

string quartet (No. 1)

CROSSROADS To The Last Brandenburg (2021) 3'

2 violas
 

Sandcastles (2015) 6'

violin and piano

Suite from Laksa Cantata (2013/2018) 9'

violin, violoncello, piano

mixed Instrumentation 
Eight Hundred Bowls《八百》(2022) 7'

guzheng, oboe, violoncello, and percussion

 

Wave (2019) 2'

guzheng (with optional recitation, poem in English by Sara Florian)

Anderson Bridge (2018) 6'

sheng, yangqin, guzheng, pipa, and percussion 

The Little Things (Raindrops)雨点点点滴滴滴落(2018) 4'

clarinet, pipa, yangqin, and guzheng 

Umbrella雨伞(2018) 3'

clarinet and guzheng (with optional recitation, poem in Mandarin by Lin Fang) 

 

Opera

LILY (2022-24)
part I. A Day A Lily (2022) docu-opera. 20'
Libretto by Jack Lin

voices (1): LILY, soprano. SON, pianist/tenor.

instrumentation (4): piano, violin, viola, violoncello  

part II. Losing Lily (2024) opera. 40'
Text by Jean Tay

voices (3): LILY, soprano. CAREGIVER, mezzosoprano. SON, tenor.

instrumentation (4): piano, violin, viola, violoncello  

Arianna On Another Island (2022) children's opera. 27' 

Libretto by Sara Florian

solo voices (3): ARIANNA, soprano. BACCHUS, tenor. FATHER, baritone.

chorus voices (6, optional): S1, S2, MS, T, Bar, B

instrumentation (1): piano 

Kampung Spirit (2021) opera in two episodes. 25'

Libretto by Sara Florian

voices (5): soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, and narrator

instrumentation (7): piano, 1 perc., strings (1.1.1.1.1)  

Panic Love (2020) a cappella opera.  20'

Libretto by Felix Cheong 

voices(5): MARIAM, soprano. MOTHER, soprano/mezzo-soprano. 

3 GREEK CHORUS MEMBERS: tenor 1, tenor 2, and bass  

[Suite for solo soprano and piano available, 10']

A SINGAPORE TRILOGY (2012-2018) Libretto by Jack Lin
Kopi For One (2018) chamber opera. 30'

voices (3): WAITRESS, soprano/mezzo-soprano. DAUGHTER, soprano. FATHER, tenor

instrumentation (5): flute (doubling finger bells), clarinet in A, violin (doubling temple block), violoncello, piano

Window Shopping (2014) chamber opera. 20'

voices (2): WOMAN, soprano/mezzo-soprano. GIRL, soprano 

instrumentation (5): flute, clarinet in Bb, violin, violoncello, piano

Laksa Cantata (2012, revised 2018) chamber opera. 20'

voices (2): LEAH, soprano. STEPHEN, baritone/tenor 

instrumentation (3): clarinet in A, violin, piano

Pursuant (2013) musical. 90'

Lyrics and book by Jonathan Lim

voices: ETHAN, tenor. [VARIOUS]. children's chorus

instrumentation (10): fl. (doubling picc). cl. hn. drumset (doubling vib.), keyboard/piano, 1.1.1.1.1(doubling electric bass)

April Showers (2010) chamber opera. 10'

Libretto by Elizabeth Dow 

voices (3): BRIDE, soprano. BRIDESMAID 1, soprano. BRIDESMAID 2, mezzo-soprano.

instrumentation: piano

 

Songs  

Songs for Mukul (2021) song cycle. 13' 30"

high voice and piano

This Distance Between Us (2021) Father and Son & Farewell. 7'

recitation, voice and piano

Fisherman's Pantun (2020) song. 3' 30"

tenor and piano (transposition for baritone is available)

Viral Lode (2020) song. 6' 30"

high voice and piano

Choral

Faith (2023) 4'

poem by Jollin Tan

SSAATTBB

Violet Trees紫花树》(2018) 4'

Mandarin poem by 佟暖 (tongnuan)

SATB, piano 

Water (2017) 4' 

poem by KTM Iqbal

SSAA, piano  

Three Nansi Songs (2015) 9' 
poetry by Pooja Nansi

S, MS, A, T, (Bar.), B

Island岛》(2012) 4'
Mandarin poem by Liang Wern Fook

SSAA, piano

Ariadne's Love (2011) 6'

SSAATB and string orchestra

Ariadne's Lament (2010) 4'

SSAATB

Orchestra 

String Orchestra

Ariadne's Lament (2010) 4'

strings (with obbligato viola solo)

 
Sinfonietta
Walks on Water (2014/2021) sinfonietta with solo piano 8' 30"

solo piano, flute, clarinet (Bb), percussion (bd., t.t., vib., glock., sizzle cym., large sus. cym.), violin, violoncello.

[alternative instrumentation: 1.1.1.1. 1.1.1.0  percussion (see above), solo piano 1.1.1.1.1]

 
Orchestra
Rain Tree (2011) orchestra. 12'

picc.2.2.2.2.  4.2.3.1. (timp. bd. crotales. vib. mar.) harp. strings

of an ethereal symphony (2015-6) for orchestra. 7'

picc.2.2.2.2.  4.3.3.1. (timp. + 2 perc.) vib./celesta, harp. strings

Sand Sketches (2012) orchestra. 6'

2.2(II=Cor.A).2.2(II=Cfg.)  2.2.2.1. (3 perc) harp. strings

Recess! (2022) for orchestra. 4'

1.1.0.0.  2.2.2.1. (timp.+3 perc.) strings

Concerto
Vanda (2014-18) concerto for violin and orchestra. 20'

2.2.2.2.  4.2.3.1. (timp.+4 perc.) harp. solo violin. strings

Saving Theseus-Ariadne's Love (2011/2014) concerto for viola and chamber orchestra. 12'

1.1.1.1.  1.1.1.0 (timp.) solo. viola strings. (optional Chorus for movement II)

A Carp Emerges (2014) concerto for marimba, percussion and orchestra. 16'

picc.2.2.2.2.  4.2.3.1. (timp.+3 perc.) solo marimba. strings

'Triple' Concerto《三人行》(2019) for erhu, ruan, percussion and wind ensemble. 20'

2.2.2.2.  4.2.3.0. (2 perc.) harp, contrabass. 

soloists (3): erhu, ruan, and paigu/marimba

 

Wind

Toward Dawn (2010) 10'

wind ensemble

Arrangements

Concerto De L'adieu (2023) 10'

solo violin, string orchestra, organ

Beatles Songs (2014) 10'

string orchestra

Howl's Moving Castle (2013) 6'

string orchestra, piano

Three Chyi Yu Songs (2010) 10'

string orchestra

Count On Me, Singapore (2010) 3' 30"

wind band

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