Chamber Music
solo
Tekening, erhu
Oneliner, glockenspiel
Fast Ghost, violin
His Unvarnished Image, violin
Hit, percussion
Sonata, piano
2 players
Resonanties, Six Pieces for two harps/harp ensemble
Lamentation, erhu & piano
Together, trombone & double bass
Bound by Bach, piccolo & harpsichord
Double Smooth Disaster, two vibraphones
The Stillpoint, violin & vibraphone
3 players
Wie Dieper Graaft/ Who Digs Deeper, oboe; harp; percussion
… en weende hij bitter/ … and He Wept Bitterly, piano trio
Clarinet Trio, clarinet; violin; piano
4 players
Fluster, string quartet
Confluence, erhu string quartet
Haywain, saxophone quartet
A Storm is Blowing from Utopia, piccolo; vibraphone; piano; percussion
aliquid stat pro aliquo, four singers & electronics
Kwart, flute; piano; vibraphone; cello
Four, flute; piano; vibraphone; guitar
Tetra, sopr. saxophone; viola; piano; guitar
5 players
Schietgebedjes, reed quintet
Quintetto, string quintet
Das Lied der Schwermuth, baritone & string quartet
erhu solo
Year of composition: 2022
Duration: 5’
Premiere: Lan Tung, erhu, November 27, 2022 Murray Adaskin Room, Canadian Music Centre, Vancouver, BC
More information on Tekening available here
glockenspiel solo
Year of composition: 2021
Duration: 7'
Commissioned for the Unaccompanied concert series by the Canadian Music Centre British Columbia in association with Redshift Music
Premiere: Vern Griffiths, glockenspiel; Recorded at the Murray Adaskin Salon, CMC, BC region, Vancouver
Video release on November 20, 2021.
More information on Oneliner available here
violin solo
Year of composition: 2018
Duration: 3'
Commissioned by Tjeerd Top for his solo album Fragile
Recorded at RCO House, Amsterdam, 1, 2, 3 March 2019
Premiere and album released: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 27 okt 2020
More information on Fast Ghost available here
violin solo
Year of composition: 2020
Duration: 3’
Premiere: Jack Campbell, violin; Canadian Music Centre British Columbia, Vancouver, January 27, 2024
More information on Hi Unvarnished Image available here
for percussion set-up
Year of composition: 2000
Duration: 7'
Premiere: Sarif Tribou, Tromp Percussion Festival Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2000.
More information on Hit available here
for piano solo in four movements
Year of composition: 1997
Duration: 10'
Premiere: Stephen Potter, King’s College London, UK, 2007.
More information on Sonata available here
For 2 harps
Duration 8’
Year of composition: 2024
Premiere: Joy Yu & Rosanna Chiu, Harp Ensemble Vancouver Academy of Music; Harp Fest, Koerner Hall, November 23, 2024
More information on Six Pieces available here
for trombone & double bass
Duration 6’
Year of composition: 2016
Premiere: Jeremy Berkman, trombone - David Brown, double bass; March 19, 2016 at 7:30 pm, Pyatt Hall, Vancouver
More information on Together available here
for erhu and piano with recorded samples
Year of composition: 2014
Duration: 5'
Commissioned by Corey Hamm and Nicole Li for PEP (Piano & Erhu Project)
Premiere: Heritage Hall, Vancouver, Canada. Modulus Festival, Oct.27, 2014
CD release: PEP (Piano and Erhu Project) Vol. 1, released December 18, 2014
More information on Lamentation available here
for piccolo and harpsichord
Year of composition: 2012
Duration: 5’
Commissioned by Mark McGregor and Christopher Bagan
Premiere: Music on Main at The Cellar, Vancouver, Canada, March 2012
More information on Bound by Bach available here
in four movements
Year of composition: 2001
Duration: 16'
Commissioned by Tjeerd Top
Premiere: July 8, 2004, Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, Argentina
More information on Sonata for Violin and Piano available here
for two vibraphones
Year of composition: 1996
Duration: 14'
Commissioned by Eduardo Leandro
Premiere: Rotterdam Conservatory, Netherlands, 1996
More information on Double Smooth Disaster available here
for violin and vibraphone in four movements
Year of composition: 1995
Duration: 17'
Premiere: Eduardo Leandro (vibraphone) Isabella Peterson (violin); May 2, 1995; Series Unanswered Question: Spiritualiteit en Mystiek, De IJsbreker Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Recording: Tjeerd Top, Gerben Grooten, Donemus Records DCV 336
More information on The Stillpoint available here
for 3 players
for oboe, harp and percussion
Year of composition: 2000
Duration: 4'
Released on CD ‘Captured images’, Beta Imaginations, Rotterdam 2000
More information on Who Digs Deeper available here
piano trio for violin, cello, and piano
Year of composition: 2001
Duration: 18'
Commissioned by the Doelen Ensemble
Premiere: De Doelen Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2001
More information on ...and he wept available here
for clarinet in B-flat, piano and violin
Year of composition: 1992
Duration: 6'
Premiere: Paul Rampaart (clarinet), Jolanda van der Valk (violin), Carmen van Rossum (piano); Willem Pijper Zaal, Rotterdam Conservatory, Netherlands, 1992
More information on Clarinet Trio available here
Duration: 3'
Commissioned: Ruysdael String Quartet
Year of composition: 2022 | 2023 (string ensemble)
Premiere: Ruysdaelkwartet, December 11, 2022, Splendor, Amsterdam
Premiere String Ensemble version: UBC Chamber Strings conducted by Eric Wilson; Roy Barnett Hall, University of British Columbia, December 2, 2023
More information on Fluster available here
Duration: 9'
Commissioned: Vancouver Erhu Quartet
Year of composition: 2021
Premiere: Vancouver Erhu Quartet conducted by the composer, December 10, 2021, Orpheum Annex, Vancouver
More information on Confluence available here
for saxophone quartet
Year of composition: 2012
Duration: 15’
Commissioned by the Rascher Saxophone Quartet
Premiere: November Music Festival, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, 10 Nov. 2012
More information on Haywain available here
for piccolo, vibraphone, piano and contrabass
In four movements
Year of composition: 2011
Duration: 21’
Commissioned by the Doelen Ensemble
Premiere: De Doelen Rotterdam, Netherlands, 17 March 2011
More information on A Storm is Blowing available here
for vocal quartet and electronic tape
Year of composition: 2008
Duration: 9'
Commissioned by Romain Bischoff and Vocal LAB
Premiere: Gaudeamus Festival Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan het IJ, Netherlands, September 2008
Prize: Toonzetters 2008 Competition; Winner category 6 players or less Netherlands
More information on aliquid available here
Kwart
for flute, piano, vibraphone, and cello
Year of composition: 2006
Duration: 5’
Premiere: Kokoro Ensemble, University of Bristol, UK, January 2007
More information on Kwart available here
Four
for flute, piano, vibraphone, and guitar
Year of composition: 2006
Duration: 5’
Premiere: Ensemble NOISE, SoundOn Festival, Athenaeum Library La Jolla, CA, USA, June 2007.
More information on Four available here
for soprano sax, piano, viola, and guitar
Year of composition: 2006/14
Duration: 5’
More information on Tetra available here
Year of composition: 1996-98
Duration: 16’
Premiere: Doelen String Quartet, Amstelkerk Amsterdam, Netherlands, Januari 21, 2001
Prize: First prize Martirano Composition Award, University of Illinois, US
Recording: Doelen Quartet Etcetera KTC 1339, 15 Oct 2007
More information on String Quartet No.1 available here
5 players
for reed quintet
Duration: 9'
Year of composition: 2005
Commissioned by Calefax Reed Quintet
Premiere: Muziekgebouw aan het IJ, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1 May 2005
More information on Schietgebedjes available here
for piano quintet
Duration: 17’
Year of composition: 2003
Commissioned by Amardi Quintet
Premiere: Amardi Quintet, Musis Sacrum, Arnhem, Netherlands, 2003
Score available at donemus.nl
More information on Quintetto available here
for string quartet and bass-baritone in 11 movements
Text: Friedrich Nietzsche
Duration: 22'
Year of composition: 2002
Commissioned by Doelen String Quartet
Premiere: Martijn Sanders (baritone), Doelen String Quartet, Institut Néerlandais, Paris, March 4, 2004
More information on Lied der Schwermuth available here