ORCHESTRA
A Fantastic Journey (1992) 22 mins.
2222/4231/timp. 2 perc. hp. pno./str.
East Meets West (2012) 12 min.
2222/4231/ timp 2 perc. Hp., strings
Ecstasy (1987) 15 min.
2222/2200/2 perc. pno/str.
Excursion en Gapsesie (2014) 29 min.
2222/2200/ 1 perc./ strings
Four Seasons Suite for Orchestra, The
(1994) 12 min.
2222/2000/1 perc./strings
Flower Drum Song (1984) 6 min.
2222/2000/1 per./str.
Gate of Harmonious Interest 8 min.
2222/4231/ Timp. 3 Perc./str.
Goddess of Mercy (1976) 5 min.
2222/4231/perc. 2/str.
Harmonious Interest (2013) 50 min.
2222/4230/ Timp. 2 Perc., Hp. /str./ singer, actor, dancer
optional Hulusi player
Land Beautiful, The (1988) 16 min.
String Orchestra
Maniac Chase Music (2010) 8 min.
2222/4231/3 perc. hp./strings
Memento Mori (1998) 20 min.
3333/4231/3-6 perc. hp./strings
Memento Mori (1998) 20 min.
2222/2211/3 perc.hp./strings
Poetry On Ice (1995) 18 min.
String Orchestra
Railway Suite (1998) 15 min.
1(1)1(1)22/4231/Timp.3 perc.Erhu, Guzheng, Yanqin
mixed chorus/strings
Reflection (1984) 5 min.
String Orchestra
Revelation (1984) 20 min.
2222/2210/2 perc./str.
Salt and Vinegar (2012) 12 min.
String Orchestra
Strings Together (2012) 12 min.
String orchestra
Temptation (2012) 5 min.
Electric guitar & piano
Treasured Pasture Leisure Pleasure (1989) 15 min.
1111/1000/0/str.
Welcoming Spring (2022) 7 min.
2*ob., Eng.,22/4221perc., hp.,/strings
List of Works
OPERA
Dragon's Tale (2022) - 95 mins.
4 SATB soloists, SATB choir, and chamber ensemble:
1111/1110/hp., Guzheng, Pipa, Erhu/Zhonghu, perc./11111
Ice Time (2004) - 15 mins.
soprano, mezzo soprano, cl., perc., pno., vln., & vlc.
Iron Road (2001) - 130 mins.
4 soloists, (5 minor characters) SATB choir and orchestra
2222/4221/hp, kybd., 2 perc. erhu, guzheng, yangqin/strings
The Weaving Maiden (2006) - 70 mins.
SATB, mixed choir, narrator, dizi, pipa, yangqin, guzheng, percussion, erhu, & gehu
SOLOIST WITH ORCHESTRA
Concert Music for Four Horns (1980) 16 min.
4 Horns, Strings & Percussion (2 or 3)
Daughter of Master Chin (1975) 20 min.
(Text: ancient Chinese poems, trans. S. Obata)
Sop. solo; 3222/4231/4 perc. hp. pno./str.
Donas de Fuera (2023) 15 min.
Flute, String Orchestra
Gibora (1997), a concerto for viola & orchestra 20 min.
2222/2200/3 pno/vla solo/strings
Harp Concerto (2022) 18 min.
version for Harp & string orchestra
Lullaby (1993)
soprano, erhu, strings 5 min.
Pearl of Asia (1997) Co-Composer: Alice Ho 30 min.
1100/1000/1 pno/erhu/sop. solo/mixed chorus/strings
Refuge (1998) 18 min.
Flute, Eng. Hn. & String Orch.
Rise (1994) 8 min.
Pno. solo; 1111/1000/1 perc./str.
Railway Suite (1998) 15 min.
SATB Choir & Orch.
Soulmate (2001) 6 min.
version for solo cello and string orchestra.
Three Folksongs (1998) arrangement 15 min.
Erhu, Guzheng, Yanqin & Orch.2222/ 2 perc./strings
SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE
Ecstasy for Band (1988) 15 min.
Foung (1978), for wind ensemble 10 min.
Memento Mori (1998-2003) for wind ensemble 20 min.
Rise (1997), for concert band 7 min.
CHAMBER MUSIC
A New Dawn (2012) 8 min.
Fl., Ob., Cl., Bs., Hn., Tpt., 2 Vln., Vla., Vla., & DB
A Tribute to Charles Chan 4.5 min.
Guitar solo
All That Glitter In Water (2013) 12 min.
Sop., Cl., Vln., & pno.
Ambiance (1999) 13 min.
Solo Cl.
Among Friends (1989) 15 min.
Cl., Vlc., & pno.
and the masks evoke...(2000) 18 min.
vln., vlc., & pno
Asia Pacific Fanfare (1997) 1.5 min.
Brass Quintet
Ave Maris Stella (2002) 6 min.
Harp, 2 vlns., vla., & vlc.
BA(N)FF (2003) 3 min.
Solo Horn (& pno)
BA(N)FF Fanfare (2003) 3 min.
Trpt., hn., & 2 trb.
Belonging (2000) 13min.
version for accordion & string quartet
Celebration of Life & Death (2008) 10 min.
Sheng, 2 vlns., vla., & vlc.
Charmer, The (1994) 13 min.
Oboe d'amore solo; fl. (alto fl.) Bass cl., 2 perc., vln., vla. vlc.
Charmer, The (1994) 13 min.
Viola solo; 2 perc.
Consequential Web of Life, The (2010) 20 min.
Fl./Picc., Cl/Bass Cl., 4 trbns., 1 perc., Elect. Gtr./Parlour (a custom-made instrument, 2 vlns., vla., & vlc.
Cool Mountain Water (2000) 7 min.
for violin & piano
Cool Mountain Water (2000, 2009) 7 min.
for piano
Cosmopolitan Suite (1988) 15 min.
Pno & perc. (1)
Crystal Blue Persuasion (1996) 17 min.
4 bsns.
Culinary Delights (2013) 7 min.
Percussion solo, Elect Guitar, & pno
Disquiet, The (1990) 15 min.
Cl., vln. vla. & vlc
Double Happiness Trio 9 min.
2 Erhus, & Harp
Double Happiness, (version 2) 9 min.
Erhu & Pno.
Ecstasy for Flutes (1987) 12 min.
2 picc., 4 fl., alto fl. & bass fl.
Éveil aux Oiseaux (2005) 14 min.
Picc., fl., Ob.,Eb Cl., Bb Cl., B. Cl., Bsn., 2 hns., tpt., Suling, Peking,
Panerus, Gambang, Bonang, Jenglong, Kempul, Kacapi, Kendang, and CB.
Éveil aux Oiseaux (2005-8) version 2 14 min.
Picc., fl., Ob.,Eb Cl., Bb Cl., B. Cl., Bsn., 2 hns., tpt., 5 perc. & CB.
Everlasting Voice (1981) 9 min.
Hn. & tape
Fanfare for Dawn (2011) 2 min.
3 C tpts, 4 hns, 3 tbns, & Tuba
Flute Octette (1984) 14 min.
2 picc., 4 fl. (2nd doubles picc.) alto fl., & bass fl.
Four Seasons Suite (1973) 15 min.
Fl., ob., 2 cl., hn. & bsn.
Glenn Gould Gala: A Fantasia and Fugue 8 min.
Solo pno
Heaven and Earth (2012) 5 min.
Ba Gua and Piano
Hey Duke (2010) 2 min.
Any instruments
“I Think That I Shall Never See..." (1993) 13 min.
Cl., Vlc. & pno
In Search of… (2004) 16 min.
Solo piano
Joy in Tranquility (1975) 4 min.
Fl. & pno.
Journeys (2009) 13 min.
Poem: Gary Snyder
Narrator, Contralto/Gong, 2 vlns., Vla. da gamba & Vlc.
Late In A Slow Time (2006) Poem by Carole Langille 30 min.
Vln. Pno., & Narrator
Lullaby (1993) 5 min.
soprano & piano
Majestic Flair (1987) 8 min.
piano
Miao Kong (2000) 9 min.
for flutes, clarinet & piano
Moods of Lake Couchiching 11 min.
Sheng, Daegeum, Koto, Gayageum, 2 vlns., vla., vlc. & db
Musical Offering (1994) 3 min.
2 vla.
Mute Muse (1984) 18 min.
Cb. solo
Mystique (1996) 17 min.
multiple flutes (1 player), oboe d'amore & harpsichord
Nature/Nurture (2002) 15 min.
Fl., Ob., Cl., Bsn., Hn., & Marimba
Nuage precieux (1987) 13 min.
Ob., cl., bsn., hn., tpt., hp., pno., vln., vla. & vlc.
Our Finest Hour (1999) 19 min.
Cl., vln., vlc. and pno
Pachelbel Variations 4 min.
Electric Guitar & Piano
Par-ci, par-là(1996) 16 min.
1111,1211, perc. organ/1111
Par-çi, par-là (2004) 13 min.
2 trpts, perc.(1 or 2) vln., vlc., & pno.
Phantasmagoria (1980) 3 min.
hpschd. solo
Piao (2003) 12 min.
Fl. & pno
Piao (2006) 12 min.
Fl. & perc.
Piao (2003-4) 12 min.
Vlc. & pno
Pitkä Talvi (2017) 15 min.
Marimba/Vibraphone and String Quartet
Prairie (1977) 6 min.
Music for Trombone & Tape
Promenade (1992) 3 min.
Organ solo
Reflection, for Solo Organ (1992) 5 min.
Reflection, for Solo Harp (1992) 5 min.
Reflection, for Solo Piano (1972) 5 min.
Rhythm of Life (1995) 12 min.
Piano solo
Rise (1994) (Version 1: 8 min.)
tpt. & organ (Version 2: 5 min.)
Rise (1994) 8 min.
Pno solo; fl., cl., 1 perc., vln. & vlc.
Rise (1994) 8 min.
2 pno.
Sakura (2011) 5 min.
2 vlns., vla., & vlc.
Salmon Quintet, The (1992) 10 min.
vln., vla., vlc., cb. & pno.
Saxophone Quartet (1989) 14 min.
SATB Sax.
Snack Snag (2010) 2.5 min.
for Voice, B. Cl., Tpt., 1 perc. & vln.
Sonatina for Piano (1972) 15 min.
Sonatina for Two Guitars (1973-83) 16 min.
Sound of Sound (2002) 12 min.
Cl., & Perc. (1 or 2 Players)
Soulmate (1995) 5 min.
solo vln.
Soulmate (1995) 5 min.
solo vla.
Soulmate (1995) 5 min.
solo vlc.
Soulmate (1995-2003) 6 min.
Solo vlc. & pno
Speak Out (2008) 5 min.
Solo Clarinet
Spring Nest (1993) 5 min.
Solo fl.
Star of the Sea (1996) 5 min.
2 unspecific instruments & Hpschd.
Star of the Sea (1996) 5 min.
A. Fl., E. H. & Hpschd.
String Quartet No, 1 (1977) 20 min.
String Quartet No. 2 (1981) 22 min.
String Quartet No. 3 (1998) 13 min.
String Quartet No. 4 (2005) 20 min.
String Quartet No. 5 (2015) 16 min.
Tai Chi (1985) 18 min.
Fl., ob., hn., pno., perc. (2) vln., vla., vlc., cb. & Tai Chi artist (opt.)
Temptation (2012) 6 min.
Elec. Guitar & pno
Tête à tête (2007) 6 min.
For Mandoline and Guitar
Three Movements for Clarinet and Piano (1978) 16 min.
Three Movements for Clarinet and Percussion (1981) 14 min.
Vast (1987) 5 min.
piano
CHORUS
Ave Maris Stella (1995) 5 min.
Text (in Latin): Traditional
Version 1: 2 voices and Piano
Version 2: SATB and Piano
Version 3: SSAA, fl., ob., cl., bsn., 2 vlns., vla., & vlc.
Version 4: SATB A Cappella
Beautiful is the East (1998) 5 min.
Text (in Chinese): Mark Brownell & George K. Wong
Version 1: SATB Choir, Erhu, Guzheng, & Yanqing
Version 2: SATB Choir, Erhu, Guzheng, Yangqin & Orch.
Version 3: SATB Choir & piano
Carla's Poems (1999) 17 min.
Text (in English): Carla Hartenberger
Version 1: SSAA Choir, Fl., Ob., Cl., & Bssn.
Version 2: SSAA and piano
Flower Drum Song of Feng Yang (arr. 1978) 4 min.
(Text: trad. Chinese folk song)
SATB & pno.
Monastery Behind the Mountain 5 min.
(Chinese version, 1981; Eng. version, 1983)
(Text: Ch'ang Chien)
SATB & pno.
Pater Noster (2010) 10 min.
SSA Choir
Pearl of Asia (1997) Co-Composer: Alice Ho 30 min.
Text (in Chinese): Eric Lam, Au Ching
1100/1000/1 pno/erhu/sop. solo/mixed chorus/strings
Railway Suite (1998) 15 min.
Text: Mark Brownell
SATB Choir & Orch.
Search for Plum Blossoms In Snow (arr. 1986-88) 3 min.
(Text [in Chinese]: Liu Shee)
Version 1: SATB & pno.
Version 2: SATB, fl. ob. & Str. qt.
Version 3 (1999): Sop., Fl., & 2 pnos.
She Who Hears the Weeping World (2008) 9 min.
SSAA & pno
To God of All Nations (1976) 12 min.
Text (in English): The Bible, Koran & Buddhist writings
SATB, perc. & pno.
To God of All Nations II (2006) [different music] 13 min.
Text (in English): The Bible, Koran & Buddhist writings
SATB, perc. & pno.
Weaving Maiden, The (2006)
Sop., m. sop., tenor, bass, SATB Choir, Dizi, Pipa, Guzheng, Yangqin,
Erhu, Gehu, & 1 Percussion 1 hr.
SOLO VOICE
As I Rode To Claim My Bride (1970) 2 min.
(Text: Anon. Chinese classic poem)
Sop. & pno.
Daughter of Master Chin (1976) 12 min.
(Text: Anon., trans. by S. Obata)
Sop. & 2 pno.
A Dirge In The Woods (1975) 3 min.
(Text: W. B. Yeats)
Sop. & pno.
Farewell (1970) 2 min.
(Text: Li Po, trans. H. A. Giles)
Sop. & pno.
Glimpses of the Moon (1994) 12 min.
(Text: Stephen Parks)
Sop. & hp
Journeys (2009) 13 min.
Poem: Gary Snyder
Narrator, Contralto/Gong, 2 vlns., Vla. da gamba & Vlc.
Lady Magnolia (1982) 10 min.
(Text: ancient Chinese poems)
Sop., elec. gtr. & 3 synth.
Lullaby (1993) 5 min.
(Adapted from nursery rhyme)
Soprano, erhu optional, & piano
Make Way! 3 min.
Text: Mark Brownell
for high voice and piano
On A Quiet Night (1975) 3 min.
(Text: Li Po, trans. S. Obata)
Sop. or mezzo-sop., fl. & pno.
That Glitter In Water 12 min.
Sop., cl., vln., & pno. Text: Carole Langille
Soulmate 6 min.
Vocalise
Waiting (1972) 4 min.
(Text: Meng Hao-Jan, trans. H.A. Giles)
Sop., fl. & pno.
Wild Night! Wild Night! (1979?) 4 min.
Sop., a. sax., & Vlc.
Yeh-Pan Yüeh (1978) 9 min.
Text: anon. Chinese poem
Voice & tape