I answered this questionnaire for the pianist and musicologist I-Hsuan Olivia Tsai in March last year.  She has been doing research into Western composers living and working in Asia, and has given presentations on my music alongside that of Paul San Gregory and Michael Timpson.  Her next Lost in Diversity presentation will be at the…Continue Reading ““Lost in Diversity”- questionnaire response (from March ’23)”

“South of the Great Wall”- premiere at Passauer Saiten, Passau (March ’24)

Festival Link: Die Pipa: Volksmusik aus Taiwan im Spiegel unserer Zeit   Six months from conception to completion, South of the Great Wall (《城南荒原》) is one of my more ambitious works to date.  I’ve made threee different versions: a duet for soprano and guitar, a trio for sheng, pipa and ‘cello, and a quintet for the…Continue Reading ““South of the Great Wall”- premiere at Passauer Saiten, Passau (March ’24)”