Victoria Dimensions 維度

(for string quartet)

Victoria Dimensions utilises visual information retrieval (VIR) technique, tracing the skyline and sealine of the Victoria Harbour, one of the world's most iconic harbours known for its picturesque scenery and vibrant atmosphere, as the source of inspiration within the compositional process. As the work unfolds, the audiences are invited to embark on a sonic voyage that mirrors the dynamic interplay between skyscrapers and waterways, capturing the essence of this bustling metropolis.

Shanshui 山水

(for flute & interactive media)

Shanshui is a work for flute and interactive media. Through the reception of sonic artefacts from the flutist during the performance, the software programme dedicatedly developed for this piece transforms the flute voice into visual artefacts that depicts scenery or natural landscapes of a shan shui (山水畫). It metaphorizes the flute instrument as an ink brush and the melodic phrases as strokes that ‘draw’ the mountain-water picture gradually within the given duration. The musical constructs also utilize extended flute techniques and alternative fingerings to imitate the oriental style of edge-blown wind instruments with the filtering and echoing effect to provide an aura of immensity and mystery to the scene.

Sound Map V

(for MIDI keyboard & audio samples)

Sound Map V is a piece depicting the soundwalk of the Victoria City, an early city limit set in 1903 by the British Colonial Government in Hong Kong. History and the sonic footprint of this de facto capital of Hong Kong has mostly been vanished, but some of the sound objects still remain functioning today. Through the soundwalk brought by this piece, you could hear the double-bell ring by the tram, noise from the street market, sound from the nature, as well as citizens’ dialogues. This piece turns the keyboard instrument as a sound mapping controller to trigger sound objects as well as synthesized sound to guide the soundwalk searching for the sonic footprint of this city.

DingDing 叮叮

(for violin, viola, cello, piano & tape)

Ding Ding is a video-and-music work that recreates the experience of a soundwalk on the tramway with pre-recorded artefacts, synthesized and instrumental sound.

Canonic

(Graphic score for 12 players)

Canonic is a collaborative electronic improvisation using graphic notation in a spatial setting. The musical content is in four-part canonic structure in which different parts improvise based on the same graphical materials starting at different time with various electric/digital instruments depending on the performance practice of the electronic music ensemble. Scrolling score is employed to allow for coordination of complex structures and the synchronization of canonic parts. The work explores the chemistry generated by the interactions between individualized musical interpretations and expressions of visual source material, offering a sound-centered, sonic-spatial experience to its audience.

Sketch of Tai Nan Street 大南街剪影

(for bass clarinet, viola, double bass)

大南街是位於深水埗的街道,漫步此道,就像走過歷史,看到當年的香港。這裡沒甚麼歷史大事件,而是極盛極衰的環境下生活的人們,堅守本分,這些片段來得更誠實真摯。樂曲將會以單簧管、中提琴及低音大提琴演奏,凝聚這細緻和諧的一幕。