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SOLO / DUO

Threads of Perception

Threads of Perception

13’20”

for piano and percussion, for JAM on the Marsh Festival 2025 at St. Nicholas’ Church in New Romney, performed by Bei Bei Wang & Thomas Kelly

All is Left Unsaid

All is Left Unsaid

6’30”

for alto saxophone, piano and field recordings, for Dartington Summer School and Festival 2023 at Dartington Estate in Devon, performed by Carl Raven & Sarah Nicolls

Chantra

Chantra

6'

for solo prepared harp, commissioned by Ian Lim for the Contemporary Music in Action (CMiA) series and premiered at Royal College of Music in 2023

CHAMBER

A Hundred States of Joy

A Hundred States of Joy

38'

for 11 players, premiered at the Blackheath Halls in 2025

Amuse Bouche

Amuse Bouche

15'

for violin, harp and piano, for Rude Health Festival at Trinity Laban in 2024

Sojourners in the Playground of Time

Sojourners in the Playground of Time

7’

for 15 players, premiered by the Trinity Laban Contemporary Music Group at the Queen’s House, as a part of the Daryl Runswick Competition Final 2025

Stratiotes

Stratiotes

11'

for erhu, tenor recorder (db. cornetto), viola, cello and percussion, premiered at the RCM Museum Late Concert Series 2023

ORCHESTRA

Quotations of Confabulation

Quotations of Confabulation

5’20”

for large orchestra, at the Blackheath Halls, incorporated into A Hundred States of Joy: V in 2025

OTHER

The Confessional

The Confessional

17'

for 4 dancers and 4 musicians, an installation curated at Laban Studio Theatre for CoLab Festival 2024

Unfamiliar Reflections

Unfamiliar Reflections

18'

for 13 performers, showcased at Laban Studio 3 as a part of CoLab festival 2025

Tethered

Tethered

3'

for 2 dancers and field recordings

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