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Baritone and String Quartet (2021) 5’

A work that reflects on war and grief through a tradition Chinese poem.

- Winner of the 2024 Charles Ives Award in Chamber Music of the American Prize

- Winner of the 2023 Juilliard Gena Raps String Quartet Prize

Why can't we see the Rainbow!

8 Women's Voices (2022) 11’

A work that explores the timbral possibilities of eight women’s voices.

- The Third Place of the 2024 American Prize in Shorter Choral Works

As If Joy

Pierrot Ensemble 7’ (2026)

A work that captures joy as something pure, yet fragile.

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- Winner of the 2026 Juilliard AXIOM Competition

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

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Discover immersive performances of my most acclaimed works.

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ORCHESTRA

Echoes of Impermanence

Full Orchestra (2025) 13’

(3.3.3.3/4.3.3.1/timp.3perc/hp.pno. /strings)

Crossing

Full Orchestra (2021) 12’

(3.3.3.3/4.3.3.1/timp.3perc/hp.pno, /strings)

A work that reflects on impermanence, belonging, and the memories that truly matters.

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- Winner of the 2026 John Adams Award of the BMI Composer Awards

- Winner of the 2026 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award

- Winner of the 2026 Arthur Friedman Prize of the Juilliard Orchestra Competition

A work that explores the collision and coexistence of different lives, times, and realities.

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- Winner of the ASCAP 2023 Morton Gould Young Composer Awards

- Winner of the 2024 Arthur Friedman Prize of the Juilliard Orchestra Competition

Autumn Thoughts

Cello Solo (2023) 8’

A work that evokes loneliness and homesickness through a tradition Chinese poem.

Your Name Engrave Herein

Wind Orchestra (2024) 12’

1.1.1.1/1.1.0.0/hp.pno./stings

A profound exploration of loss and resilience through sweeping orchestral textures.

CHORUS/VOCAL

SOLO

ARRANGEMENT

None of Us Be Missing

Brass Quintet (2024) 10’

A work that cherishes human connection amid the fleeting nature of the world.

The Love that Dare Not Speak Its Name

Tenor and Piano (2023) 10’

A musical journey for love and shame.

- Winner of the SOLI Chamber Ensemble’s 30x30x30 Project Competition in 2024

As Time Passes...

Piano Solo (2021) 6’

A meditative work on healing and hope.

Heart! We Will Forget Him!

String Quartet (2023) 12’

A work that traces love through fragility, melancholy, and eventual release.

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