Soloist(s) and Orchestra
Bloom (2023), 20 min. - Concerto for koto, bass koto, voice (one soloist) and orchestra
Solo koto, bass koto, traditional voice (one soloist) / 2 2 2 2 / 4 2 3(1/2/3 btrbn) 0 / timp / perc / strings
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Birds Calling… from the Canada in You (2022), 27 min. - Double concerto for sho, sheng/suona, and orchestra
Solo sho / solo sheng/suona / 3(1/2/3 picc) 3(1/2/3 Ehn) 3(1/2/3 bcl) 3(1/2/3 cbsn) / 4 3 3(1/2/3 btrbn) 1 / timp / 3 perc / hp / strings
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Il Viaggio di Dante (2021), 18 min. - Concerto for Chinese instrument and orchestra
Any traditional solo Chinese instrument / 2 2 2 1 / 2 0 0 0 / perc / 1 1 1 1 1
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the last frozen teardrop to fall from the sky (2021), 30 min. - for guzheng, 2 percussion players and strings
guzheng / 2 perc / strings 4 0 2 2 1
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Hummingbird Lovers (2021), 12 min. 30 sec. - Double violin concerto
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(2022) for 2 violins and chamber orchestra - 2 solo violins / 1(fl/picc) 1 1(b cla) 1 / 1 1 1 0 / perc / hp / 0 0 1 1 1
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(2015) for 2 violins and chamber orchestra - 2 solo violins / 2(1 fl/2 picc) 0 0 0 / 2 2 2 1 / 3 perc / pno / hp / 4 0 3 3 2
See also - intercultural version: 2018
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If Raindrops aren’t Supposed to Land on the Same Spot Twice… (2009), 13 min. - Concerto for piano and orchestra
2(1/2 picc) 2(1/2 Ehn) 2(1/2 Eb cl) 2 / 4 2 3 1 / timp / 2 perc / pno / hp / strings
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String Orchestra
Peal of Bells in the Distant Clouds (2021), 7 min., 30 sec - 14 Strings
8 0 3 2 1
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let us not be the reason someone out there is praying for peace , 14 min.
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(2022) for string orchestra (regular seating, minimum 24 strings) 8 6 4 4 2
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(2020) for 42 spatialized strings 20 0 8 8 6
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Voices Ring in the Distant Breeze (2021), 6 min. - 16 strings
9 0 3 3 1
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ice melting trickling gently (2013), 10 min. - String orchestra
9 0 3 3 1
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as the snowflakes return to the sky (2009), 7 min., 30 sec. - String orchestra
8 0 3 2 1
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Orchestra
may spring breeze awaken the blossom in you (2019), 5 min. - Orchestra
2(1/2 picc) 2(1/2 Ehn) 2 2 / 2 2 0 0 / timp / strings
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so long as your tears are still in the sea (2018), 7 min. - for large spacialized orchestra
3(1/2/3 picc) 3(1/2/3 Ehn) 4(1/2/3/4 ctrbsn) / 4 5(1/2/3/4 crnt/5 crnt) 3 1 / timp / 2 perc / 2 hp / strings
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Into the Atmosphere (2014), 3 min. - for orchestra, based on a melody (online submission) by Yuki Nakanishi
2 picc 0 0 0 / 2 2 2 1 / 3 perc / pno / hp / 4 3 3 2
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forty years of snowfall will not heal an ancient forest – 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics (2010), 6 min. - Orchestra
picc, Eb cla, ob, ctrbsn / 4 3 2 1 1 / timp / 2perc / hp / strings
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Strawberry Love Panic (2008, revised 2009), 4 min., 30 sec. - Orchestra
2(1/2 picc) 2 2 2 / 4 2 3 1 / 2 perc (1/2 drum set) / hp / strings
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Intercultural Orchestra
as the first spring blossoms awaken through the snow (2021), 10 min. - for intercultural orchestra
flute, sheng, bass clarinet, setar, oud, perc, santur, erhu, viola, double bass
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Fly Away Phoenix, Into the Sky (2021), 16 min. - Concerto for Chinese instrument and intercultural orchestra
Any traditional solo Chinese instrument / perc / 3 erhus / 2 kamanches / Western strings: 3 0 3 2 1
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Hummingbird Lovers (2018), 12 min. 30 sec. - for 2 violins, Chinese concertino, and Western orchestra
2 violin soloists / dizi, sheng, pipa, daruan, yangqin, guzheng / 1(fl/picc) 1 1(b cla) 1 / 1 1 1 0 / perc / hp / 0 0 1 1 1
See also - western versions: 2015, 2022
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Chamber Orchestra
Enthalpy of Vaporization (2013), 10 min. - Chamber orchestra
2(fl/alt/picc) 0 0 0 / 2 2 21 / 3 perc / pno / hp / 4 0 3 3 2
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gently shaking the rain tree as the raindrops fall to the ground (2013), 11 min. - Chamber orchestra
picc, Eb cla, bsn/ctr bsn / 1 1 1 1 0 / perc / pno, 3 0 2 2 1
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If Raindrops are Supposed to be Clear and Colorless… why is the Rainbow in RGB? (1996), 18 min.
for chamber orchestra
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Opera / Cantata
I Have My Mother’s Eyes: a Holocaust Memoir Across Generations (2023), 75 min., English/Japanese
soprano, mezzo-soprano, shakuhachi, sho, koto (13+17 strings), piano, violin and cello
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The Old Man and the Sea (2017, revised 2019), 33 min. English
baritone (Santiago) / trombone (marlin) / fl, ob, b cla, bsn, hn, tpt, perc, 1 1 1 1 1
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Debris 45 min., English
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(2019) chamber opera for baritone, soprano, sho, shakuhachi, koto, sanxian
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(2017) cantata for SATB soloists, SATB choir, and chamber orchestra (fl, ob, perc, koto, strings)
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One Thousand White Paper Cranes for Japan, English/Japanese
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(2018, 25 min.) for soprano, sho, dan bau, pipa, erhu, shakuhachi, guitar, santur and cello
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(2016, 29 min.) for soprano, dan bau, sho, perc, strings (1 1 1 1 1)
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(2015, 25 min.) for soprano, b fl/picc, kayageum, koto, guzheng, perc
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(2014, 20 min.) for soprano, sho, koto, perc
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The Sea Inside of Me (2016), 15 min., English/Japanese
solo soprano
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October Morning (2014), 17 min., English/Japanese
coloratura soprano, piano
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Choir
Beloved (2019), 12 min., English/Japanese
SSATB soloists, 5 handbells and SATB
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Bloom (2018), 10 min., English
SSATB soloists, 5 handbells and SATB
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Yuki ya Kon (Come Falling Snow) (2017), 9 min., English/Japanese
MS, AAAA soloists + 4 hand bells and SSATTBB
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Hoping You Hear Me (kikoeru to iina) (2012), 6 min. 40 sec., English/Japanese
SSAATTBB a cappella
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in the sound of a clock (2011), 10 min., English/Japanese
MS, AAAA soloists + 4 hand bells and SSATTBB
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Prayer (2018), 10 min., English
SSAATTBB a cappella and percussion
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Raindrops Footsteps Raindrops Footsteps (amaoto ashioto amaoto ashioto) (2011), 7 min. 15 sec. English/Japanese
SSAATTBB a cappella
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ame (1995, revised 2011), 8 min. 30 sec., Japanese
SSA a cappella
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Tokei no Oto Nimo (In the Sound of a Clock) (2008), 8 min. 15 sec., Japanese
12 voices (SSSAAATTTBBB) a cappella
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Chamber Music
and even if the sky fades into the dark (2022), 16 min.
any traditional Chinese instrument and string quartet
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Poppies Still Bloom and Fall (2024), 20 min.
guzheng/liuqin, setar/tar, fl/picc, cl/bcl, vln, vc, perc, pno
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if only raindrops... (2019), 15 min.
actor, soprano, fl/picc, bcl, tpt, perc, vln, vc
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Kokoro (2018), 10 min., English/Japanese
sho, flute pipa, dan bau, guitar, santur, cello
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Life of a Snowflake (2017), 7 min.
18 electric guitars
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Gargoyles in Love (2017), 12 min. 15 sec.
wind octet (fl, Bb cla, 2 bsn, 2 trpt, 2 trmb)
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white, as the raindrops fall to the ground (2016), 12 min.
improvising intercultural ensemble: dan bau, sho, perc, strings 1 1 1 1 1
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ame potsu potsu (raindrops falling) (2013), 10 min.
improvising ensemble (2 fl, sop sax, 3 perc, pno, gtr, 2 vln, vla, 2 vc)
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gently, like the trickling of melting ice, 10 min.
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(2012) for string trio
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(2011) for string quartet
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White as the Raindrops Fall to the Ground (2008), 10 min.
picc, Enghrn, cla, hrn, perc, pno, vln, vla, vc, cb
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If the Sky is Supposed to be the Window to the Universe… (1999), 15 min.
piano and alto flute
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If the Wind is Supposed to be Hollow (1999), 18 min.
Eb Clarinet, audio CD and ensemble: picc, perc, kybd, gtr, hrp, vla, vc
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Spiral (1997), 16 min.
laptop (real-time animation + audio) and ensemble: fl/picc, cla, bsn, tpt, pno, hrp, gtr, str
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If the Sky is Supposed to be Blue… Why can I Only See White? (1995), 15 min.
fl/picc, cla, bsn, perc, kybd, gtr, hrp, vln, vla
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If Raindrops aren’t Supposed to Land on the Same Spot Twice… Why am I Standing Here All Wet? (1995), 10 min.
cl, vln, perc, pno
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Solo
The Dance Mother Hoped I Would Never Have to Learn: a Diabelli Variation (2022), Variable duration
piano
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Under the Same Big Sky (2020), for soloists at home around the world
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Neelamjit Dhillon, bansuri in Los Angeles, USA
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Naomi Sato, sho in Fijnaart, Netherlands
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Navid Goldrick, oud in Himeji, Japan
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Ali Razmi, tar in Richmond, Canada
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Geling Jiang, guzheng in Wuhan, China
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David Danel, violin in Prague, Czech Republic
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Saina Khaledi, santur in Coquitlam, Canada
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La Tintoretta (2013), 7 min
viola da gamba
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Still Shaking from the Latté (2010), 10 min
piano
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Marietta (1995), 7 min
viola da gamba
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Educational Music for Children
Seattle (2014) for children's choir and piano
Window (2014) for children's choir and piano
Senbazuru (2014) for children's choir and piano
love is the only feeling that can transcend time and space (2014) for children's choir, piano and Orff instruments
Saint James Academy and the Magical Musical Carpet (2014), an interactive improvisational interface for curious children and ensemble (open instrumentation)
Escape from the Evil Alien Surf-blasters (2010), a beach tune for 2 pianos, 8 hands
Bubble Tea Boyfriend (2009), a study in fusion for 2 pianos, 8 hands
Psycho Sonic Super Speedway (2008), a thrash metal fantasy for 2 pianos, 8 hands
Kissed by an Alien (2008) for solo piano
Puffy Pinky Pom-Pons (2007), para para for 2 pianos, 8 hands
Princess Don’t Kiss that Toad! (2007), contemporary waltz for 1 piano, 6 hands
Doom (1995) for tape and concert band
Electronic Music
Ame ga Futte Kuru – Rain is Beginning to Fall (2001) for digitally processed voice and live guitar
If Raindrops aren’t Supposed to Talk… (2000) for Disklavier and laptop
Frosty the Snowman’s First Cup of Coffee was his Last (1998) for snowman, custom built ice-melting sensor, and computer
The Sun is Beginning to Set (1997) for custom built sunset sensor and computer
Spiral (1997) for laptop (real-time animation and audio) and ensemble (fl/picc, cla, bsn, trp, pno, hrp, gtr, strings)
If Raindrops aren’t Supposed to Talk… Why am I Hearing Voices in my Head? (1996) for clarinet and laptop
If Raindrops aren’t Supposed to Talk… Why am I Standing Here, Speaking to the Rain? (1996) for harp, custom built harp-to-MIDI interface and computer
Ame Ga Futte Kuru – Rain is Beginning to Fall on my Head (1996) audio CD
Suzuran No Uta – Lilies of the Valley are Speaking to Me (1994) 8-channel tape