COMMISSIONS AND REQUESTS
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
ACADEMIC AWARD
(updated to) 2008 (see Recent Performances for further details)
影音景DIN! a sound-visual installation
commissioned by the National University of Singapore Arts Festival 2009
Untitled concerto for sheng and double wind ensemble
commissioned by the Encounter High WInds Ensemble, Malaysia
2007
彳\彳|\行／彳行／亍 for Chinese Orchestra
commissioned by the Singapore Chinese Orchestra
Kuang for guitar, pipa and oud
commissioned by Rencontre Trio for 21st International Guitar Festival Fribourg, Switzerland
Untitled for singer and piano
requested by Marco Schiendelmann for University of Redlands School of Music Faculty Showcase concert
Mantra Imagine for SATB vocal ensemble
commissioned by the Singapore National Arts Council for The Singers Vocal Ensemble
Mountain Bright for chamber ensemble of 14 players requested by faculty ensemble of School of Music, University of Redland
2006
Frissions for solo violin, commissioned by Kia Hui Tan
Dragon Singing . Autumnal Water for flute and oboe, requested by Helen Bledsoe and Peter Veale of musikFabrik
Yuan for 2 or more musicians, requested bysinger, Sigune von Osten and multi-instrumentalist, Wu Wei for PARKMUSIK "Neue Ho(e)rizonte" 2006 10th Anniversary Festival
Alban-Angel-Remember for solo viola or cello, requested by Adrianne Elisha
2005
Shide Song commissioned by the Ding Xiao Yan Ruan Ensemble on their 10th Anniversary
2004
Meditation on the Mantra of the Heart Sutra for voice and metallic bowl requested by Nicholas Isherwood, Paris, France
Re-veiling Variations for mixed ensemble commissioned by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for Singapore New Music Forum 2004
2003
5 Songs for Thich Nhat Hanh for a-cappella choir commissioned by the Singapore Youth Choir for their 40th Anniversary; text by Thich Nhat Hanh
2002
Dances and Dreams IIfor 4-hand piano, requested by Bugallo-Williams Duo for Northwestern New Music Marathon
1999
Mobile for piano with live preparations, requested by Shane Thio.
1997
“Dark Dark Sky”commissioned by the St. Anthony’s Canossian Convent Choir for the Singapore Youth Festival 5th Choral Competition, a setting of a Chinese Fujian folksong
1996
Dances and DreamsIfor 4-hand piano commissioned by the Marine Parade Community Club for The Bonae Voluntatis Gala Concert ’97, Singapore
1995
Variations (on the brink)a-cappella choir commissioned by the Singapore Youth Choir
2006 Honorable Mention for Singing Forgetting; Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute, USA
2006 Awarded 3rd Prize for Variation (on the brink) in New York Virtuoso Singers Annual Choral Music Composition Competition, USA
2006 Awarded the Thayer Fellowship in the Arts for talent, achievement, and potential as a professional artist by the New York Foundation for the Arts and The State University of New York, USA
2004 Elected to ‘Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges’, USA
2003 - 2005 National Arts Council-Singapore Airlines Travel Grant, Singapore
2001 Rotary Club-National Arts Council Arts Training Grant, Singapore
2000 Exemplary Arts Education Award from ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, USA) for Scrambled Legs, a multidisciplinary arts workshop for children – composer and music director, USA
1995 Lee Foundation Travel Grant, Singapore
1995 Singapore International Foundation Arts Sponsorship Award, Singapore
2005 – 2006 Dissertation Fellowship awarded for excellence in advanced research and creative projects by the College of Arts and Sciences, University at Buffalo, USA
Dissertation: Singing Forgettingfor Orchestra
2004 – 2005 Mark Diamond Research Fund, University at Buffalo, USA, for dissertation preparation works, Meditation on the Mantra of the Heart Sutra and River South
2000 – 2004 Presidential Fellowship, University at Buffalo, USA
2000 – 2004 National Arts Council Bursary, Singapore
2000 Tan Kah Kee Postgraduate Scholarship awarded by the Tan Kah Kee Foundation, Singapore
1999 Composers and Authors Society of Singapore Music Scholarship
1989 – 1992 Public Service Commission Singapore Government Overseas Scholarship