“gentle textures & flowing themes occasionally yield surprising harmonic turns & briskly changing meters”The New York Times
“a work of quiet rapture & refined sensibility ... elegant concision”American Record Guide
“a beautifully crafted work that will appeal to those who enjoy musical construction as much as it will to those who want their ears to be charmed”Edmonton Scene
Hung-Wei Huang (viola) & Bogdan Dulu (piano). Vetta Music. Four concerts, four venues. Also featuring Rebecca Clarke & Brahms.
NEWS
Winter Songs Reprised at Ottawa Chamberfest
AUG 2026—Carson Becke (piano) and Allyson McHardy (mezzo) performed Winter Songs once more, on Aug 1 at Ottawa Chamberfest, and for the first time in the absence of snow, bitter cold, or a snowstorm. The cycle continues to mature, and sounded warm and fluid in the beautiful acoustic of Dominion-Chalmers. The concert also served as the soft launch for my debut solo album on Centrediscs that features their recording of the cycle.
Rival @ 50
MAR 2026—Thank you Timothy Chooi, David Jalbert & Paul Marleyn for riveting performances of my Cello Sonata, Schubert Fantasy & First Piano Trio at the Music at Tabaret concert on Mar 29 celebrating my 50th birthday—six months late, uOttawa time. And thank you to everyone who came out—even if just for the Korngold Quintet, so expertly performed on the second half. If you listen carefully, you may hear bits of this concert on my upcoming debut solo album. Photo by Anastasia Krachkovskaya. See more photos.
Album Leaf for piano
MAR 2026—My dear friend and colleague Leopoldo Erice invited me, alongside several uOttawa composition colleagues, to contribute a miniature for his Piano Project, whose 2026 edition was devoted to music of the 21st century. I composed this moody piece in one evening, an unfurling meditation on its opening four notes. Take a listen!
Winter Songs Premiere in Quebec & Mini-Tour to Nova Scotia
FEB 2026—Mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy and pianist Carson Becke gave the world premiere of my song cycle Winter Songs, on poetry by Marjorie Pickthall, on Feb 8 at Pontiac Enchanté in Luskville, QC. It was an appropriately cold but sunny afternoon. The iconic hall is an intimate venue situated above a horse stable equipped with a Steinway, professional tech, and a bar. The musicians reprised the program, which features female poets and composers, in Halifax (Feb 11), during a snowstorm, and in Mahone Bay (Feb 13). Stay tuned for a commercial recording coming out this summer!
Premiere of String Quartet No. 2 at Toronto Summer Music
AUG 2025—My String Quartet No. 2 received a riveting world premiere performance at Toronto Summer Music on Aug 1 at Walter Hall, University of Toronto. In three movements, running about 21', the piece is exuberant and energetic, yet decidedly non-programmatic. Take a listen!
Recording of Semitragic Waltz for Two Violins & Viola
JUN 2025—My Semitragic Waltz for two violins & viola, commissioned by three Edmonton musicians, Fabiola Amorim, Frank Ho & Vladimir Rufino, for their album Dialogues is now available for purchase. *UPDATE* (DEC 2025): The album is now available on most streaming platforms.
PROJECTS
Current...
A PAPER on Carl Nielsen's relationship to 16C polyphony for a conference in Denmark.
A BOOK on music, gesture, and rhetoric, from a composer's perspective.
