Oct. 2019 - Feb. 2020 (for brass quintet)The playoff game on Halloween of 2019 - fighting for the goal to break the tie that had all of us on edge throughout the whole 80 minute game, plus the 20 minute overtime. Recalling August 19th, the beginning of all of the running, the practices in the rain, the kicking of the ball on mud, and the coming together of the team began, we fought for victory,…

Jan. 2020 (for bandoneon, two violins, cello and bass)Mystery Tango is based on the concept of an escape room, which is a thrilling adventure inside a room full of riddles. A series of clues are discovered as you uncover the mystery to the plot, but you must piece together the puzzle pieces before it is too late. This piece illustrates the thrill and enigma of solving the case.Performed by…

Nov. 2019 (for string quartet)Look Up was inspired by a car ride to NYC for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular with my parents. Surrounded by soft music, I was nodding off, until the car jolted over a bump. Ahead, above, and all around us, I saw the beautiful tints of orange, yellow, and pink being painted on the light blue canvas. The sky was glowing with vibrant, breathtaking intensity, and…

Sept. 2019 (for full orchestra)Based on Bradbury’s short story “The Day It Rained Forever”, which takes place in a ghost town hotel on a burning desert. Three old men await the January rains, having to live there for three decades with lack of passion for life. A musician comes to visit, who has set out in determination to find an audience who would truly appreciate her music. After the old men’s…

Aug. 2019 (for solo piano)Chess was later arranged into a solo piano version, where it zooms out of the same chess match, not being too specific about every move made but focusing on the tension and suspense on the battlefield.Winner of NYSSMA’s Call for Composers & Songwriters in 2020, and performed by Annbritt duChateau at NYSSMA’s Winter Conference Young Composers Showcase Livestream.    

July 2019 (for two violins, piano & snare drum)Chess is a board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a checkered board. Each player begins the game with sixteen pieces that are moved and used to capture opposing pieces according to precise rules, with the object of putting the opponent’s king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible. In this piece, the two violins fight…

June 2019 (for brass quintet)This brass quintet piece illustrates the busy place with constant interactions between people and food – the pizzeria. The opening imitates a call that I have recorded between me as the customer placing an order and the worker of a pizza place in town. And a few fictional dialogues are included throughout the pieces as well, although of course, the listener will never…

2017-2019 (for 2 sopranos, 3 mezzo sopranos, 2 tenors, baritone, and orchestraWith the love for Greek mythology, I was determined to take on a grand challenge of writing an opera one day. Over a third of the process involved planning out the scenes and writing the libretto. During these two years, I learned a lot about the mindset the composer has to be in while writing an opera, keeping in mind…

May 2019 (for string orchestra)Last Spring is a piece originally written for my 5th grade graduation, and later arranged (or 85% re-written) for my 8th grade graduation, where we reflected on our middle school journey. It represents the many friendships that we have all come to cherish, a reminiscence of our experiences together - good, bad, surprised, melancholic, fun, annoyed, content, all of…

April 2019 (for woodwind quintet)Hypocrisy is defined as ‘a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.’ This piece illustrates the hypocritical characteristics of people, ideas, and other subjects using contrasting materials of music. There may be a variety of interpretations of who or what the subject is, and each…