Artist-in-Residence at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum
Kicking off my time as performing Artist-In-Residence at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum and grateful to curator Janet Oh for this amazing opportunity. Stay tuned for ‘Sound/scapes’ performances of new works inspired by artwork in the collection this summer: June 16, July 14, and August 18.
Celebrating Mills College Music
Proud to be part of this continuum. Company style improvisation with Chris Brown, Zeena Parkins, Fred Frith, Kristian Dahlbom, Evelyn Davis, Nava Dunkelman, Gabby Fluke-Mogal, Jordan Glenn, John Ivers, Kevin Robinson, Sudhu Tewari, and TW on April 24th, 4pm @ Marilyn McArthur Holland Theater, Lisser Hall, Mills College. Full festival program here
Premiere of 'Tuyshtak' - San Francisco Conservatory of Music Clarinet Studio
Tuyshtak, a piece for 6 B flat clarinets in just intonation, had a beautiful premiere at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Hats off to Jeff Anderle for leading the clarinet studio with such grace and especially to Luis Cruz, Eugenia Coe, Nicholas Weathers, Clayton Luckadoo, Meli Everson, and Yijin Wang for such a wonderful performance.
Premiere of 'The Secret of Growth' - NakedEye Ensemble
NakedEye Ensemble performing The Secret of Growth at Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse in Philadelphia, after a premiere at Delaware Community College in Media, Pennsylvania. Glad I got to beam over via zoom to talk about the piece before the show! Gratitude to Ju-Ping Song for the invitation to create this piece and to Chad Kinsey, Christy Banks, Andy Thierauf, and Peter Kibbe for the great performances! See a video of the performance here.
Premiere of "In Stillness I Sing" - San Francisco Girls Chorus with Sarah Cahill
Here’s a snapshot taken at a rehearsal before the March 13th premiere of In Stillness I Sing, a piece commissioned by San Francisco Girls Chorus that has been in the making for the last year and a half. Thanks to artistic director Valérie Sainte-Agathe, pianist Sarah Cahill, engineer Zach Miley, and all the choristers and team of SFGC that made this program such a special one.
I Care If You Listen
Many thanks to Lauren Ishida for this interview in “I Care If You Listen” - it’s a big week as I’ll be premiering two works which have occupied me much of the pandemic: “In Stillness I Sing” commissioned for San Francisco Girls Chorus and pianist Sarah Cahill (March 13 at the Bayview Opera House in SF) and “The Secret of Growth”, a work for video and quintet commissioned by NakedEye Ensemble (March 10 at Delaware Community College in Media, PA).
Rocket 八十八 - for Phill Niblock
Take a listen to Rocket 八十八 (Baat-Sahp-Baat), a new piece created in celebration of Phill Niblock’s 88th birthday, with Ellen Fullman on Long String Instrument and Shoveler (a new expanded ‘box bow’ tool) and TW on cello and electric guitar. This piece was part of Double Infinity - a marathon online festival in December 2021.
On the Record: In Conversation with Sean Meehan
Meehan’s Sectors (for Constant)
I'm pleased to share a recent conversation with percussionist, graphic artist and filmmaker Sean Meehan about our shared passion for recording and releasing music. We delve into microphone techniques and our approaches to graphic design with many detours and turns along the way. This interview is part of Recordedness, an online journal curated by Swiss-based violist Frantz Loriot. Read our interview in this new installment here: www.recordedness.org
Invisible Jukebox in the Wire
Ellen Fullman and I are proud to bring you October’s Invisible Jukebox in The Wire! Featuring tracks by Sean Meehan, Gabby Wen, Fred Frith, Halvcirkel Quartet, Phill Niblock and many more. Heaps of thanks to Derek Walmsley for the invitation, Jack Bool for the photography and the team @thewiremagazine. Please support this terrific publication by subscribing or purchasing a copy at: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/
The Chromelodia Project premieres "OCCHIO"
Huge thanks to Kyle Bruckmann and Chris Brown for the mind and ear bending music and especially to Brent Miller and Ann Marie of Center for New Music for presenting Chris’ stunning piece Occhio! Check out the recording of the livestream here. photo: Brent Miller
Recording 'She Dances Naked Under Palm Trees'
What a joy and gift to work with pianist Sarah Cahill and engineer Matt Carr on a recording of She Dances Naked Under Palm Trees, tucked away by the sea at St.Stephen’s church in Belvedere, Tiburon. Stay tuned for Sarah’s future release!
Interview in "15 Questions" on alternative tuning systems
Many thanks to Tobias Fisher for the invitation to do this interview on alternative tuning systems - read here at: 15 Questions (photo by Peter Gannushkin)
On KALW with San Francisco Girls Chorus & Sarah Cahill
Tune in to KALW.org on Sunday June 13th 8pm PST to hear an excerpt from my newly commissioned work In Stillness I Sing, written for and in collaboration with the San Francisco Girls Chorus and pianist Sarah Cahill. Set to words written by the singers about their lock-down experiences, this first movement was recorded live by the chorus and Sarah from their own homes using JackTrip Virtual Studio. An excerpt of the piece will be featured on Sarah’s KALW radio show "Revolutions Per Minute" and include a conversation with SFGC Artistic Director Valérie Sainte-Agathe, myself and several Premier Ensemble choristers. Read more about the piece in this week's SFGC Postcard.
Annotations in the May issue of the Harmonic Series newsletter
Many thanks to Keith Prosk for including my graphic notation for Xenoglossia and Harbors (with Ellen Fullman) in the May issue of the harmonic series newsletter. Check it out here along with many other wonderful interviews and scores: harmonicseries.substack.com
Guest mix on Signal To Noise
I have a few of my favorite tunes up as guest mixologist on Nick Roseblade’s UK radio show Signal To Noise. Tracks include pieces by Luciano Chessa, the Danish string quartet Halvcirkel’s performance of Terry Riley’s music and justly tuned pieces by Chris Brown, Harry Partch and yours truly, performed by vocalist David Castillo. Listen at: totallyradio.com and live via www.slackcity.org.uk
Interview with Annie Lewandowski
I’m pleased to share a recent interview I did with composer and performer Annie Lewandowski (aka powerdove) about her research and compositions involving whale songs. This is part of a newly launched online writing project headed by violist Frantz Loriot, centered around the nature of recordings in music. Check it out here: www.recordedness.org
Guest interview on florilegio.org
Thanks to the curators of Florilegio.org for inviting me to do a Pochemuchka interview! Feeling grateful to share my work and standing in solidarity with my fellow Asian Americans in these dark days.
On the waves of BBC 3
You can hear an excerpt from Live at Zoom-In, my duo with violist Frantz Loriot on BBC 3’s show Freeness, along with other recently released improvised music. Many thanks to host Corey Mwamba and producer Rebecca Gaskell for including our music! The program will be available for the next 27 days @ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000rld2
Guest on Majel Connery's podcast, EQ
Huge thanks to Majel Connery for inviting Ellen Fullman and me to be on her podcast, EQ. Take a listen and enjoy our musings on work, music and finding joy in isolation! Listen to the episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ILOgAPja92itlHRFKeU7W
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/eq-2
Or download at Buzzsprout:
http://eqmusicinterviews.buzzsprout.com/
Photo taken in front of an installation by Yayoi Kusama.
"Harbors" in the Wire's 2020 Releases of the Year
Harbors makes the Wire’s 2020 Releases of the Year! I’m feeling grateful that this work could see the light and reach so many ears in such a terribly dark year. This duo composed with Ellen Fullman was released on room40.org and is now available on my bandcamp as well.