Work List
All works are available at BabelScores.
2023 -
Five Songs to Ni 给周旎地五首歌 ca. 8'
soprano, piano
Pale Flower VIII 苍白之花 VIII ca. 10'
acoustic guitar
commissioned by Junhong Kuang and the CUHK Shenzhen Salon Concert Series
2022 -
Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra 打击乐协奏曲 ca. 15'
commissioned by CUHK Shenzhen
Kylin 麒麟 ca. 7'30''
guitar, violin, viola, cello
commissioned by Time of Music, Viitasaari
stretched face(s) ca. 7'
piano trio
commissioned by McGill University Schulich School of Music
Neon 哪吒 ca. 13'30'' (in progress)
clarinet, violin, cello, piano
commissioned by Barcelona Modern Ensemble
Looks Like Jackfruit 般若波罗蜜 ca. 14' (in progress)
nine musicians
commissioned by AsianArt Ensemble
2021 -
Empty Harbour, Redissh Sea 空港，赤海 ca. 15'
piano duo
commissioned by McGill University Schulich School of Music
Pale Flower V 苍白之花 V ca. 15’
accordion solo
commissioned by Tianqi Wang
Yeah, ah ha 哦，是的 ca. 8'
flute, percussion, cello
commissioned by Festival Novalis, Osijek
Flowers in Three Colours 三色花 ca. 9'
flute, clarinet B flat, violin, cello
commissioned by Guangxi Arts Institute
Pale Flower IV and IVb 苍白之花 IV ca. 7'30''
violin solo (IV), viola solo (IVb)
commissioned by reMusik 2021
August Story (2020-21) ca. 20'
six musicians
commissioned by June in Buffalo Music Festival 2021
2020 -
K ca. 4'30''
nine musicians
commissioned by McGill Wind Symphony
not here, not there, somewhere... II 花犯 II ca. 10’
violin, viola
commissioned by Pablo Rubino and IX ECI, La Plata
apple portrait 一颗苹果 ca. 3'30''
double-bell trumpet, double-bell trombone
for Ensemble MusikFabrik, Cologne
tree portrait 树像 ca. 8'30''
brass quintet
for SCB Academy, Stockholm
dust not dust 尘非尘 ca. 9'
oboe, horn, viola
for IRCAM-ManiFeste, Paris
Clock of Timelessness 无时之钟 ca. 10'
clarinet (B flat, bass), piano, violin
commissioned by MASC, Montreal
Man Abandoned by Mencius 被梦遗弃的少年 ca. 7'
clarinet (E flat, B flat), pipa
commissioned by Michel Marang
Three Images Inspired from Shuntarō Tanikawa 谷川俊太郎诗三首 (2019-20) ca. 7'
piano solo
commissioned by Kimihiro Yasaka
2019 -
Pale Flower VI 苍白之花 VI and VIb ca. 6'30''
oboe solo (VI), bassoon solo (VIb)
for CEME, Tel Aviv
All works are available at BabelScores.
2023 -
Five Songs to Ni 给周旎地五首歌 ca. 8'
soprano, piano
Pale Flower VIII 苍白之花 VIII ca. 10'
acoustic guitar
commissioned by Junhong Kuang and the CUHK Shenzhen Salon Concert Series
2022 -
Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra 打击乐协奏曲 ca. 15'
commissioned by CUHK Shenzhen
Kylin 麒麟 ca. 7'30''
guitar, violin, viola, cello
commissioned by Time of Music, Viitasaari
stretched face(s) ca. 7'
piano trio
commissioned by McGill University Schulich School of Music
Neon 哪吒 ca. 13'30'' (in progress)
clarinet, violin, cello, piano
commissioned by Barcelona Modern Ensemble
Looks Like Jackfruit 般若波罗蜜 ca. 14' (in progress)
nine musicians
commissioned by AsianArt Ensemble
2021 -
Empty Harbour, Redissh Sea 空港，赤海 ca. 15'
piano duo
commissioned by McGill University Schulich School of Music
Pale Flower V 苍白之花 V ca. 15’
accordion solo
commissioned by Tianqi Wang
Yeah, ah ha 哦，是的 ca. 8'
flute, percussion, cello
commissioned by Festival Novalis, Osijek
Flowers in Three Colours 三色花 ca. 9'
flute, clarinet B flat, violin, cello
commissioned by Guangxi Arts Institute
Pale Flower IV and IVb 苍白之花 IV ca. 7'30''
violin solo (IV), viola solo (IVb)
commissioned by reMusik 2021
August Story (2020-21) ca. 20'
six musicians
commissioned by June in Buffalo Music Festival 2021
2020 -
K ca. 4'30''
nine musicians
commissioned by McGill Wind Symphony
not here, not there, somewhere... II 花犯 II ca. 10’
violin, viola
commissioned by Pablo Rubino and IX ECI, La Plata
apple portrait 一颗苹果 ca. 3'30''
double-bell trumpet, double-bell trombone
for Ensemble MusikFabrik, Cologne
tree portrait 树像 ca. 8'30''
brass quintet
for SCB Academy, Stockholm
dust not dust 尘非尘 ca. 9'
oboe, horn, viola
for IRCAM-ManiFeste, Paris
Clock of Timelessness 无时之钟 ca. 10'
clarinet (B flat, bass), piano, violin
commissioned by MASC, Montreal
Man Abandoned by Mencius 被梦遗弃的少年 ca. 7'
clarinet (E flat, B flat), pipa
commissioned by Michel Marang
Three Images Inspired from Shuntarō Tanikawa 谷川俊太郎诗三首 (2019-20) ca. 7'
piano solo
commissioned by Kimihiro Yasaka
2019 -
Pale Flower VI 苍白之花 VI and VIb ca. 6'30''
oboe solo (VI), bassoon solo (VIb)
for CEME, Tel Aviv
Voyage 少年她 ca. 9'40''
clarinet (B flat, bass), cello, accordion
Commissioned by Trio Roadrunner, Amsterdam
clarinet (B flat, bass), cello, accordion
Commissioned by Trio Roadrunner, Amsterdam
Richard Russell - A Way Home 理查·罗素：归途 ca. 8'
6 musicians
Commissioned by Arts Incubator, Seoul
June Story 六月 ca. 6'30''
3 instrumentalists, 3 vocalists
for ARCO, France
6 musicians
Commissioned by Arts Incubator, Seoul
June Story 六月 ca. 6'30''
3 instrumentalists, 3 vocalists
for ARCO, France
Invisible Landscapes 蜃景 (2018-19) ca. 7'15''
orchestra
commissioned by Beijing Modern Music Festival
not here, not there, somewhere... 花犯 ca. 10‘10‘’’
flute(s), clarinet(s)
Commissioned by Ensemble Molot, St Petersburg
Plae Flower III 苍白之花 III ca. 7'30''
flute solo
Commissioned by Cheng-Yu Wu
orchestra
commissioned by Beijing Modern Music Festival
not here, not there, somewhere... 花犯 ca. 10‘10‘’’
flute(s), clarinet(s)
Commissioned by Ensemble Molot, St Petersburg
Plae Flower III 苍白之花 III ca. 7'30''
flute solo
Commissioned by Cheng-Yu Wu
Pale Flower II 苍白之花 II ca. 4'30''
prepared harp solo
for Rahel Schweizer
Pale Flower I 苍白之花 I ca. 8'
one performer, objects, light
for Wai Nok Hui
(Video recording here by Wai Nok Hui.)
A Piece of Watermelon 艳阳天 (2018-19) ca. 15'10''
female voice, 6 musicians
commissioned by Syntax Ensemble, Milan
2018 -
Into the Fall (October Story) 纷纷 ca. 8'
6 musicians
Matan Givol Competition winning piece
First Beam Last Light 终临 ca. 14'
15 musicians
commissioned by McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble, Montreal
prepared harp solo
for Rahel Schweizer
Pale Flower I 苍白之花 I ca. 8'
one performer, objects, light
for Wai Nok Hui
(Video recording here by Wai Nok Hui.)
A Piece of Watermelon 艳阳天 (2018-19) ca. 15'10''
female voice, 6 musicians
commissioned by Syntax Ensemble, Milan
2018 -
Into the Fall (October Story) 纷纷 ca. 8'
6 musicians
Matan Givol Competition winning piece
First Beam Last Light 终临 ca. 14'
15 musicians
commissioned by McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble, Montreal
(un)control （失）控 ca. 14'
acoustic guitar solo
Commissioned by São Paulo Contemporary Composers Festival
Thousand Drops Falling Deep 雨落千噚 ca. 6'20''
bass flute solo
At the End of Snow Line 雪迹深处 (2017-18) ca. 11'30''
Orchestra
Toru Takemitsu Composition Award selected piece
Q4 ca. 8''
clarinet(s), trombone, accordion
for Delian Academy of New Music, Mykonos
The Last Question Will Last Forever 延绵之问 ca. 7'50''
alto saxophone, marimba
commissioned by Société de concerts de Montréal
acoustic guitar solo
Commissioned by São Paulo Contemporary Composers Festival
Thousand Drops Falling Deep 雨落千噚 ca. 6'20''
bass flute solo
At the End of Snow Line 雪迹深处 (2017-18) ca. 11'30''
Orchestra
Toru Takemitsu Composition Award selected piece
Q4 ca. 8''
clarinet(s), trombone, accordion
for Delian Academy of New Music, Mykonos
The Last Question Will Last Forever 延绵之问 ca. 7'50''
alto saxophone, marimba
commissioned by Société de concerts de Montréal
Immobilised Motions 似动 (2017-18) ca. 10'20''
string quartet
for Festival Achipel, Geneva
Epicurus Sees That... 伊壁鸠鲁见 (2017-18) 6'50''
flute solo, fixed media
Commissioned by Cheng-Yu Wu
2017 -
Darker Than Midnight Blue 比深蓝更蓝 (2012/15/17) ca. 9'
version 1, large ensemble
version 2, orchestra
Flowers in Tomb 葬花 ca. 9'
large ensemble
Master Thesis piece
"...in dream, I know not the exile I remain in" 贪欢 ca. 6'10''
clarinet B flat, harp
Tender, Tenderest 绵绵 (2015/17) ca. 6'20''
flute, cello, percussion, piano
for Etchings Festival, Auvillar
as in a m[e]rror 犹在镜中 (2012/17) ca. 14'
electric guitar solo
for BU New Music Center, Boston
HOME 5'30''
viola solo, live electronic, installation
co-work with Aaron Smith and Qin Han
2016 -
April Story 四月 ca. 8'30''
6 musicians
for Composit New Music Festival, Riety
...and I placed my arm around your shoulder 红帆船 (2015-16) ca. 15' 30''
string quartet
for BU New Music Center
Four Short Poems In Riety 里耶蒂短诗四首 ca. 4'30''
a capela
"It's Okay, You Got This" 4'26''
fixed media
2015 -
As In A Poem 诗 ca. 15'20''
flute, cello, piano
commissioned by TimeArt Studio, Taipei
string quartet
for Festival Achipel, Geneva
Epicurus Sees That... 伊壁鸠鲁见 (2017-18) 6'50''
flute solo, fixed media
Commissioned by Cheng-Yu Wu
2017 -
Darker Than Midnight Blue 比深蓝更蓝 (2012/15/17) ca. 9'
version 1, large ensemble
version 2, orchestra
Flowers in Tomb 葬花 ca. 9'
large ensemble
Master Thesis piece
"...in dream, I know not the exile I remain in" 贪欢 ca. 6'10''
clarinet B flat, harp
Tender, Tenderest 绵绵 (2015/17) ca. 6'20''
flute, cello, percussion, piano
for Etchings Festival, Auvillar
as in a m[e]rror 犹在镜中 (2012/17) ca. 14'
electric guitar solo
for BU New Music Center, Boston
HOME 5'30''
viola solo, live electronic, installation
co-work with Aaron Smith and Qin Han
2016 -
April Story 四月 ca. 8'30''
6 musicians
for Composit New Music Festival, Riety
...and I placed my arm around your shoulder 红帆船 (2015-16) ca. 15' 30''
string quartet
for BU New Music Center
Four Short Poems In Riety 里耶蒂短诗四首 ca. 4'30''
a capela
"It's Okay, You Got This" 4'26''
fixed media
2015 -
As In A Poem 诗 ca. 15'20''
flute, cello, piano
commissioned by TimeArt Studio, Taipei
(in)somnia （无）眠 ca. 12'45''
cello solo
commissioned by Xin Shi
precoda ca. 5'40''
string quintet, piano, voice
commissioned by Beijing Modern Music Festival
cello solo
commissioned by Xin Shi
precoda ca. 5'40''
string quintet, piano, voice
commissioned by Beijing Modern Music Festival
Eyes And Mind 眼与心 20' (play in loop)
fixed media, environment
co-work with Jiashu Qin and Jiang You
commissioned by Shenzhen Art Academy
2014 and before -
ཚེ་རིང་འོད་ཟེར་ 唯色 (2014) ca. 55'
piano solo, 10 musicians
Undergraduate Thesis piece
the water is no longer flowing into the sea... 当河水不再流入大海 (2013) 4'36''
fixed media
As In A Scale 阶幻 (2012) ca. 13'
violin, clarinet B flat
Ending By A Song 歌弑 (2011) ca. 15'20''
mezzo-soprano, orchestra
co-commissioned by Beijing Modern Music Festival and the Young China Project Committee
The Last Travel And Elegy For Children 最后的旅行与孩子们的挽歌 (2009-10) ca. 4'40''
two violas
for Atlantic Music Festival
The Fairy Of F.R. Town F. R. 镇的精灵 (2009) ca. 7'50''
flute solo
华尘之宴 (2009) ca. 9'
9 musicians
Hear The Wind Sing 且听风吟 (2009) ca. 7'15''
violin, accordion, piano
commissioned by Min He
The Gate Of Paradise 天堂门 (2008-09) ca. 12'
clarinet, violin, viola, cello
commissioned by CCOM Hai Zi Project
Memories Lost In Wind 遗落风中的记忆 (2008) ca. 11'
violin, piano
commissioned by Beijing Modern Music Festival
Nothing More Than A Piece of Wind 樱花绽放的季节 (2007) ca. 4'50''
piano solo
A Night Mooring by Maple Bridge 枫桥夜泊 (2007) ca. 4'
a capela
Three Poems 诗三首 (2006-07) ca. 6'20''
mezzo soprano, piano
Adagio 行版 (2006-07) ca. 5'30''
string quartet
fixed media, environment
co-work with Jiashu Qin and Jiang You
commissioned by Shenzhen Art Academy
2014 and before -
ཚེ་རིང་འོད་ཟེར་ 唯色 (2014) ca. 55'
piano solo, 10 musicians
Undergraduate Thesis piece
the water is no longer flowing into the sea... 当河水不再流入大海 (2013) 4'36''
fixed media
As In A Scale 阶幻 (2012) ca. 13'
violin, clarinet B flat
Ending By A Song 歌弑 (2011) ca. 15'20''
mezzo-soprano, orchestra
co-commissioned by Beijing Modern Music Festival and the Young China Project Committee
The Last Travel And Elegy For Children 最后的旅行与孩子们的挽歌 (2009-10) ca. 4'40''
two violas
for Atlantic Music Festival
The Fairy Of F.R. Town F. R. 镇的精灵 (2009) ca. 7'50''
flute solo
华尘之宴 (2009) ca. 9'
9 musicians
Hear The Wind Sing 且听风吟 (2009) ca. 7'15''
violin, accordion, piano
commissioned by Min He
The Gate Of Paradise 天堂门 (2008-09) ca. 12'
clarinet, violin, viola, cello
commissioned by CCOM Hai Zi Project
Memories Lost In Wind 遗落风中的记忆 (2008) ca. 11'
violin, piano
commissioned by Beijing Modern Music Festival
Nothing More Than A Piece of Wind 樱花绽放的季节 (2007) ca. 4'50''
piano solo
A Night Mooring by Maple Bridge 枫桥夜泊 (2007) ca. 4'
a capela
Three Poems 诗三首 (2006-07) ca. 6'20''
mezzo soprano, piano
Adagio 行版 (2006-07) ca. 5'30''
string quartet
© 2021 by Zhuosheng Jin.