Man-Ching Donald Yu (余文æ£), Ph.D.
Composer, pianist, educator
Publications and Discographies
Selected Journal Publication/Book Chapter (2012-2017)
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Yu, M.C. (2013). "Transformations of Diatonic Materials and Tonal Procedure in Ligeti's Etude No. 15 "White on White." New Sound: International Journal of Music 41: 117-138.
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Yu, M.C. (2013). Motivic Organizations in Joseph Schwantner's Distant Runes and Incantations. Milos Zatkalik, Denis Collins, Milena Medic, Histories and Narratives of Music Analysis (420-450). United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
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Yu, M. C. (2017). Interpreting Some Transformational Aspects of Pentatonicism and Post-tonal Chinese Music on Dual Interval Space. The Orient in Music-Music of the Orient, 201-221. United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
​Publications by Donemus, Netherland (from 2022)
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Circle of Life for viola and piano (2022)
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Breakthrough for accordion and flute (2021)
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Psalm 136"Hymn of Thanksgiving" for SA a cappella choir (2021)
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Narrow Blue Circle for 2 violins (2021)
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Orinoco for cello and saxophone (2020)
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Spiral for flute (2019)
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Ring for harp and piano (2019)
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Diffuser for violin, trumpet and piano (2019)
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Expansion for piano (2018)
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Sensitivity for saxophone quarte (2017)
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Rippling for clarinet choir (2016)
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Twilight High-Rise for trumpet and piano (2016)
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Listen to Me, O Lord for organ and SATB (2016)
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Force for bassoon and zheng (2015)
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Tower for clarinet and piano (2015)
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Polarity for cello solo (2015)
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Ballades for Four Seasons for soprano and chamber orchestra (2015)
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Divine Image for two violins and soprano (2014)
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Lost in Civilization for chamber ensemble (2014)
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I call on You, O Lord for SA choir (2014)
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Double Concerto "Urban Amber" for harmonica, zhong yuen, and Chinese orchestra (2014)
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Etude: Looping Towards the Point for piano (2014)
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Capriccio for bass trombone (2014)
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Divine Image for two violins and soprano (2014)
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Snow for pipa and cello (2014)
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Winds from the South for clarinet, trumpet and piano (2014)
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Gradualness for trombone and piano (2014)
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Symphony of Winds "Heavenly Justice" for wind ensemble, piano and organ (2013)
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Calligraphic motion for trombone (2013)
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String Quartet No. 2 "Head on Vortex" (2013)
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In-between Play and Pluck for pipa, yanqin, and sanxian (2013)
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Grass for erhu, mezzo-soprano and piano (2012)
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Three Tang Poems for a cappella choir (2012)
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Vision for organ and trombone (2012)
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First Piano Concerto (2011)
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Symphony No. 2 "World" for orchestra and chorus (2011)
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Sunset in my homeland for clarinet, violin and piano (2011)
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Clouds in My Dream for piano and electronics (2011)
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Drinking Alone Under the Moon for mezzo-soprano and piano (2011)
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Hymn of Praise for children choir (2011)
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On Phoenix Terrace for xiao and piano (2011)
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From the Depth for soprano, chorus and orchestra (2011)
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Three Sketches for piano (2011)
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Revelation Fantasy for organ/chamber organ (2010)
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Nine Dragons for piano (2010)
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Two Sacred Songs for soprano and piano (2010)
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Fancy for solo violin (2010)
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Wind and Rain for erhu and piano (2010)
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Vermilion Bird for violin and piano (2010)
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Chamber Requiem for SATB choir, soprano solo, mezzo-soprano solo, tenor solo, bass solo, and piano (2009)
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A Chamber Opera in one act "The Death of the Hired Man" for mezzo-soprano, tenor and piano (2009)
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Three Sensual Love Poems for mezzo-soprano and piano (2009)
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Moody Rain for flute, cello and piano (2009)
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Memories for brass quartet (2009)
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Primordial for piano quintet (2009)
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Lamentation for cello and piano (2009)
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Duo for cello and piano (2009)
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Octet for strings (2008)
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Symphony No. 1 for orchestra (2008)
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Hallucination for piano (2008)
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Disintegration for piano and electronics (2008)
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Four Dramatic Chinese Poems for tenor and piano (2008)
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Five Poems by Yosano Akiko for soprano and piano (2008)
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Three Bagatelles for violin and organ (2008)
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Brilliant Variations and Fantasy on a Chinese Folk Tune for violin and piano (2008)
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Organ Concerto "Nebula" for organ and chamber orchestra (2007)
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Three Characteristic Pieces for piano 4-hands (2007)
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Explosion for piano (2007)
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Five Love Poems from Ancient to Modern Times for soprano and piano (2007)
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Two Poetic Poems by Ya Hsien for baritone and piano (2007)
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Sonata for oboe (2006)
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Twelve Preludes for organ (2006)
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Frankenstein for organ and cello (2006)
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Imaginary Conversation for violin and piano (2006)
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Psalm No. 63 for SSA choir and piano (2005)
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Ten Variations on a Chinese Folk Song "Homesickness" for piano (2003)
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Sonata No. 4 "Chaos" for piano (2002)
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Five Japanese Lyrics for soprano and piano (2001)
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String Quartet No. 1 " Four Seasonal Sketches" (2001)
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Five Miniatures for piano (2001)
Other Score Publications (2010-2023)
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Sitting Along at Mount Jingting for tube and flute (Universal Edition UES 104787)
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Elevation for mixed chorus with piano (Universal Edition UES 104100)
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Solitude for violin and harp (Universal Edition UES 103297)
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Desolation and Water Droplets for soprano/mezzo-soprano and piano (Universal Edition UES 105428)
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Ein religiöses Lied aus der Apostelgeschichte for mezzo-soprano and piano (Universal Edition UES 103290)
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Transformations for clarinet (Universal Edition UES 102350)
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Die Betrachtung for piano (Universal Edition UES 102469)
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Die Emotionale Welle for piano 4-hands duo (Universal Edition UES 102558)(2022) Vienna
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We are in Darkness for soprano and piano (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-7007-5)
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Swing Low for saxophone and piano (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-5703-8) (2021)
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Split for two pianos (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-5038-1) (2020)
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Oneness for flute and piano (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-3515-9) (2019)
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Pointing for bassoon and contrabasson (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-4399-4) (2020)
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Big Yellow Circle for violin and bass (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-3951-5) (2019)
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Convergence for violin and cello (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-3824-2) (2019)
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Emergence for piano trio (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-3342-1)(2018)
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Dilating for trombone choir (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-3341-4)(2018)
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Higher Dimensioning for percussion ensemble (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-3340-7)(2018)
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Traversing for organ (Babelscores ISMN 970-0-2325-3331-5)(2018) France
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Momentary Suspension for pipa and string quartet (Da Vinci Edition DV 10885)(2018) Italy/Japan
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Merging and Diverging for viola (Da Vinci Edition DV 10870)(2018) Italy/Japan
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Contemplation for piano. (Verlag vierdreiunddreissug ISMN M-50098-299-9), Munich, Germany.
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Air for orchestra (Scherzo Editions, SE-0080)
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Recede and Surge for clarinet and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0103)
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Purple Sky for cello and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0164)
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Apocalypse for orchestra (Scherzo Editions, SE-0131)
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Fishing in Snow for trumpet and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0061, ISMN 979-0-707706-64-0)
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Quantum Mysticism for piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0038, ISMN 979-0-707706-39-8)
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Buiseorando for trombone and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0052, ISMN 979-0-707706-51-0 )
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Flaming Passion for flute, cello, and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0042, ISMN 979-0-707706-41-1)
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Fishing in Snow for trumpet and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0038, ISMN 979-0-707706-39-8)
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Sign of Spring for double bass and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0036, ISMN 979-0-707706-37-4)
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Spring Flower for flute, clarinet, and bassoon (Scherzo Editions, SE-0027, ISMN 979-0-707706-28-2 )
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Tunneling for piano and electronics (Scherzo Editions, SE-0032, ISMN 979-0-707706-34-3 )
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The Maximum Speed of Raphael's Madonna for flute and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0026, ISMN 979-0-707706-02-2 )
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Divertimento "Chromatic Fantasy" for organ (Scherzo Editions: SE-0035, ISMN 979-0-707706-36-7 )
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The Great Wall for clarinet, bassoon and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0060, ISMN 979-0-707706-61-9)
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Blossoms for brass ensemble (Portugal: Scherzo Editions, SE-0058, ISMN 979-0-707706-59-6)
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Emotional Waves for piano 4-hands (Bavaria, Germany: Helm & Baynov Verlag, HB 7514)
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Breeze for flute (Italy: Edizioni Sconfinarte, New Music Without Borders series II, ES 541)
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Secret for violin (Italy: Edizioni Sconfinarte, New Music Without Borders serie
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Our Father "The Lord's Prayer" for mixed choir (Cambridge, MA: Zimbel Press, No. 80101263)
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O Virtus Sapientiae for SATB mixed Choir (Cambridge, MA: Zimbel Press, No.80101264)
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Oculus non vidit for SATB mixed Choir (Cambridge, MA: Zimbel Press, No. 80101277)
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Psalm 23 for high voices and piano (HK: Hong Kong Church Music Service Limited,SM-E263)
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Recalling from Dream for trumpet and piano (Winterpark, Fl: Wehr's Music House, WM No. 345)
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Reflection for Trombone Choir (Winterpark, Fl: Wehr's Music House, WM No. 391)
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The Refraction of Shadow for trombone and piano (Winterpark, Fl: Wehr's Music House, WM No. 397)
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Three Organ Pieces: Meditation, Mystical Aria, Toccata Fantastique (Cambridge, MA: Zimbel Press, No. 80101246, distributed by Subito Music Corperation.)
​DiscographiesAlbum Label: Illusion: Music of Man-Ching Donald Yu (2006) ZR 113, Zimbel Records, Massachusetts, United States
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Sonata No. 1 "Grand Concert Fantasy" for piano
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Sonata No. 2 "Humoresque" for piano
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Sonata No. 4 "Chaos" for piano
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Hell and Heaven for piano
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Dark Rhapsody for cello and piano
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Illusion for oboe and piano
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Five Japanese Lyrics for soprano and piano
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Uncertainty for piano
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Fantasy on "The Lady of Shalott" for piano
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Five Miniatures for piano
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William Shakespeare's Sonnet No. 104 for mezzo-soprano and piano
Album Label: Surrealistic Soundscapes (2012 Nov.), TROY 1378, Albany Records, New York
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First Symphony for orchestra (Lugansk Academic Philharmonic Orchestra)
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From the Depth for soprano, chorus and orchestra (Opera Hong Kong Chorus with Jimmy Chan)
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Octet for strings (Ukraine Octet Players)
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Sunset in My Homeland for violin, clarinet, and piano (Equinox Trio)
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Disintegration for piano and electronics
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Explosion for piano
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Two Poems by Ya Hsien for baritone and piano
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Breeze for flute
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The Maximum Speed of Raphael's Madonna for flute and piano
Album Label: Millennium Master Vol. 6 (2015 December), ar0024, Ablaze Records, United States
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String Quartet No.2 "Heard on Vortex"
Album Label: Two Days and Two Nights of New Music-The International Festival of Modern Art 2008-2018, the Association New Music, Odessa, Ukraine
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Emergence (2017) for clarinet, violin and piano (Senza Sforzando Ensemble)
Album Label: ZAYIN I (2019), Phasma Music 013, Europe
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Oneness (2017) for flute and piano (flute, Iwona Glinka; piano, Vicky Stylianou)
Album Label: New Music for Solo Piano (2021), Phasma Music 039, Europe
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Expansion (2018) for piano (piano, Tamara Licheli)
Album Label: MEM (2021), Phasma Music 045, Europe
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Spiral (2019) for flute (flute, Iwona Glinka)
Album Label: Lviv I (2023), Phasma Music 062
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Unraveling for orchestra (Lviv National Philharmonic, Volodymyr Syvokhip)
Album Label: Gloria (2023), Phasma Music 072
Elevation for chorus and piano (Gloria Chamber Choir, Volodymyr Syvokhip) Album Label: One Minute for flute and tuba (2024), Phasma Music 089
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Sitting Alone at Mount Jingting for flute and tuba (flute, Iwona Glinka; tuba, Georgios-Theodoros Rarakos)