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Forest

for mixed chamber ensemble

Forest depicts one same place - a forest near where I grew up - through three different memories at different moments of my life. First as a place of excitement, when my primary school would take us there once a year to play all day long. Secondly, within the permitted walking radius during COVID lockdowns, as a place of contemplation and comforting stillness. Lastly, following a summer wildfire that burnt part of the forest, as a bleak and oppressive place far removed from the opening's youthful frivolity.

Premiered on 06/05/2026 by Jacob Jordan, Luke Martin, Guozhi Long, Hayden Miller, Saurabh Shivakumar, Agatha Parkin, Simon Song and Woon Ngee Ng, and Alexander Papp.

Lou Farandoulaire Trufareù

for soprano recorder and unpitched percussion

Lou Farandoulaire Trufareù is an homage to the Galoubet-Tambourin folk instrument from Provence. Throughout the piece, "La Farandoulo dei Tarascaire" - a popular folk melody traditionally played on Galoubet-Tambourin - keeps reappearing, playfully transformed at each occurrence as a light-hearted nod to the instrument's tradition.

Premiered at the Royal Academy of Music on 22/10/2024 by Anna Williams and Nathan Gatenby.

Liminal Lights

for flute and electronics

Liminal lights is a set of three images of light in so-called liminal spaces. Each movement is inspired by a different scene: movement I is the flickering of a broken street lamp glitching by the roadside; II is a shimmer reflected in the stagnant water of an abandoned water tank; III is the soft glow of sunlight filtering through stained glass in a deserted church.

Premiered at the Royal Academy of Music on 28/10/2025 by Eloise Hartings.

Calluno

for string quartet

Calluno was written to celebrate the birthday of a family member, whose initials make up the main theme of the piece. It was premiered in 2023 by the Waldstein Quartet at the Greenwich Theatre. The title Calluno is derived from Calluna vulgaris, the Latin name for Heather.

Performed at Burgh House, London on 01/04/2025 by Ioan Coman, KiHei Lee, Sara Ramirez and Bruno Quezada.

Moondrops

for voice and piano

Based on Apollinaire's poem Clair de Lune from the Alcools anthology, Moondrops depicts an undisturbed landscape in which moon rays are made of honey, whose drops gently trickle down onto the earth.

Moondrops was written as part of the song cycle La Nuit Constellée, premiered at Leatherhead's Music on Thursdays in 2024 by Sophie Patterson & Siyuan Xu.

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