Some time ago, my family were recounting how they came to Australia as refugees from Vietnam. They vividly described the horrible living conditions, hardships, risks and sacrifices they had to endure to build a new life; a life that I take for granted every day. This piece is dedicated to my family, who have enabled me to grow and bloom…
[Recording coming soon!] This piece was the first piece I ever composed for marimba. The name and main theme of the piece is derived from a live show that I was tasked to compose original music for, of which this theme never made the final cut. In 2013, my family and I travelled to New Zealand and I was fortunate…
Quiet Mind is a piece written for four percussionists, each using bows on the vibraphone. In my opinion, bowed vibraphone is one of the most beautiful and pure sounds that exists in modern music; the epitome of peace and serenity. I often find myself being swarmed by many buzzing thoughts and voices in my head, struggling to find which is…
Saudade is a Portuguese word that very loosely means 'the love that remains.' It is a term that is used to denote the melancholic feeling of missing someone or something; a bittersweet emotion, as it is both a feeling of sadness due to their absence and a feeling of nostalgic joy from their memory. This piece is my attempt at…
This piece, as the title suggests, was composed with the clouds and the sky in mind. At first, it started out as an improvisation that I would play around with to escape a very busy schedule, but as time moved on and the widespread panic of COVID-19 grew, the piece’s meaning was moulded into something else. Now, I like to…
