List of Works
Quartet for two violins, viola, and cello 1992
Winter Moon for cello and piano 1994
Symbiosis for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon 1994
Thread of Breath for two trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba, two percussionists, and piano 1995
Eclipse for orchestra 1995
March for violin and piano 1996
My Necklace for mezzo-soprano and piano 1996
Bird for soprano and piano 1996
March for soprano and piano 1997
Peace, in Eternity for mezzo-soprano and piano 1997
Concertina for two percussionists 1997
Fantasy for two violins, viola, and cello 1997
Back to Heaven for soprano and piano 1998
Stars in the Day for soprano and orchestra 1998
Elasticity for three percussionists 1999 (TCMS 0011, 2000)
Longing for violin, viola, and cello 2000
Midsummer for solo violin 2000 (TCMS 0037, 2002)
Lightness for percussion and piano 2000 (Seoul: Soo Moon Dang, 2001)
Reed for soprano and piano 2001
Waves for two clarinets and piano 2001
Prism for flute, clarinet, and percussion 2001
Reflection for orchestra 2001
The Prayer for solo piano 2003 (CD TCMS, 2006)
Journey for flute, double bass, and piano 2004
Facing the Wind for clarinet and piano 2004
Turning Point for orchestra 2004
The Flight for flute and piano 2005
Monologue for solo violin 2006
Bird, Bird 2 for soprano and piano 2006
The Flight for orchestra 2006
Self-Portrait for solo piano 2007 (KSWC 2007-01, CD KSWC, volume 14)
The Road for violin, cello, and piano 2007
Waiting for violin, viola, cello, and piano 2007
Prism II for flute, clarinet, cello, and percussion 2007
Spring Breeze for four saxophones 2008
Searching for the Blue Bird for string orchestra 2008
Sweet Dream for clarinet, violin, cello, and percussion 2009
Searching for the Blue Bird II for cello and piano 2009
Reminiscence for oboe, percussion, and piano 2009
The New Path for solo violin 2009
Vanilla Sky for two violins, viola, cello, and percussion 2009
Spring Breeze for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon 2009
Nostalgia for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon 2010
Lost in Conception for clarinet and piano 2011
Stars in the Day for baritone and piano 2011
The Day for baritone and piano 2011
Bird for baritone and piano 2011
Encounter for piano and percussion 2011
Splinter of Memory for flute and piano 2011
Music Examples
Self-Portrait
Example 1: movement 1, mm. 1-9, with changing meters, abrupt dynamic changes, and varied intervals spanning a large range.
Example 2: movement 3, mm. 1-20, theme and first variation based on the American children’s tune “All the pretty horses.”
Example 3: movement 4, mm. 1-9, with alternating hands on closely-spaced intervals and interval expansion.
Waiting
Example 1: mm. 15-28, with piano septuplets and string harmonics followed by a new section with descending piano sextuplets and stepwise string motion.
Example 2: mm. 81-103, with competing perfect fifths in the three string parts.
Example 3: mm. 146-156, with further exploration of the motive of the perfect fifth.
Reflection
Example 1: movement 1, mm. 1-10, showing exploration of tone colors and various motives centering around the pitch E.
Example 2: movement 2, mm. 8-13, showing the introduction of multiple rhythmic layers.
Example 3: movement 2, mm. 39-53, introducing seven-note motive with rhythmic displacement.
Example 4: movement 3, mm. 22-30, introducing a sixteenth-note motive with shifting accents and a syncopated sextuplet motive.