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BIO

Photo credit: Matthew Tate

Sze Ying Chan is a Hong Kong-born composer based in London.

Sze tells stories through music. Her lastest commissions includes music for the film White Paper flower (2021) directed by Ying Ping Yu, music for the multi-media performance Lighting up your family stories (2023) by artist Sandy Sin U Leong, and the sound walk The Divine Plan of the House of Greenwich for the Queen of England (2024) commissioned by the University of Greenwich. Sze's choral piece Cumulus (2024) is awarded the first prize in the 10th Japan international choral composition competition. Sze's electroacoustic work Due to a reported emergency may all passengers leave the station immediately (2023) was exhibited in MUS Lab 2023 held in Ecuador and broadcasted by the Radiophrenia in Glasgow. Her orchestral pieces South Kensington and Fruit of the Earth was premiered in 2024 and 2022 by the London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra.

 

Sze is a master graduate of the Royal College of Music and studied composition for screen with Francis Shaw and Howard Davidson, composition with Haris Kittos and Alison Kay, and electroacoustic music with Micheal Oliva. Sze was awarded a BAFTA scholarship in 2018 and received mentorship from composer George Fenton. During her study, her contemporary dance piece NEKO NO KOI (The Lover Cat) (2019) was premiered in the Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music as part of the Great Exhibitionist Series.

 

Sze is a member of the London Philharmonic choir, the Ealing Symphony Orchestra and the Ealing Chamber Music Club. Sze holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

LIST OF WORKS

Concert Work

2024

Cumulus for SATB divisi [score][audio]

First prize of the 10th Japan international choral composition competition.

Aurora borealis for Solo Right Hand Piano

Commissioned by and dedicated to Simon Morris

An Entertainment for narrator and fl., ob., cl., b. tbn., db., pno.

First performance: Chamber Music Concert of the Ealing Symphony Orchestra 2024

The Divine Plan of the House of Greenwich for the Queen of England fixed media, sound walk

Commissioned by the University of Greenwich

The Reading of the Universe for solo voice

2023

Enka: Yuki-Onna (The Snow Woman) for soprano and 8 violins

First performance: Chamber Music Concert of the Ealing Symphony Orchestra 2023

Portobello Road Showpiece for solo piano

The Nightingale and the Rose for cor anglais and soprano

South Kensington for chamber orchestra

London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra Call for score 2023 selected  piece

Piazzi's Flying Star for vln., vla., vc., pno.

SOLA for 2 players

Due to a reported Emergency would all passengers please leave the station immediately

(fixed media electroacoustic)

Exhibited in MUS Lab 2023 held in Ecuador
Broadcasted by the Radiophrenia in Glasgow
Selected as part of the album MUSLAB -Planeta Complejo- Vol. 4.

Lighting up your family stories solo piano and narrator

Commissioned for the multi-media performance Lighting up your family stories (2023) by artist Sandy Sin U Leong

2021

Fruit of the Earth for Chamber Orchestra

London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra Call for score 2021 selected  piece

Doughy for string quartet

​Ligeti Quartet Workout! Call for score workshop piece

White Paper flower

Commissioned for the film White Paper flower (2021) directed by Ying Ping Yu

2020

Kodama! for Clarinet in Bb, Violin, Cello and Percussion (2)

Poetry Pie for SATB

Moments: Set 1 for solo piano

 

2019

The Last Bird Calls for soprano and piano

Azalea for Bass Flute, Cor Anglais and soprano

Cicada's Cry for Bassoon and soprano

The fire blossoms for Solo flute

The Love Cat (Neko no Koi) for violin, flute (dbl. b. fl.), clarinet (dbl. b. cl.), piano and electronics

Royal College of Music: Great Exhibitionists

2 mins stir-fry (fixed media)

 

2018

The Tree for oboe and piano

Commissioned by and dedicated to Ada Or

One night in November for flute and piano

Rhapsody for orchestra

Winner of the Royal college of Music film music competition (2018)

2017

Campanula Suite for solo piano

Dedication Suite for solo piano

2 Sonnets for soprano and piano

2016

Barcarolle for solo piano

Marguerite (2016) for voice and flute

Commissioned by Cha Way Hong Kong

2015

Hunt for chamber orchestra

2014

The Daisy (and the Lark) for violin and piano

A Morning Hymn for chamber orchestra

Poems: Confession for solo piano

First Performance: Outside in, The Coronet Theatre, London, 2021.

2013

The Philosopher's Walk for solo piano

2010

Aroma for violin and piano

Jade for solo piano

Sketches

(for solo piano unless specified)

[From the Sketchbooks (Collaborative project)]

2023

Postcards: Yellow Moon [score] [audio]

2022

Prayer [score]

2021

By the duck pond

Portrait of a Goose [score]

Gracias! [score]

2020

Remembering Steve [score]

Falling leaves

I really want a Christmas Tree! [score]

Barcarolle [score]

2018

Van Gogh's Chair [score]

2017

Footprints

Ichigoichie

Moon in the pale blue sky I

Moon in the pale blue sky II

Invention [score]

2015

November Wind [score]

Sailing in the Storm [score]

2014

Barcarolle [score]

From the Swiss Mountains [score]

2013

My Valentine [score]

White Shore [score]

2009

Moonlit Dance

2007

Gingerbreadman Waltz [score]

NEKO NO KOI
The Lover Cat
(2019)

Photo credit: Ying Ping Yu

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