MAN-CHING DONALD YU

Selected Journal Publication/Book Chapter (2012-2017)                                                                   

• 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.
• 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.
• 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 (2022-)

• Circle of Life for viola and piano (2022)
• Breakthrough for accordion and flute (2021)
• Psalm 136"Hymn of Thanksgiving" for SA a cappella choir (2021)
• Narrow Blue Circle for 2 violins (2021)
• Desolation and Water Droplets for soprano/mezzo-soprano and piano (2021)
• We are in Darkness for soprano and piano (2021)
• Orinoco for cello and saxophone (2020)
• Spiral for flute (2019)
• Ring for harp and piano (2019) 
• Diffuser for violin, trumpet and piano (2019) 
• Expansion for piano (2018)
• Sensitivity for saxophone quarte (2017)
• Rippling for clarinet choir (2016)
• Twilight High-Rise for trumpet and piano (2016)
• Listen to Me, O Lord for organ and SATB (2016)
• Force for bassoon and zheng (2015)
• Tower for clarinet and piano (2015)
• Polarity for cello solo (2015)
• Ballades for Four Seasons for soprano and chamber orchestra (2015)
• Divine Image for two violins and soprano (2014)
• Lost in Civilization for chamber ensemble (2014)
• I call on You, O Lord for SA choir (2014)
• Double Concerto "Urban Amber" for harmonica, zhong yuen, and Chinese orchestra (2014)
• Etude: Looping Towards the Point for piano (2014)
• Capriccio for bass trombone (2014)
• Divine Image for two violins and soprano (2014)
• Snow for pipa and cello (2014)
• Winds from the South for clarinet, trumpet and piano (2014)
• Muse for trombone and piano (2014)
• Symphony of Winds "Heavenly Justice" for wind ensemble, piano and organ (2013)
• Calligraphic motion for trombone (2013)
• In-between Play and Pluck for pipa, yanqin, and sanxian (2013)
• One Act Opera "The Harmfulness of Tobacco" for tenor and orchestra(2012)
• Grass for erhu, mezzo-soprano and piano (2012)
• Three Tang Poems for a cappella choir (2012)
• Resurrectional Vision for organ and trombone (2012)
• First Piano Concerto (2011)
• Symphony No. 2 "World" for orchestra and chorus (2011) 
• Sunset in my homeland for clarinet, violin and piano (2011)
• Clouds in My Dream for piano and electronics (2011)
• Drinking Alone Under the Moon for mezzo-soprano and piano (2011)
• Hymn of Praise for children choir (2011)
• On Phoenix Terrace for xiao and piano (2011)
• Three Sketches for piano (2011)
• Revelation Fantasy for organ/chamber organ (2010)
• From the Depth for soprano, chorus and orchestra (2010)
  
• Nine Dragons for piano (2010)
• Two Sacred Songs for soprano and piano (2010)
• Fancy for solo violin (2010)
• Wind and Rain for erhu and piano (2010)
• Vermilion Bird for violin and piano (2010)
• Chamber Requiem for SATB choir, soprano solo, mezzo-soprano solo, tenor solo, bass solo, and piano (2009)
• A Chamber Opera in one act "The Death of the Hired Man" for mezzo-soprano, tenor and piano (2009)
• Three Sensual Love Poems for mezzo-soprano and piano (2009)
• Piano Trio "Moody Rain" for flute, cello and piano (2009)
• Memories for brass quartet (2009)
• Primordial for piano quintet (2009)
• Lamentation for cello and piano (2009)
• Duo for cello and piano (2009)
• Symphony No. 1 for orchestra (2008)
• Disintegration for piano and electronics (2008)
  
• Hallucination for piano (2008)
• Four Dramatic Chinese Poems for tenor and piano (2008)
• Five Poems by Yosano Akiko for soprano and piano (2008)
• Three Bagatelles for violin and organ (2008)
• Brilliant Variations and Fantasy on a Chinese Folk Tune for violin and piano (2008)
• Organ Concerto "Nebula" for organ and chamber orchestra (2007)
• Three Characteristic Pieces for piano 4-hands (2007)
• Explosion for piano (2007)
• Five Poems by Ya Hsien for baritone and piano (2007)
• Four Lyrical Chinese Poems for soprano and piano (2007)
• Five Love Poems from Ancient to Modern Times for soprano and piano (2007)
• Two Poems by Ya Hsien for baritone and piano (2007)
• Sonata "Echo" for oboe (2006)
• Twelve Preludes for organ (2006)
• Frankenstein for organ and cello (2006)
• Imaginary Conversation for violin and piano (2006)
• Psalm No. 63 for SSA choir and piano (2005)
• Ten Variations on a Chinese Folk Song "Homesickness" for piano (2003)
• Sonata No. 4 "Chaos" for piano (2002)
• Five Japanese Lyrics for soprano and piano (2001)
• String Quartet No. 1 " Four Seasonal Sketches" (2001)
• Five Miniatures for piano (2001)

Other Score Publications (2010-2022)

• Transformations for clarinet (Universal Edition UES 102350-000)(2022) Vienna
• Die Betrachtung for piano (Universal Edition UES 102469-410)(2022) Vienna
• Die emotionale Welle for piano 4-hands duo (Universal Edition UES 102558-411)(2022) Vienna
  
• Swing Low for saxophone and piano (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-5703-8) (2021) France
• Split for two pianos (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-5038-1) (2020) France
• Oneness for flute and piano (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-3515-9) (2019) France
• Pointing for bassoon and contrabasson (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-4399-4) (2020) France
• Big Yellow Circle for violin and bass (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-3951-5) (2019) France
• Convergence for violin and cello (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-3824-2) (2019) France
• Emergence for piano trio (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-3342-1)(2018) France
• Dilating for trombone choir (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-3341-4)(2018) France
• Higher Dimensioning for percussion ensemble (Babelscores ISMN 979-0-2325-3340-7)(2018) France
• Traversing for organ (Babelscores ISMN 970-0-2325-3331-5)(2018) France
• String Quartet No. 2 "Head On Vortex" (Da Vinci Edition DV 10890)(2018) Italy/Japan
• Momentary Suspension for pipa and string quartet (Da Vinci Edition DV 10885)(2018) Italy/Japan
• Octet for string (Da Vinci Edition DV 10869)(2018) Italy/Japan
• Merging and Diverging for viola (Da Vinci Edition DV 10870)(2018) Italy/Japan
• Fishing in Snow for trumpet and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0061, ISMN 979-0-707706-64-0)
• Recede and Surge for clarinet and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0103)
• Purple Sky for cello and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0164)
• Apocalypse for orchestra (Scherzo Editions, SE-0131)

• Quantum Mysticism for piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0038, ISMN 979-0-707706-39-8)
• Buiseorando for trombone and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0052, ISMN 979-0-707706-51-0 )
• Flaming Passion for flute, cello, and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0042, ISMN 979-0-707706-41-1)
• Fishing in Snow for trumpet and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0038, ISMN 979-0-707706-39-8)
• Sign of Spring for double bass and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0036, ISMN 979-0-707706-37-4)
• Spring Flower for flute, clarinet, and bassoon (Scherzo Editions, SE-0027, ISMN 979-0-707706-28-2 )
• Tunneling for piano and electronics (Scherzo Editions, SE-0032, ISMN 979-0-707706-34-3 )
• The Maximum Speed of Raphael's Madonna for flute and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0026, ISMN 979-0-707706-02-2 )
• Divertimento "Chromatic Fantasy" for organ (Scherzo Editions: SE-0035, ISMN 979-0-707706-36-7 )
• The Great Wall for clarinet, bassoon and piano (Scherzo Editions, SE-0060, ISMN 979-0-707706-61-9)
• Blossoms for brass ensemble (Portugal: Scherzo Editions, SE-0058, ISMN 979-0-707706-59-6)
• Emotional Waves for piano 4-hands (Bavaria, Germany: Helm & Baynov Verlag, HB 7514)
• Breeze for flute (Italy: Edizioni Sconfinarte, New Music Without Borders series II, ES 541)
• Secret for violin (Italy: Edizioni Sconfinarte, New Music Without Borders serie
• Our Father "The Lord's Prayer" for mixed choir (Cambridge, MA: Zimbel Press, No. 80101263)
• O Virtus Sapientiae for SATB mixed Choir (Cambridge, MA: Zimbel Press, No.80101264)           
• Oculus non vidit for SATB mixed Choir (Cambridge, MA: Zimbel Press, No. 80101277)
• Psalm 23 for high voices and piano (HK: Hong Kong Church Music Service Limited,SM-E263)
• Recalling from Dream for trumpet and piano (Winterpark, Fl: Wehr's Music House, WM No. 345)
• Reflection for Trombone Choir (Winterpark, Fl: Wehr's Music House, WM No. 391)
• The Refraction of Shadow for trombone and piano (Winterpark, Fl: Wehr's Music House, WM No. 397)
• Three Organ Pieces: Meditation, Mystical Aria, Toccata Fantastique (Cambridge, MA: Zimbel Press, No. 80101246, distributed by Subito Music Corperation.)

 

Discographies

• Album Label: Illusion: Music of Man-Ching Donald Yu (2006) ZR 113, Zimbel Records, Massachusetts, United States
• Sonata No. 1 "Grand Concert Fantasy" for piano
• Sonata No. 2 "Humoresque" for piano
• Sonata No. 4 "Chaos" for piano
• Hell and Heaven for piano
• Dark Rhapsody for cello and piano
• Illusion for oboe and piano
• Five Japanese Lyrics for soprano and piano
• Uncertainty for piano
• Fantasy on "The Lady of Shalott" for piano
• Five Miniatures for piano
• William Shakespeare's Sonnet No. 104 for mezzo-soprano and piano

 

• Album Label: Surrealistic Soundscapes (2012 Nov.), TROY 1378, Albany Records, New York.        
• First Symphony for orchestra (Lugansk Academic Philharmonic Orchestra)
• From the Depth for soprano, chorus and orchestra (Opera Hong Kong Chorus with Jimmy Chan)    
• Octet for strings (Ukraine Octet Players)
• Sunset in My Homeland for violin, clarinet, and piano (Equinox Trio)
• Disintegration for piano and electronics
• Explosion for piano
• Two Poems by Ya Hsien for baritone and piano
• Breeze for flute
• The Maximum Speed of Raphael's Madonna for flute and piano        

                                                   

• Album Label: Millennium Master Vol. 6  (2015 December), ar0024, Ablaze Records, United States. 
• 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.
• Emergence (2017) for clarinet, violin and piano (Senza Sforzando Ensemble)

• Album Label: ZAYIN I (2019), Phasma Music 013, Europe.
• Oneness (2017) for flute and piano (flute, Iwona Glinka; piano, Vicky Stylianou)

• Album Label: New Music for Solo Piano (2021), Phasma Music 039, Europe.
• Expansion (2018) for piano (piano, Tamara Licheli)

• Album Label: MEM (2021), Phasma Music 045, Europe.

• Spiral (2019) for flute (flute, Iwona Glinka)