Matthew Lam．Composer
2023:
[Guayaquil city, Ecuador]
Performance of Beyond 88 at The International Electroacoustic Music Exhibition MUSLAB
[Hong Kong]
In Extremis for string quartet
Transcending Music Legacy— Concert with NOVA Ensemble
20:00 [HKT], 27 Oct, Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, by NOVA Ensemble
[Hong Kong]
Autumn Snow for solo guitar
Community Performance at Citywalk, Tsuen Wan
1 Oct, Citywalk, Tsuen Wan
[Hong Kong]
Autumn Snow for solo guitar
Musique Sans Frontières
20:00 [HKT], 29 Sep, Theatre, Hong Kong City Hall, by Keith Wong
https://www.yaoyueh.com/musiquesansfrontieres
[Hong Kong]
Organising a concert featuring Chinese instrument and electroacoustic music
Unknown Territories for erhu and live electronics
20:00 [HKT], 18 Aug, Lee Hysan Concert Hall, by Ching-Yin Wong
[Hong Kong]
(de/re)construction for piano 4 hands, commissioned by HKNME
HKNME Shape Songs II
2:30 pm, 6 Aug, West Kowloon Free Space, The Room
[Hong Kong]
Premiere of Peculiar Voices for string quartet
New Generation 2023
8:00 pm [HKT], 4 Aug, RTHK Studio One, by Romer Quartet
Update: the piece has won the first prize of New Generation 2023
[Buffalo, NY]
Will be attending June in Buffalo from 6-11 JUN
Overcast Skies for flute, clarinet in Bb, percussion, piano, violin and cello will be premiered by Switch Ensemble
[Chiayi, Taiwan]
In Extremis will be featured at Nanhua University Third International Symposium of Contemporary Music
I will give a 15-min presentation about the piece
[The Hague, Netherlands]
In Extremis will be presented at the 69th International Rostrum of Composers, May 15-20
[Bowling Green, OH]
Premiere of Utopia, a micro-opera
BGSU MicroOpera
8:00 pm [EST], 17 Apr, Conrad Room, Wolfe Arts Center by Emma Clark, Keri Lee Pierson, Johnathan Kroeger, Stephen Eckert. Directed by Anna Murcko.
[Bowling Green, OH]
Premiere of AI Project for alto saxophone and live electronics
BGSU Student Composers Forum
8:00 pm [EST], 10 Apr, Bryan Recital Hall, by Kirby Leitz
[Bowling Green, OH]
Premiere of Beyond 88, stereo fixed media
Praecepta Minifest Concert
8:00 pm [EST], 25 Mar, Conrad Room, Wolfe Center
[Bowling Green, OH]
Premiere of Improvisations for live electronics and audiences
BGSU Composers’ Forum Concert
8:00 pm [EST], 31 Jan, Bryan Recital Hall, by me and my colleagues (audiences)
[Bowling Green, OH]
Premiere of As Moonlight Shivers for solo clarinet in Bb
Praecepta 24x24 Concert
4:00 pm [EST], 22 Jan, Bryan Recital Hall, by Jenna Ranalli
2022:
[Bowling Green, OH]
Premiere of Sensical Nonsense for alto saxophone, horn in F, cello and 2 sopranos
BGSU Composers’ Forum Concert
8:00 pm [EST], 16 Nov, Bryan Recital Hall, by PACEM
[Bowling Green, OH]
Our War for orchestra to be read by Toledo Symphony
Toledo Symphony – BGSU Student Composer 2022-23 Reading & Recording Session
9 Nov, Kobacker Hall, by Toledo Symphony, conducted by Michael Lewanski
[Hong Kong]
Premiere of Kei4 (祈) for shakuhachi, erhu, cello, piano, electronics and video
Commissioned by Hong Kong Composers’ Guild
Hong Kong Contemporary Music Festival: Global Delights, by NEXUS ensemble
8:00 pm [HKT], 5 Nov, Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre
[Bowling Green, OH]
Performance of The Other Me for solo snare drum
Praecepta Fall Concert 2022
8:00 pm [EST], 15 Sep, Bryan Recital Hall, by Eli Chambers
[Online event]
Virtual premiere of The Other Me for solo snare drum, commissioned and performed by Ben Damann
Link: https://youtu.be/Z7gTNdLh8xw
[Hartford, CT]
Will be participating Connecticut Summerfest from 9 Jun to 15 Jun;
Premiere of In Extremis for string quartet
Evening of Premieres, Connecticut Summerfest
8:00 pm, 14 Jun, Berkman Recital Hall, University of Hartford, by Del Sol Quartet
Link: https://youtu.be/H7yfPSND-8c
[Online event]
Performance of Antithesis for 2 violins
SCI online National Conference 2022, Concert V, Guest Duo Recital
5:30 pm, 28 May, youtube livestream, by Du.0
Link: https://youtu.be/BuGeQS_VDFk?t=3156
[Bowling Green, OH]
Premiere of Adult Becoming for cello and live electronics
Music Tech IV Final Concert
8:00 pm [EST], 28 Apr, Bryan Recital Hall, by Joshua Lyphout
[Bowling Green, OH]
Premiere of The Last Snow... for solo piano
Fresh Inklings Concert
7:00 pm, 21 Apr, Room 1002, Moore Musical Arts Centre
[Bowling Green, OH]
Premiere of Anxiousness Overflow! for piano and live electronics
Praecepta Minifest Concert 1
8:00 pm [EST], 24 Mar, Bryan Recital Hall, by Matthew Lam
[Bowling Green, OH]
Premiere of The Instinct of Hope for SATB A-capella
BGSU Composers’ Forum Concert
8:00 pm [EST], 20 Feb, Bryan Recital Hall, by my colleagues
[Bowling Green, OH]
Premiere of Sketch IV and Sketch V for solo piano
Praecepta 24x24 Concert
4:00 pm [EST], 30 Jan, Bryan Recital Hall, by Michelle Teyvel
Acrimonies, for Bb clarinet and viola:
Selected by Domino Ensemble (TN, USA) call for scores,
To be included in their next album release. Date TBD
2021:
[Hong Kong]
Premiere of 晨曦總會來臨 for chamber Chinese orchestra and 花盛 for Qudi, Erhu and Zhongruan
5G Streamed Live: With New Tunes, We Connect
8:00 pm [HKT], 18 Dec, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Recital Hall, by Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
[Miami, FL]
Performance of Shimmering Tides for solo cello
Kyle Pearl’s 2021 Open Call for Scores Concert
4:30 pm [EST], 5 Dec, PLF N 330, Frost School of Music, by Kyle Pearl
[Bowling Green, OH]
Premiere of In Breezes and Gusts for flute doubling alto flute and cello
BGSU Composers’ Forum Concert
8:00 pm [EST], 4 Nov, Bryan Recital Hall, by Sarah Curtis and Otavio Manzano Kavakama
[Bowling Green, OH]
Premiere of Sketches for solo piano
Praecepta Fall Concert 2021
8:00 pm [EST], 7 Oct, Bryan Recital Hall, by Matthew Lam
Premiere of Undine, for Bb clarinet, percussion, violin and cello
New Generation 2020
8:00 pm, 10 Aug, Y Studio, Y Square, by NOVA Ensemble
Performance of 還有行李要帶走嗎？(Are There Still Luggages to be Brought?), for SATB choir and piano
8:00 pm, 6 Aug, Lee Hysan Concert Hall by Aqua Voice
My Graduation Concert: featuring piano works of Finzi, Ginastera, Saariaho
Premiere of Planetarium for piano and strings and 還有行李要帶走嗎？(Are There Still Luggages to be Brought?), for SATB choir and piano, performed by me, conducted by Ching-Yin Wong and CUHK student ensemble
Performance of Freesia for erhu, performed by Ching-Yin Wong
8:00 pm, 27 Jul, Lee Hysan Concert Hall
Premiere of When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, for SATB ensemble and media
Cantus 12 - A Multidisciplinary Showcase
8:00 pm, 24 Jul and 3:00 pm, 25 Jul, Black Box Theatre, Taipo Arts Centre, by Cantus 12
Premiere of Meditation - Clear Mirror Still Water, for solo flute @soundSCAPE new music festival
soundSCAPE participant concert no. 2
4:00 pm, 19 Jul [EST]/4:00 am, 20 Jul [HKT], by Lisa Cella
Premiere of Antithesis, for 2 violins
CUHK Ensemble-in-Residence 20/21 Concert II
8:00 pm, 18 Jun, Online Premiere, by Francis Chik and Yip-wai Chow (Cong Quartet)
Link to concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp0Nb8snI1c
Premiere of Freesia (香雪蘭), for solo erhu
Creative Collaboration Course Concert - Celebrating Composers and Collaborators
2:00 pm, 11 Jun, Lee Hysan Concert Hall, by Ching-yin Wong
Premiere of Death is What You Embrace With, for wind orchestra
Chung Chi Wind Orchestra Spring Concert 2021
8:00 pm, 21 Apr, Lee Hysan Concert Hall, by Chung Chi Wind Orchestra
Premiere of 獨步雪原 (Walking Alone in Snowfield), for chamber Chinese orchestra
8:00 pm, 19 Mar, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Recital Hall, by Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Premiere of Shimmering Tides, for solo cello
CUHK Ensemble-in-Residence 20/21 Concert I
8:00 pm, 10 Feb, Online Premiere, by Yan-ho Cheng (Cong Quartet)
Link to concert: https://youtu.be/H3qGxms8Vm4
2020:
Premiere of 幻蜃 (Mirage), for Chinese ensemble
Music From the Heart Concert 2020
8:00 pm, 3 Jul 2020, Hong Kong City Hall (with online premiere), by Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Premiere of When Light Vanishes, for string quartet
CUHK Ensemble-in-Residence 2019-2020 Reading Session
2:00 pm, 6 May 2020, Chung Chi Chapel, by Cong Quartet
Premiere of They are at Rest, for flute, horn in F, vibraphone, percussion, piano and string quartet
CUHK Composers Showcase Concert
7:00 pm, 10 Jan 2020, Lee Hysan Concert Hall, by my CUHK fellows
Premiere of Elements Garden, for 3 percussionists
Toolbox International Creative Academy (TICA) Opening Concert 2020
8:00 pm, 6 Jan 2020, Y Studio, Y Square, by Toolbox Percussion