OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

HUANG Ruo   Three Tenses
Gerard PESSON  Nebenstück
György KURTAG  Piano Trio "Varga Balint Ligaturaja"
Kaija SAARIAHO  Je sens un deuxieme coeur
Tony PRABOWO  Music for 7 Instruments 

Join OpusNovus for "Sonic Resonances," a concert that delves into the rich and diverse textures of contemporary music. The program begins with Huang Ruo's Three Tenses, an exploration of temporal and musical intersections. Gerard Pesson's Nebenstück follows, offering a delicate and introspective soundscape based on Ballade, op. 10 no. 4 by Johannes Brahms . György Kurtág's Piano Trio "Varga Balint Ligaturaja" will enchant with its intricate and emotive interplay. Experience the profound beauty of Kaija Saariaho's Je sens un deuxieme coeur, a work that resonates with deep emotional currents. The evening concludes with Tony Prabowo's Music for 7 Instruments, a dynamic and engaging composition. Don't miss this evening of compelling performances and sonic innovation at YST Concert Hall.

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Heiner GOEBBELS  Herakles 2
Sofia GUBAIDULINA  String Trio
Chin Ting CHAN  Fuse II
György LIGETI  Horn Trio
Mikel URQUIZA  Ars memoriae

Immerse yourself in the innovative world of contemporary music with OpusNovus' second concert, "Threes & Fives." The evening begins with Heiner Goebbels' Herakles 2, a powerful work inspired by the mythological hero. Sofia Gubaidulina's String Trio follows, showcasing her unique spiritual and sonic explorations. Chin Ting Chan's Fuse II will captivate with its intricate interplay of textures and rhythms. György Ligeti's Horn Trio, a masterpiece of the 20th century, will mesmerize with its complex harmonies and structures. The concert concludes with Mikel Urquiza's Ars memoriae, a fascinating work that blends memory and melody. Join us for a night of exceptional performances and groundbreaking compositions at YST Orchestra Hall.

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Luciano BERIO Ricorrenze
George CRUMB Celestial Mechanics
Yiqing ZHU DeepVoid
Bahar ROYAEE Kücha-lar
Mauricio KAGEL Capriccio for 2 pianos  
Witold LUTOSŁAWSKI Chain I

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Peteris VASKS Music for a Deceased Friend
Jonas BAES b-a-c-h & sine nomine for string quartet
Roman HAUBENSTOCK-RAMATI Multiple 6 
VARIOUS (LEE Yixuan, Anyamanee PHAKHAPONWIWAT, XIAO Wen, Jellal KOAY Loong Chuen, ONG Ping Din) Oktacheiras
Chinary UNG Spiral
Oliver KNUSSEN Ophelia Dances, Book 1

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Edgard VARESE   Octandre
György KURTÁG Selections from Jatekok  
Canat DE CHIZY Sextuor à cordes 
Gerhard STÄBLER pieces chaudes  
Riccardo NOVA Ma's Sequence 8 
Piyawat LOUILARPPRASERT The Troop of Alive Machines

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Philip GLASS 4 Movements for 2 Pianos
Richard BARRETT news from nowhere
Kevin VOLANS String Quartet No. 1, “White Man Sleep”

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Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Max Riefer, marimba

Joyce KOH Fingerprints
Toshio HOSOKAWA Memory “In Memory of Isang Yun”
Adeline WONG Empat
Peter EÖTVÖS Da capo

YST BIG BRASS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Zhangyi CHEN The Seventh Angel
Enrique CRESPO Bruckner Etude for Low Brass
Madeline A. LEE La Cathédrale
MUSSORGSKY (arr. Elgar HORWATH) Pictures at an Exhibition

OPUSNOVUS x elder music lab

Boon Hua Lien & Luke Dollman, conductors
Grayson Rotumah, didjeridu
Tony Makarome, mridangam
G Lakshmanan, tabla

Ross EDWARDS Tyalgum Mantras
Connor Roderick FOGARTY Fleeting Visions
Liza LIM The Heart’s Ear
Yuting TAN Kinetic Toys
Ssu-Ting LIN Nexus
Tony MAKAROME Jewel of Srivijaya

OPUSNOVUS x elder music lab

Boon Hua Lien & Luke Dollman, conductors
Grayson Rotumah, didjeridu
Tony Makarome, mridangam
K. Gun Mongkolprapa, bongos

Ross EDWARDS Tyalgum Mantras
Ssu-Ting LIN Nexus
Liza LIM The Heart’s Ear
Yuting TAN Kinetic Toys
Connor Roderick FOGARTY Fleeting Visions
Tony MAKAROME Jewel of Srivijaya

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Anestis LOGOTHETIS Dynapolis (1963)
György KURTÁG Wind Quintet, Op.2 (1959)
Wolfgang RIHM Epilog (2013)
Gerald GRISEY Périodes (1974)

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Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Bryce DESSNER Murder Ballades (2013)

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Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Erik GRISWOLD Action Music (2013)
Scott MCLAUGHLIN After Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawing #960
Will REDMAN Book (2006)
Frank ZAPPA The Black Page (1976)

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Alicia Diva CHANDRA Ellipsis (2022)
Pēteris VASKS Wind Quintet No. 1, "Music for Fleeting Birds" (1977)
Younghi PAGN-PAAN Glanz des Sonnenuntergangs (2018)
Mauricio KAGEL Piano Trio No. 3 - II. (2007)
Alessio ELIA Octet (2016)

VOYAGE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Cindy Hontana, mezzo-soprano
Ted Ngo, tenor
Gerard Lim, baritone

RAMEAU (arr. various) A Journey through Les Indes galantes
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella, featuring members of Red Dot Baroque

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien & Christoph Wichert, conductor

György LIGETI Ramifications (1968)
John CAGE Three Dances (1944)
Rudolf KELTERBORN Oktett (1969)
Klaus LANG The Ocean of Yes and No (2008)

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Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Iannis XENAKIS Linaia-agon (1972)
Dai FUJIKURA Three Miniatures (2012)
György KURTÁG 12 Microludes (1997)
Isang YUN Pezzo Fantasioso (1988)
Harrison BIRTWISTLE Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum (1977)

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Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Tony MAKAROME Modern Times (2021)
Karlheinz STOCKHAUSEN Japan from Für kommende Zeiten (1968-70)
Jennifer WALSCHE Look, Stranger, On This Island from Silently and Very Fast (2012)
Frank ZAPPA The Black Page (1976)

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Texu KIM   Fanfare for Pyongchang  (2017)
Salvatore SCIARRINO Codex Purpureus II (1983)
Cliff TAN Kopi (2021)
George CRUMB Selections from Zeitgeist (1987)
John ADAMS   Son of Chamber Symphony  (2007)

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Giacinto SCELSI   Riti: I funerali di Alessandro Magno (1962)
Esin GUNDUZ Texts of Wisdom (2014)
Earle BROWN String Quartet (1965)
Donghoon SHIN   The Hunter’s Funeral  (2017)

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Frank ZAPPA The Black Page (1976)
Anestis LOGOTHETIS Doppelspirale (1985)
Anestis LOGOTHETIS Dynamisierte 12-Ton-Zyklen (1987)
Will REDMAN Book (2006)
Tony MAKAROME Modern Times (2021)

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Kaija SAARIAHO Lichtbogen (1985/6)
Emily KOH trans-[migra].nation (2011)
Paul HINDEMITH Kammermusik Op. 24, No. 1 (1921)

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien & Christoph Wichert, conductors

Sofia GUBAIDULINA Meditation on Bach Chorale: Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit (1993)
György LIGETI Horn Trio - I. (1982)
Yuji TAKAHASHI Six Stoicheia (1964)
Juan Carlos PAZ   Concreción (1964)

OpusNovus

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Dieter MACK Klingende Fäden

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Andrew NORMAN   Try  (2011)
Toshio HOSOKAWA Singing Garden (2003)
Krzysztof PENDERECKI String Quartet No. 1 (1960)
Steve REICH   Double Sextet (2007)

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Mark van de Viel, clarinet

Steve REICH   New York Counterpoint
REICH Clapping Music
REICH Double Sextet

YST CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA

Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Paulo De Assis, piano & presenter

MOZART March from Le clemenza di Tito K. 621
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto in D, op. 61a (after Violin Concerto, op. 61)

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Kee Yong CHONG Beneath Your Soul (2003, revised 2019)
Isang YUN Quartet for Horn, Trumpet, Trombone and Piano (1992)
Toru TAKEMITSU Eucalypts II (1971)
Iannis XENAKIS   Aroura (1971)

OPUSNOVUS

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

Unsuk CHIN   Gougalon

YST CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA

Boon Hua Lien, conductor

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 in Bb, op. 60
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 73