no name woman, for string quartet (2025) inspired by The Woman Warrior (1976) by Maxine Hong Kingston
Composed for, and performed by, The Knights Chamber Ensemble. In partnership with The New York Philharmonic. Featuring experimental notation, mimicking Kingston’s post-modern narrative style, and an exploration of cultural dissonance and inherited silence (see program notes in PDF).
dew, for string trio (2024)
Broadcast on WQXR (New York’s Classical Radio Station) from September 2-8, 2024.
Performed for The Knights’ Family Concert at Gather NYC in the Museum of Arts and Design on November 24th, 2024.
Composed for, and performed by, The Knights Chamber Ensemble. In Partnership with the New York Philharmonic! A reflection on my mother’s relationship to rain, my own experience, and generational trauma (see program notes in PDF).
spool, for trumpet and horn (2024)
Premiered in David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the YPC Pre-Concert on May 4, 2024, teaching children about the flexibility of musical form and classical instrumentation.
Composed for, and performed by, musicians of The New York Philharmonic.
ping, for flute, clarinet, and piano (2023)
Broadcast on WQXR (New York’s Classical Radio Station) from September 4-10, 2023.
Composed for, and performed by, The Parhelion Trio. In partnership with The New York Philharmonic.
choking hazard, for wind trio (2025)
Composed for, and performed by, musicians of The New York Philharmonic. Featuring an exploration of experimental notation and technique, allowing the music to literally “choke” as the piece progresses (see program notes in PDF).
Melody Zhang 