HSIAU, Ching-Yu
HSIAU, Ching-Yu
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Ching-yu Hsiau was born in Taichung, Taiwan. She earned a Bachelor of Music Art from National Taiwan Normal University in 1989. After passing a very competitive examination, she was awarded a Governmental Scholarship to Study in France for four years, majoring in musical composition. In 1993, she received Diplôme Supérieur de Composition from Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris under the advisory of Yoshihisa Taira. Among the four candidates pursuing the program of Ecriture du 20ème Siècle (supervised by Edith Lejet) at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, she was the only one awarded the First Prize in 1994. After returned to Taiwan, Her formal faculty appointment includes Lecturer and Associate Professor in the Department of Music of Taipei Municipal University of Education. She has been appointed as a Professor in the Department of Music of National Taiwan Normal University since August 2010.
Selected works
We have a dream......
2021
Selected works
We have a dream......
2021Orchestral/Concerto Works
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We have a dream...... | Narrator and Orchestra | 2021 | 20' | |
| Memory | String orchestra | 2020 | 14' | |
| Thinking of ancient…….. | Orchestra | 2020 | 12' | |
| Phenomenon - for orchestra | orchestra | 2015 | 12' | |
| The Starry Night - for orchestra | orchestra | 2015 | 12' | |
| Fantasy - Two movements for Orchestra | orchestra | 2009 | 10' | |
| A-La-Mu-Han | Female voice and orchestra | 2000 | 5' | |
| Suite of Folk Songs (Arrangement for Orchestra) | orchestra | 1996 | 10' | |
| Fantasie | orchestra | 1993 | 10' | |
| Concerto for 2 Erhus and strings | 2 Erhus and strings | 1986 | 10' |
Vocal Works/Choral
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We have a dream...... | Narrator and piano | 2023 | 20' | |
| The poem of Lo Fu | Soprano and Piano | 2020 | 5' | |
| Alone on the road | Mixed voice and Piano | 2019 | 10' | |
| The poem of Xiang Yang | Soprano and Piano | 2018 | 5' | |
| Initia-sonic | mixed voice and piano | 2017 | 10' | |
| The eyes of mountain | Soprano and piano | 2017 | 3' | |
| Chiang Wen-Yeh's Prima Missa(Arrangement for Chorus) | mixed voice, string quartet and piano | 2014 | 10' | |
| Three Poems of Lin,Cheng-Mo | Soprano and piano | 2014 | 11' | |
| Trois Poèmes de CHEN, I-Chih | Soprano and piano | 2012 | 12' | |
| Two Poems of Li-Bai | Bariton and piano | 2009 | 9' | |
| Frontier Folksongs Suite (Arrangement for Chorus) | Female voice and piano | 2007 | 10' | |
| Suite on The Themes by Yu-Hsien Ten (Arrangement for Chorus) | Female voice and piano | 2006 | 10' | |
| TMUE - Musica | Female voice | 2006 | 5' | |
| Aboriginal Folksongs Suite (Arrangement for Chorus) | Female voice, percussion and piano | 2005 | 10' | |
| Three Poems of Wang-wei | Soprano and piano | 2005 | 12' | |
| Nuit de lune et de fleurs sur le fleuve printanier | Soprano and piano duet | 2003 | 10' | |
| Hakka Folksongs Suite (Arrangement for Chorus) | Female voice and piano | 2002 | 12' | |
| Taiwanese Folksongs Suite (Arrangement for Chorus) | Female voice and piano | 2002 | 15' | |
| Perfumes in the night - for Soprano and Piano | Soprano and piano | 1987 | 5' | |
| The Scattered Shadow - for Soprano and Piano | Soprano and piano | 1987 | 7' |
Chamber Music Works
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clouds | Flute Quartet and Piano | 2023 | 8' | |
| Sonant Caprice | Piano Trio | 2023 | 7' | |
| In the mist | flute, oboe, violin, Viola, Cello, percussion and Piano | 2022 | 10' | |
| Long way | Flute and Piano | 2021 | 15' | |
| Sounds of Mountain | Trumpet and Piano | 2021 | 15' | |
| Coherence | Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano | 2019 | 7' | |
| Origin | Viola and Piano | 2019 | 15' | |
| Recursive Schema Ⅲ | Clarinet, Cello and Piano | 2018 | 11' | |
| Convergence | flute, erhu, pipa, jeng and percussion | 2017 | 10' | |
| Three sketches | clarinet / Bass clarinet and piano | 2017 | 10' | |
| Recursive Schema Ⅱ | Violin, Erhu and Piano | 2016 | 10' | |
| Voice beyond the strings | String Quartet and Xiao | 2016 | 10' | |
| Easter (arrangment) | String Quartet | 2013 | 10' | |
| Flying in the dark night | two Flutes and Piano | 2013 | 12' | |
| Intermezzo | Di-Xiao, Erhu, Pipa and Zheng | 2013 | 8' | |
| Traces, impression | clarinet ensemble | 2013 | 8' | |
| Resonance | Flute, Double bass and Zheng | 2012 | 12' | |
| Nostalgia | two pianos | 2011 | 13' | |
| Voice in the darkness | Violin, Cello and Zheng | 2011 | 8' | |
| Voice in the darkness II | String Quartet and Zheng | 2011 | 13' | |
| Flying in the dark night | Flute and Piano | 2010 | 12' | |
| Song of Formosa | strings orchestra | 2010 | 10' | |
| Simplicity - Wind Quintet No.3 | Wind Quintet | 2009 | 11' | |
| Flying in the dark night | two Flutes and Piano | 2008 | 6' | |
| Le Vide | Flute, Viola and Harp | 2008 | 13' | |
| Miroir Fantasique | Oboe and Piano | 2007 | 8' | |
| Rive Gauche | Viola and Piano | 2007 | 10' | |
| Song | Cello and Piano | 2007 | 12' | |
| Drift | Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano | 2003 | 15' | |
| Wind Quintet No.2 | Wind Quintet | 1998 | 10' | |
| Entropy | Violin, Clarinet, Cello and Piano | 1997 | 10' | |
| Recursive Schema | Piano Duet | 1996 | 10' | |
| Le Vide | Flute, Viola and Harp | 1993 | 10' | |
| Nuit de lune et de fleurs sur le fleuve printanier | Soprano, Flute, Viola and Percussins | 1993 | 10' | |
| String Quartet No.3 | String Quartet | 1991 | 10' | |
| Duet for Clarinet and Cello | Duet for Clarinet and Cello | 1990 | 8' | |
| Change | Flute ,Violin and Piano | 1989 | 8' | |
| Woodwinds Quintet No.1 | Woodwinds Quintet | 1988 | 7' | |
| Group of Combinations | Violin, Clarinet, Trombone and Piano | 1987 | 7' | |
| String Quartet No.2 | String Quarte | 1987 | 6' | |
| String Quartet No.1 | String Quarte | 1986 | 8' | |
| Low Tide | Piano, Violin and Cello | 1984 | 6' |
Solo Instrumental Works
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With the wind | Piano Solo | 2021 | 8' | |
| The way to fantasy | Piano Solo | 2020 | 11' | |
| Reflections | Piano Solo | 2018 | 6' | |
| Monologue | cello solo | 2017 | 10' | |
| Le Phenomene de la ligne VIII | Piano Solo | 2010 | 10' | |
| Le Phénomène de la ligne VII | Piano Solo | 2009 | 10' | |
| Le Phénomène de la ligne VI | Piano Solo | 2008 | 10' | |
| Le Phénomène de la ligne V | Piano Solo | 2007 | 9' | |
| Aria on The Theme by Gallon | Piano Solo | 2006 | 3' | |
| Le Phénomène de la ligne IV | Piano Solo | 2006 | 7' | |
| Nocturne | Piano Solo | 2005 | 3' | |
| Le Phenomene de la ligne III | Piano Solo | 2004 | 15' | |
| For a Period of Fifteen and Half hours | Piano Solo | 1994 | 7' | |
| Le Phenomene de la ligne II | Piano Solo | 1993 | 10' | |
| Etude Pour les Quartes / Etude Pour les Quintes | Piano Solo | 1992 | 10' | |
| Le Mirror Fantasique | Oboe Solo | 1992 | 7' | |
| Le Phenomene de la ligne Ⅰ | Piano Solo | 1992 | 10' | |
| Lone Orchid | Piano Solo | 1987 | 8' | |
| Yan-Kuan-San-Tie | Piano Solo | 1985 | 10' |
* link to " NCAF online Archive of Grant Fruitages "website (in Chinese)
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the mist | flute, oboe, violin, Viola, Cello, percussion and Piano | 2022 | 10' |
| The way to fantasy | Piano Solo | 2020 | 11' |
| Origin | Viola and Piano | 2019 | 15' |
| Reflections | Piano Solo | 2018 | 6' |
| The poem of Xiang Yang | Soprano and Piano | 2018 | 5' |
| Convergence | flute, erhu, pipa, jeng and percussion | 2017 | 10' |
| Three Poems of Lin,Cheng-Mo | Soprano and piano | 2014 | 11' |
| Resonance | Flute, Double bass and Zheng | 2012 | 12' |