​Recent News

5/2/2019 Performance
On the Pivot of an Abandoned  Carousel for flute and electronics will be featured for performance at West Virginia University Creative Arts by flutist Brittany Trotter.

Event Webpage: event info


​4/19/2019 Performance
​Burning Cold for violin and electronics will be featured for performance at the GROOVE concert series in Austin Texas. 

The final concert of the Elements concert season will be Groove-music centered around a driving beat. Pianist Jim James will be joined by Adam Bedell, percussion and Turner Partain, violin in works by John Adams, Lou Harrison, Hannah Lash, and Kay He.

Event Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/events/434673067296748/​

​3/11/2019 TURN UP Tucson  2019 
TURN UP Multimedia Festival, a festival promote Equality, Culture-Connecting, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration, will be held on March 11 - 13, 2019 at the the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music in Tucson. The festival includes multiple lectures, presentations, and master classes from leading artists from different fields, different circumstances, and different geographic areas, and culminates with a multimedia concert that includes the works of select artists.  

Solitary Tango for saxophone and electronics , commissioned by Joshua Thomas  will be premiered on the concert.
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Festival  website: https://turnupfestival.weebly.com

​2/20/2019 Commission Premiere
Foam & Sun was commissioned by Duo Entre-Nous (Jackie Glazier and Don-Paul Kahl). The piece will be featured at the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music Faculty Artist Series Recital. 

Duo Entre-Nous is a clarinet and saxophone ensemble dedicated to the evolution and continued progression of new music. Formed in 2014 by Jackie Glazier and Don-Paul Kahl, the duo performs and commissions new repertoire for clarinet and saxophone. Thus far the duo has commissioned composers from America, Australia, China, France, and Argentina, garnering new pieces in a variety of different styles. The duo supports the commissioning of composers from underrepresented groups, seeking to aid the creation and promotion of their works.

Event webpage:  event info
Duo Entre-Nous website: https://www.duoentrenous.com​


​10/2/2018  Selection
On the Excenter of a Blindspot for piano and electronics has been selected for MUSICACOUSTICA - BEIJING 2018, which will take place Oc. 22-28  at  the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
Festival  website: http://musicacoustica.cn/en2018/


​7/5/2018  Selections
On the Arch of a Monochrome Rainbow for clarinet and electronics (2018) will be featured for performance at the Electronic  Music Midwest, which will take place in Lewis University (located in Romeoville, Illinois) from Oct. 11th to 13th. 

5/12/2018  Graduated from University of Texas at Austin
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Kay HE graduated from University of Texas at Austin with a doctorate degree in music composition in May 2018. ​Her dissertation Seeing the Sound, Hearing the Dream is a forty-five-minute multimedia suite consisting of six pieces written for various instruments and electronics, which consist of electronic sounds and video. The instrumentation includes solo cello, solo flute, solo piano, solo marimba, and flute and trombone duet. This suite is a compilation of multimedia works, all of which feature the connection and interaction between live instruments, electronic music, and visual art. 

2/5/2018  Selections
On the Pivot of an Abandoned  Carousel for flute and electronics and On the Rime of a Fading Forest for flute, trombone, and electronics have been selected for National Flute Association Convention, which will take place in Orlando, Florida, August 9-12.

1/9/2018  Selection
On the Rime of a Fading Forest for flute, trombone, and electronics has been selected for NSEME 2018, which will be held at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, March 9-10.

12/2/2017  Selection
On the Excenter of a Blindspot for piano and electronics has been selected for the 16th Biennial Symposium for Art and Technology, which will take place Feb. 15-17 at  the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology  in New London, Connecticut.
Symposium website: https://www.conncoll.edu/cat/symposium2018/
Symposium schedule and program: https://www.conncoll.edu/cat/symposium2018/schedule/detailed-schedule/

9/24/2017  1st Prize
Imprint of the Spring Breeze for piano trio (2015) won 1st place of 2nd ACC international Composition Competition with ₩3.000.000 (Korean Currency) award.
Asia Culture Center: https://www.acc.go.kr/en
ISCM-South Korea:   http://iscm.or.kr/
Festival Program:   https://www.acc.go.kr/board/schedule/performance/1628

9/8/2017 Finalist
Imprint of the Spring Breeze for piano trio (2015) has been selected for one of the finalists for 2nd ACC international Composition Competition, final concert will take place September 22-24, 2017 at Asia Culture Center, Kwangju, South Korea.
Asia Culture Center: https://www.acc.go.kr/en
ISCM-South Korea:   http://iscm.or.kr/
Festival Program:   https://www.acc.go.kr/board/schedule/performance/1628
photo credit: ACC

9/15/2016 Selection
On the Arch of a Monochrome Rainbow for clarinet and electronics (2016) has been selected for Electroacoustic Barn Dance, which will take place Nov. 10-12, 2016 at University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg,  Virginia.
Shih-Wen (Winnie) Fan, Clarinet

9/05/2015 Selection
On the Pivot of an Abandoned Carousel for flute and electronics (2015) has been selected for performance at the XXI CIM 2016, which will take place in Cagliari, Italy from September 28th to October 1st. 
​Program

8/22/2016 Selection
Love YOU ... niverse for fixed media (2016) has been selected for performance at the Electronic  Music Midwest, which will take place in Lewis University (located in Romeoville, Illinois) from September 13th to 15th. 

6/01/2016 Project
Received commissions for chamber wind ensemble from PROJECT: ​音 SOUND 음. I represent China as one of the four composers from four different countries (China, the United States, Korea, and Japan).  
Rehearsals and concerts will take place in Ohio and West Virginia, June 12th-20th. 
Performance ensemble info:​ http://www.meetprojectsound.com/performers.html

1/12/2016 Selection
Shadow of Dew Drops for piano trio (2013) has been selected for performance at the The Midwest Graduate Music Consortium (MGMC) 2016, which will take place in Chicago from March. 4th to 6th. 
Performance ensemble: Latitude 49

10/22/2015 Second Prize
Shadow of Dew Drops for piano trio (2013) won the second prize of the 2015 Sun River International Composition Competition for Student Composers at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Chengdu, China. 
​UMKC News

10/21/2015 Selection
On the Fringe of a Whale's Tail for piano and electronics (video and audio) (2015) has been accepted and will be featured in the Florida ElectroAcoustic Student festival (FEASt). The concert will take place 7:30pm at the FIU Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall Nov. 7th. 

10/18/2015 Prize
On the Pivot of an Abandoned Carousel for flute and electronics (2015) won the flute and accompaniment category of The Flute New Music Consortium Composition Competition.

10/12/2015 Selection
On the Fringe of a Whale's Tail for piano and electronics (video and audio) (2015) has been selected for live performance at the Generative Art International Conference, which will take place in Venice, Italy from Dec. 9th to 12th. 

10/05/2015 Selection
On the Pivot of an Abandoned Carousel for flute and electronics (2015) has been selected for performance at the 2016 World Music Days in South Korea. 

8/18/2015 Honorable Mention
Imprint of the Spring Breeze for piano trio (2015) won the honorable mention for 2015 Sejong Prize for Music Composition Competition.

8/8/2015 Selection
On the Pivot of an Abandoned Carousel for flute and electronics (2015) is selected as one of the six official Texas submissions for the 2016 World Music Days in South Korea. 

7/1/2015 Selection
On the Pivot of an Abandoned Carousel for flute and electronics (2015) has been selected for Electroacoustic Barn Dance, which will take place October 1-3, 2015 at University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Doug Gately, Flute

6/18/2015 Selection
On the Pivot of an Abandoned Carousel for flute and electronics (2015) has been selected for Root Signals Electronic Music Festival , which will take place September 10-12, 2015 at Jacksonville University, Florida.
Kenzie Slottow, Flute

5/18/2015 Finalist
Shadow of Dew Drops for piano trio (2013) has been selected for one of the finalists for Thailand International Composition Festival (TICF) , which will take place July 6 - 13, 2015 at Bangkok, Thailand.

4/28/2015 Selection
Softie's Volcano for piano and electronics (2011) has been selected for the 41st International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2015), which will take place September 25 - October 1, 2015 at the University of North Texas.
Yuanyuan (Kay) HE, Piano/Video Artist
Emily DiFranco, Choreographer/Dancer

4/5/2015 Selection
Passeig de Grácia for orchestra (2014) has been selected for the 2015 ACO Underwood New Music Readings, which will take place on Wednesday, May 6 and Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City. 
ACO ANNOUNCES

3/2/2015 Selection
On the Threshold of a Drizzly Reality for cello and electronics (2013) will be performed at New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (June 21-28th) at the Abrons Arts Center in New York City. The concert information will be posted soon.
Andrew Borkowski, Cello.

2/2/2015 Performance
On the Fringe of a Whale's Tail for piano and electronics (2014) will be performed at CLUTCH '14-15' Spring Concert I. 
Josh Straub, piano.

1/16/2015 Performance
The Remains of the Wind for wind ensemble (2014) will be performed at UT Austin - the Excessive Noise Concert Series by Pale Blue. 
February 5th, 7:30pm in Bates Recital Hall, UT Austin - Winter Wind Ensemble Special Event ("winter winds..." by Pale Blue. part 2) - featuring five new works for wind ensemble by Hermes Camacho, Yuanyuan (Kay) He, Joshua Shank, Russell Podgorsek, and Michael Mikulka.

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