Composer | Writer | Field Observer
Candidate for Music Composition & TechnologyThree principal concert works form the core undergraduate composition portfolio.
3 Portfolio WorksDocumentary, animation, electronic-ambient, and promotional-film scoring beyond the principal works.
Film · Media · SoundFilms, a published book, and field observation connect people, place, history, and sound.
Film · Book · ResearchCORE UNDERGRADUATE COMPOSITION PORTFOLIO
Eight instruments · 2026
Developed from music first written for a documentary filmed in Yi communities in southwest China. The work explores how culture is passed forward through recurring motives, rhythm, and changing timbre.
Orchestra and fixed media · 2026
An orchestral and electronic work built around the sounds and physical processes of traditional porcelain making: clay, water, wheels, workshop tools, and kiln fire.
Solo piano · 2026
A recurring walking motive reflects a 34-day journey retracing the 1938 wartime migration route of National Southwest Associated University, known as Lianda.
BEYOND THE THREE PRINCIPAL WORKS
Composed and produced the complete score while also participating in filming and interviews. Musical material from the film later became the foundation of the eight-player chamber work.
A market-observation film about vendors, daily work, and community, developed through research and follow-up filming.
A developing body of shorter scoring work exploring timing, atmosphere, sound design, and the relationship between image and music.
As a club member, volunteered for three consecutive years at a well-known trail race in China and also composed the original score for the club’s promotional film.
WRITING
FIELDWORK
COMPOSING A LIFE OF ATTENTION
An 8-player chamber work, an orchestral work with fixed media, and a solo piano work enter final development.
Their sources connect Yi documentary fieldwork, porcelain-workshop sounds, and a 1938 wartime university route.
Filmed and scored a 23-minute documentary about Yi cultural heritage in southwest China.
Recorded sounds of traditional porcelain making in Jiangxi for an orchestral work with fixed media.
Followed the 1938 migration route of National Southwest Associated University, known as Lianda.
Co-authored Travel Slowly—Behold the World with his mother, writing half of the text.
Childhood visits to Tibetan and Yi communities led to two summers documenting Tibetan pastoral life in western Sichuan.
Created “Those Vegetables, Those People,” a 10-minute short film shaped by observation and follow-up filming in a local market.
Began composition, arranging, and music production.
Became the first pilot student in CHA’s U.S.-curriculum online high school pathway.
SERVICE, TEACHING & LEADERSHIP
CHA Online School · 2022–2026
CHA learning community · 2023–2026
Four schools · One week · 2023
Triathlon club and mountain trail race · 2024–2026
As project manager and co-developer, Simeon tested prototypes, synthesized user feedback, and helped shape revisions for an online-student learning-support tool.