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1954 |
Born in Hong Kong |
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1974 |
Teacher's Certificate, Northcote College of
Education |
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1975 |
Music Specialist Diploma, Sir Robert Black College
of Education |
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1979 |
FTCL (Composition), Trinity College of Music,
London |
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1979 |
B.A. (Music), CUHK |
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1981 |
M.Mus. (Composition), University of Toronto |
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1985 |
Doctor of Music (Composition), University of
Toronto |
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1986 |
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst stipend to
attend International Summer Course of New Music in Darmstadt, Germany |
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1986 |
Lecturer in Music, CUHK |
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1996 |
Reader, CUHK |
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1998-2000 |
Sub-Dean, Faculty of Arts, CUHK |
| 2000-2006 |
Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts, CUHK |
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2001 |
Professor of Music, CUHK |
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Head, Centre for Creative & Performing Arts, School of Professional And Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kong |
| 2009- |
Associate Head, College of Humanities & Law, School of Professional And Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kong |
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Awards
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1979
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"Yu Mei Ren" for soprano and piano received Yu Luan
Shih Award, CUHK
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1979
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"Symphony No.1" received Creativity Award, CUHK
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1980-1985
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Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue master and
doctorate studies at the University of Toronto
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1981
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"Autumn" was awarded the first prize in the
International Double Reed Society Composition Contest in USA
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1988
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"Transit" for Orchestra received Yoshiro Irino
Memorial Prize from ACL
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1991
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Composer of the Year Award presented by the Hong
Kong Artists' Guild
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1992
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Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award presented by
the Hong Kong Junior Chamber of Commerce
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1993
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"Transit" for Orchestra was presented an
honour certificate as one of the "20th Century Masterpieces by Chinese
Composers" by the China Culture Promotion Society in Beijing
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1994-1996
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The first appointed Composer-in-Residence, HKPO
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1997
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"Nine Regions Sing As One" for choir and orchestra
won the Most Performed Work Award in Local Serious Category, CASH
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2001
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Appointed Justice of the Peace by the Chief
Executive of HKSAR
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2004
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"Symphony No. 7: The Great Wall" won the 2004 CASH
Golden Sail Music Award - Best Serious Composition
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2005
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"光明的捐獻" received HKTVB 2005 Best Children Song Award
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| 2007 |
Symphony No. 8: “This Boundless Land" won the 2007 CASH Golden Sail Music Award—Best Serious Composition |
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Professional Activities
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1993-2004
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Elected Chairman, HKCG
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1993-2009
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Honorary Music Director, Hong Kong Children's Choir
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1994-
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Elected Director, CASH (Chairman since 2001)
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1995-2004
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Member of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council
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1995-
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Music Director, Hong Kong Oratorio Society
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1995-2000
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Appointed Executive Committee member, Guangzhou
Federation of Youths, China
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1996-2006
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Appointed by the Secretary of Home Affairs as
Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund
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1997-2001
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Member, ExCom, ISCM
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1997-2002
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Elected Vice-Chairman, ACL
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Advisor (Performing Arts), Leisure & Cultural Services Dept., HKSAR |
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2001-2005
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Council Member, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (from
2005, Advisor)
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2002-2004
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Chairman, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Artist
Affairs Committee (from 2005, Member of the General Committee and Board of
Governers, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra)
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2003-2004
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Council Member, Chinese Culture Promotion Society
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2004-2005
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Member of the Arts Advisory Committee, Singapore
Chinese Orchestra
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2004-2006
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Performing Arts Advisor, China Broadcasting Chinese
Orchestra
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2004-2006
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Chairman of the Advisory Committee, The Hong Kong
Melody Makers
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| 2005-2006 |
Member, Finance Advisory Group, West Kowloon Cultural District Consultative Committee |
| 2007-2009 |
Honorary Secretary, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra |
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Council Member, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra |
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Executive Committee Member, Hong Kong Children's Choir |
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Major Compositions
Orchestral (Western)
Reflections of Macao (2005) 9'
commmissioned by the Macao Symphony Orchestra
Moon Over Mountain Pass (1998) 12'48"
commissioned by Echos of the Silk Road Committee
Overture - The Sea of Stars (1998) 6'
for organ & orchestra; commissioned by
Guangzhou Ministry of Culture for the opening of Xinghai Concert Hall
Symphony No.6 (Reunification) (1996) 25'
commissioned by HKPO
Symphony No.5 (1995) 29'
for double orchestra; commissioned by HKPO
Elevation (1994) 15'
for organ & orchestra; commissioned by HKPO for
its 20th anniversary
Symphony No.4 (Te Deum) (1992) 35'
for soprano, tenor, choir & orchestra;
commissioned by the Hong Kong Oratorio Society & the Council for Performing
Arts
Morning Sun (1990) 15'
commissioned by the Chinese Canadian Music Society
of Ontario and CASH
Transit (1988) 10'
commissioned by HKCG for the 1988 ISCM-ACL World
Music Days
Expose (1987) 13'30"
commissioned by the Music Office for its 10th
anniversary
Symphony No.3 (1985) 35'
for double orchestra
Celebration (1984) 8'
commissioned by HKPO for its 10th anniversary
Symphony No.2 (1981) 18'
for 2 pipas & orchestra
Symphony No.1 (1979) 22'
Orchestral (Chinese)
Thunderous Drums Shaking the Earth (2007), 12’
commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Eight Steeds (2007), 5’30”
commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Symphony No.8 -- This Boundless Land (2006) 30'
commissioned by the HK Chinese Orchestra
Symphony No. 7 – The Great Wall (2005) 25'
commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Moon Over Bounteous Land (2002) 6'53"
commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Rejoice in Peace (1993) 16'
Flying Clouds (1990) 15'
Festival Overture (1989) 11'
Chamber (Western)
M+ (2009) 8’
for tenor trb, db & pf
Oriental Garden (2008) 9'
for
eng. hn, va & guitar; written for the Sortisatio Ensemble, Leipzig
for the 2008 Klang Klee Festival in Bern and Winterthur, Switzerland
The Flying Apsaras (2006) 8’
for string quartet; written for the Ensemble Antipodes in 2006 ISCM World New Music Festival, Stuttgart
Into Immensity for fl, cl, trb, va, vc, perc & pf (2006) 10’
written for the Ljubljana Festival 2006, Slovenia
Love is Beyond Words II (2003) 6'30"
for violin & pf
Eternal Love (2003) 4'20"
for string quartet
The Path of Love (2003) 4'38"
for string quartet
Spark (2002) 8'
for pipa, 2 vn, va &vc
The Lord is My Shepherd (2002) 4'24"
for string quartet & pf
Distant Hill (2000) 10'
for string quartet; commissioned by LCSD
Summer Day (2000) 6'
for ob, va & vc
Dragon Spirit (2000) 6'
for 2 vn
Et in Terra Pax (1999) 12'
Encounter (1996) 13'
for vnI, vnII, vcI, vcII, fl, cl, bn, ob & pf;
commissioned by HKPO
Impact (1995) 7'
for 4 perc; commissioned by HKAF
Merge (1990) 6'
for string quartet; commissioned by HKAF & CASH
Three Piano Pieces for Children (1989) 5'
Continuity (1989) 12'
for vn, vc & pf; commissioned by the Canzona
Trio
Divertimento (1987) 8'
for bn & pf; commissioned by the Department of
Music, HKU
Impressions (1987) 9'
for 2 pf
Focus (1986) 11'
for fl, bn & pf; commissioned by the Hong Kong
Arts Centre and the Cable & Wireless Ltd.
Blossoms (1983) 12'
for fl, cl, vn/va, vc, pf-hpch & perc; commissioned
by HKAF
Concertino (1983) 17'
for pf, female voices & chamber ensemble
Qing Shang Bian (1982) 10'
two variations for pf on the Qing Shang mode
Trio (1982) 15'
for vn, zheng or hpch & vc
Circle (1981) 10'
for fl, vn, tb, pipa & perc
Autumn (1980) 7'
for fl, ob, gtr & va
Quintet (1980) 10'
for fl, ob,vn, va & vc;
commissioned by the HKAC
Scherzo (1978) 7'
for va & pf
Chamber (Chinese)
By the Pool of the Nan-lian Garden (2009) 9’
for dizi, sheng, ruan, yang-qin, zheng, pipa, erhu & zhong hu; written for the Chinese Music Virtuosi
Beyond the Sky (2003) 12'30"
for sheng, erhu, pipa, zheng, cl & fl; written for the Chinese Music Virtuosi
Over the Thousand Mountains (2002) 8'35"
for bang-di, sheng, erhu & zheng; written for the Chinese Music Virtuosi
God of Protection (2002) 8'30"
for a large ensemble of 40-50 players of Chinese plucked-string
instruments
Shi Huai (1999) 10'
for dizi, sheng & yangqin
Instrumental Solo
Moon Dance (2004) 6'30"
Love is Beyond Words I (2003) 6'43"
for pf
Fire of Love (2003) 4'30"
for vc
Timer
for pf; commissioned by
RTHK (1987) 10'
Mo Shan Qi (1980) 6'
for pipa
Vocal/Choral
爲光作見証 (2008) 13'
for chorus, solo trumpet, solo cello, piano, organ and
percussions; commissioned for the 70th anniversary of 中華基督教會閩南堂
One World, One Voice (2008) 5'
for choir and orchestra (also choir & ensemble version); commissioned by the World Youth Choir Festival
Music for World Harmony of Peace (2008) 10'
for narrators, soloists, choir and orchestra;
commissioned by the HK School Music & Speech Association for its
60th anniversary
Reminiscence (2006) 4’
for mezzo-soprano & piano
光明的捐獻 (2005) 1'35"
written for the Action for Vision, Eye Foundation for the Eye Care Campaign for School Children
Season of Love (2003) 6'
for SATB & pf
The Lord is My Shepherd (2002) 4'24"
for SATB & orchestra
The Lord is My Shepherd (2002) 4'24"
for SATB & pf
Tue s Petrus (2002) 5'30"
for SATB & pf
Reviving Arts and Culture (1998) 9'
for SATB & pf
Nine Regions Sing As One (1997) 10'
for tenor solo, SATB & pf
Canterbury Bell (1995) 4'
for mezzo-soprano & pf
Ten Sisters (1994) 3'
arranged for chorus & Chinese instrumental ensemble
White Jasmine (1994) 3'
arranged for chorus & Chinese instrumental
ensemble
Ma-Yi-La (1994) 3'
arranged for chorus & Chinese
instrumental ensemble
Love Song/Reminiscence (1993) 4'
version 1: for soprano & pf
version 2: for mixed voices & pf
I Love to Sing My Song (1991) 3'
for children's choir
Peace to the Planets (1990) 4'
for children's or female
choir
Musica (1989) 4'
for children's or female
choir
Mei Ren (1989) 5'
arranged for choir
Looking Afar (1987) 4'
for SATB choir
Big Little World (1986) 4'
for children's choir; commissioned
by the Hong Kong Children's Choir
Moonlight Lullaby (1985) 7'
version 1: for choir & pf
version 2: for choir & Chinese orchestra
Ten Sisters (1985) 4'
for choir & pf
Nunc Dimittis (1980) 5'30"
for mixed chorus a cappella
Pater Noster (1979) 6'
for soprano & pf
Yu Mei Ren (1978) 4'
for soprano & pf
Drama & Ballet Music
Caligula (2009)
music for drama; commissioned by the HK Repertory
Zheng He (2005)
music for drama; commissioned by the HK Repertory
Looking for the Dragon - TV Documentary (2007)
Ballet: The Strangers (1993) 25'
for orchestra
The Strangers (Piano Reduction) (1993) 25'
Others
Numerous congregational hymns and anthems, children
song-books and school songs
Discography
Orchestral
Celebration, Hong Kong Records CD8.242119
Morning Sun, Hugo HRP 795-2
Morning Sun, CUMUS 001
Symphony No.1, Hugo HRP 795-2
Symphony No.3 for Double Orchestra (3rd mvt.), Hong Kong Records CD8.240442
Symphony No.3 for Double Orchestra, Hugo HRP 795-2
Transit, Hugo HRP 799-2
Transit, D & I Dragon Classic DIGP-CD8.242142
Symphony No.4 (Te Deum), Hugo HRP 7135-2
Symphony No.5 (The Three Kingdoms), HRP 7184-2
Symphony No.6 (Reunification), HRP7184-2
Symphony No.7 (The Great Wall) for Chinese Orchestra, HRP7271-2
Symphony No.8 (This Boundless Land) for Choir, Organ & Chinese Orchestra, HRP7271-2
Chamber
The Source of Love, Hugo ST2506-2
Spark, "CASH 25th Anniversary - A Creative
Odyssey", CASH-03
Continuity, HKCG CGCD 9402
Impressions, Hong Kong Records CD8.242142
Timer, CBS/SONY CLD 1001
Vocal/Choral
Yumeiren, "Fruits on the Tree", Hugo ML-W3105
Folksong Suite: Moonlight Lullaby, HKCC 3003
Folksong Suite: Moonlight Lullaby, Hong Kong Records CD8.242118
Looking Afar, Marco Polo HKC-8.001
Reminiscence, Hugo HRP301G 301-2
The Canterbury Bell, BMG 74321-32617-2
VCD/DVD
Moon Over Bounteous Land, HKCO-VCD-5-2003-7
Moon Over Bounteous Land, HKCO-VCD-4-2003-7
The Source of Love, Wind Flower Production-VCD-2003
The Source of Love, Wind Flower Production-DVD-2003
Yumeiren, "Allegro Singers 40th
Anniversary Concert", Allegro Singers-DVD-2004
Publications
「音樂對全人發展的重要」載於《青年研究學報》香港青年協會，2005年。頁8-11。
"Composing Music in Hong Kong", Asian Composers in the 20th Century. ed. Japan:
Japan Federation of Composers, 2002. pp.189-192.
"Dragon Spirit", Passions Within for Violin. Australia:
Red House Editions, 2001. pp. 6-8.
〈戀歌〉《荷花飄香樂悠揚》香港中文大學崇基學院，2001年。頁204-207。
〈中秋月〉《音樂之旅》第一冊，Excellence Publication Co. Ltd.，2001年。頁90。
「香港音樂教育發展」載於《中國當代學校音樂教育研究文集》中國瀋陽：遼海出版社，2000年。頁329-359。"The Development of Music Education in Hong
Kong." (in Chinese)
「香港的現代音樂」載於朱瑞冰編之《香港音樂發展概論》香港：三聯書店（香港）出版社，1999年。頁177-216。"Contemporary Music in Hong Kong." (In
Chinese)
「香港新音樂委約創作年表 1970-1990」載於劉靖之編之《中國新音樂史論集》香港：香港大學亞洲研究中心，1992年。頁342-369。
"Catalogue of Commissioned Music Compositions in Hong Kong from
1970-1990." (In Chinese) In History of New Music in China: A Critical
Review 1885-1985. edited by Liu Ching-chih, 342-69. Hong Kong: Centre
of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, 1992.
Music Appreciation: The Classical Era. (in Chinese)
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Ltd., 1989. 13pp.
Hong Kong Composers' Guild 1988: An Introduction to
the Members of the Hong Kong Composers' Guild. (Bilingual: English &
Chinese) ed. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Composers' Guild, 1988. 152pp.
A Guide to Orchestral Music. (Bilingual: English
& Chinese) Hong Kong: Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Ltd., 1986. 44pp.
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