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Anthony CHENG 
1974
Born in Hong Kong
1998
B.A. in Music, HKU
1999
M.Mus., King's College, London
1999
Teaching Assistant, HKU
2000
Anthony Cheng Compositions Concert held in Recital Hall, Hong Kong City Hall
2001
M.Phil. in Composition, HKU
2001-2003
Part-time Lecturer, Utah State University Extension, US
2001-2002
School Instructor, Contemporary Music Education Campaign of the ISCM World New Music Days 2002
2002-
Ph.D. candidate in Composition, HKU
2002- Producer, Takumi Works, Music Production House
2006- Part-time Lecturer, Hong Kong Management Association
2006- Part-time Instructor, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, CUHK
 
Awards
1997
Champion, Ebenezer School Song Competition
1998
First Prize, Composition Open Class at the 50th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
1998
First Prize, CASH Award
1998
Doming Lam Composition Prize
1998-1999
Adam Prize, Best piece of written work for postgraduate study, King's College London
1999
Young Composers' Award, Surrey Philharmonic Orchestra, UK
2000
First runner-up, Creative Group, Singing Contest 2000, Music Club, HKU Student Union
2002
First Prize, Eastern Winds Ensemble Composition Competition
2002-2003 Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship for Postgraduate Research Students
2005 Joint Song Award for Performance Excellence 2005, four HK Radio Stations
2006 RTHK Gold Song 2005, RTHK

Major Compositions
Orchestral (Western)
Final Blessings (2001) 6'
    for string orchestra
Fantasia for Children (2000) 10'
Lament for the Princess Diana 
(1999) 7'
Le Lac d'Annecy - A Picture by Paul Cezanne (1999) 8'30"

Chamber (Western)
Sketches for Wind Quintet木管樂小品  (2000) 8'
    for fl, ob, cl, bn & hn 
Trio No. 1
(2000) 11'
    for cl, vc & pf 
Love Dialogues (2000) 3'
    for vn duet 
Carnival Overture
(1999) 3'
    for saxophone, tp, tb, vc & pf
Piano Quintet
(1998) 7'30"
    for fl, vn, va, vc & pf
String Quartet II - Return to China
(1998) 6'
String Quartet I - Romance 
(1998) 6'
Music for Woodwind Quintet, Percussion, and Vibraphone 
(1998) 13'
    for fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, perc & vibraphone
Psycho-mind
(1996) 5'30"
    for soprano, fl, vn, vc, pf & percussion

Chamber (Chinese)
 Songful Clock Tower (2001) 7'
    for plucked-string instruments & perc


Instrumental Solo
Children Pieces (2000) 11'
    for pf or 2 pf
Three Studies for Piano
(1998) 6'
    for pf
Chorale Preludes (1998) 4'
    for organ
Impromptus No. 1
(1997) 6'
    for pf
Clarinet Solitude
(1996) 6'
    for cl
Dancing on the Strings (1996) 4'
    for vn

Vocal /Choral
Enigma (2004) 16’
    for soprano, tenor, Vc & pf, in Mardarin
Hail, Holy Queen(2004) 4'20"
    for tenor, vln & pf, in English
Chanson Triste (2002) 7'30"
    for tenor, fl & pf, in English
*Six Sung "Ci"s  (2002) ca.9'
    for solo or children group singing, in Cantonese; commissioned by CUHK 
 
   
秦觀《滿庭芳》(2002) 1'30"
   
柳永《雨霖鈴》(2002) 1'30"
   
蘇軾《念奴嬌》赤壁懷古 (2002) 1'30"
   
李煜《浪淘沙》(2002) 1'30"
   
薩都刺《金陵懷古》(2002) 1'30"
   
蘇軾《臨江仙》(2002) 1'30"
40th Anniversary School Song for St. James Primary School 
(2001) 3'
    for group singing, in Cantonese
Wedding Wind (2001) 4'
    for female voice with pf, in English
Ave verum corpus, Op. 5 (2001) 4'
    for soprano solo & SATB with string quartet & organ, in Latin
Two Dreams Come True (2000) 4'
    for two soloists, chorus with fl, vn & organ, in English
Prayer of Self-Dedication to Jesus Christ (1998) ca.2'
    for two-part singing with organ, in English
Praeludium, Chorale and Fughetto, Op.3, No.1 (1998) 2'
    for organ & SATB, in German
You, Ring on My Finger (1998) 5'
    for female voice with pf, in English
Ave Maria, Op. 2 
 (1998) 6'
    for hn, soprano solo & SATB with organ, in Latin 
Written for Love
(1998) 3'40"
    for two soloists, group singing with fl & organ, in Cantonese
School Song for Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired 
(1997) 2'10"
    for group singing with pf, in Cantonese
Gloria
(1996) 2'30"
    for group singing with organ, in Cantonese
Grassville, Op. 1
(1994) 6'
    for SAT children chorus with pf, in Mandarin

Electro-Acoustic Music / Computer Music
Four Seasons from An Unknown Country (1999) 10'
    for vibraphone & tape

Music for Theatre / Drama
Musical: I Wanna Fly (songs & incidental music)   (2000) ca.2hrs

Multimedia / Installation
The AniFortune (2003)
    for animation, electric music & soprano

Discography
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Publications/ Paper Presentations
Paper "Ways of Music Learning and Teaching in Schools: Integrated Curriculum and IT Application in Music"presented at the International Conference "Rejuvenating Schools Through Partnership", Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, May 22, 2001
An Application of Arnold Schoenberg's GEDANKE Manuscript as a Blueprint Theory for a Portfolio of Original Compositions, M.Phil. Thesis: The University of Hong Kong, 2002

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