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HUI Cheung-wai
1963

Born in Hong Kong

1986
Studied composition with Hwang Yau-tai
1986-
Teaching music at HKMI
1987-1988
Studied composition with Chen Ning-chi
1989
Diploma in Composition, HKMI
1989-
Music Director & Conductor, A Singers
1990-
Editor, Music Companion
1993-
Adjudicator, Schools Creative Music Showcase
1993
Ex-co Member, HKCG
1996
B.A. in Music (1st Hons), Outstanding Graduate, CUHK
1996-
Composition Major Teacher, Hong Kong Music Institute
1997
M.Mus., CUHK
1997-
Adviser, Hong Kong Guitar Orchestra
1997-
Advisory Committee Member, Hong Kong Music Institute
1997-1998
Editor and Author, A Treasury of Chinese Music
1997-1999 Lecturer, School of Continuing Studies, CUHK
1998- Adjunct Assistant Professor in Music, CUHK
1998-
Composer-in-Residence, Hong Kong Guitar Orchestra
1999- Chairman, Hong Kong Music Institute Alumni Associatio
2000- Advisor, Tuen Mun Children Choir
2002- Honorary Composer-in Residence, Hong Kong Harmonica Association
2006 Music Director, Centenary Concert in memory of Prof. Harold H. T. Wei
 
Awards
1989

First prize in Chinese Instrumental Composition, Hong Kong Young Musician's Awards (with the composition Temple)

1989
Third prize in Western Instrumental Composition, Hong Kong Young Musicians' Awards (with the composition Homeland)
   
Major Compositions
Orchestral (Western)
New Episode of a Legend: Monkey King’s Adventure on the Moon (2005) 30’
     for narrator & orchestra
Last Time We Met Larry Adler in Hong Kong (2004) 7’
     for harmonica quintet, string orchestra & perc
A Stream of Time (2004) 8’20”
     for harmonica, vn & gtr orchestra
Lady White Snake and Her Beloved (2002) 13’
     for erhu, dizi & gtr orchestra
Elite Gathering (2002) 2’10”
     for symphonic harmonica band
Reflections from a Pentagonal Crystal
(2001) 18'
     for harmonica quintet & orchestra
Rendezvous Paris
(2001) 16'
     for harmonica quintet & orchestra
Space : 6 x 5
(2001) 10'
     for solo gtr & gtr orchestra
Jubilee Overture
(2001) 10'30"
     for symphonic harmonica band
White Bird
Black Box (1999) 10'
     for vn, vc, db, perc & gtr orchestra
Imagination of a Rain Forest
(1997) 10'
     for gtr orchestra
Disappearance
(1997) 9'
Metamorphosis of Narcissus
(1995) 19'30"
     for ob, string orchestra & perc
A Black Hole of Sentiments and Memories
(1993) 3'30"
A Prose Poem
(1990) 12'
     for va & string orchestra
 
Orchestral (Chinese)
Nine Dragons: Dance to Soar (2006) 6’40”
Ravel dans le jardin chinois  (2004) 15’
The Love Song of Kangding – a Caprice  (2003) 10’30”
     for vn & Chinese orchestra
Battle of Red Cliff, Last Night (1999) 14'30"
     for pf & Chinese orchestra
Ganges Nocturne
(1996) 8'30"
     for xiao & Chinese orchestra
Thirteen 'μ' 
 (1994) 15'30"
Wild Meadow
 (1993) 11'
     for hp & Chinese orchestra
Memories from Childhood
(1990) 12'
     for children's choir & Chinese orchestra
Dawn of Fairy Isle
(1989) 14'

Chamber (Western)
Plucky Flavours (2006) 8'30”
     for gtr quintet
Connexion (Glimpse Upon Humankind) (2005) 6’
     for 2 harmonicas
Fantasy on a Love before Time  (2004) 7’
     for harmonica, pf & perc
21st Century Squashed World (2003) 5’
     for pf 6-hand
Mistakes (2002) 8’
     for harmonica & gtr
Three Thoughts (2002) 13’30”
     for 2 harmonicas & gtr
Different Blues in the Same Basket (2002) 10’
     for 2 harmonicas
Resonant Snapshots
(2001) 17'
     for harmonica quintet
Moving Shapes
(1999) 6'
     for harmonica quintet
The Scent of Poetry
(1999) 6'30"
     for hp & harmonica quintet
From the Same Root
(1999) 6'
     for 2 vns or vn & va
Faraway So Close
(1999) 19'
     for vn, vc & pf
String Quartet No. 2
 (1996) 16'30"
Brocade with Bouquet
 (1996) 7'
     for fl & pf
Flight of Jasmine
 (1993) 13'30"
     for 2 fls, pf & gtr
When Zhuang Zi Awakens and Nietzsche Feels Dizzy
 (1992) 19'
     for fl, vn, vc, bass cl, pf & perc
Wedding in a Chinese Village
(1991) 7'30"
     for ob/Eng hn, cl & vc
June's Poems
(1991) 24'
     for fl/picc/alto fl & gtr
A Prose Poem
(1990) 12'
     for va & pf
Bagatelles
(1990) 10'
     for brass quartet
Co-incidence
(1989) 8'
     for fl & cl
Silhouettes Trilogy
(1989) 8'
     for fl/picc, ob/Eng hn, cl/alto saxophone
Homeland
(1989) 12'
     for string quartet
Retrospect
(1988) 10'
     for 2 gtrs
Clouds
 (1987) 15'

Chamber (Chinese)
Crossing Threshold of Nature (2002) 10'
     for xiao & zheng
Sketch of a Comfy Mind
(2001) 9'
     for pipa, zheng & yangqin
Peaceful Year
 (1997) 11'
     for 10-player ensemble
Entangled Melodies
(1995) 10'
     for erhu, fl, ob, cl, bn & pf
And then ...
  (1994) 10'30"
     for erhu & pf
Wild Meadow 
 (1993) 11'
     for hp & Chinese Ensemble
Letters from a Wanderer
(1993) 10'
     for small ensemble
Temple
 (1988) 7'
     for small ensemble

Chamber (Mixed)
Benevolence (2003)  17'
     for guqin & harmonica
We All Grew Up in Hong Kong (1999) 17'30"
     for harmonica quintet, pf, perc, hp & sheng

Instrumental Solo
Gumption (2004) 2'
     for harmonica
Papa’s Pot-growing Plant (2002) 3'
     for gtr
Extension of Ripples (2002) 12'
     for gtr
Colourful Years
(2000) 3'
     for pf
Ripple & Waves
(2000) 10'
     for gtr
Sleeping Lotus under the Moon
(1999) 6'
     for liuqin
Circles of Time Across the Rice Fields
(1998) 11'
     for pf
A Colourful Silent Night
(1998) 23'30"
     for pf
Jade Pavilion in the Moonlight
(1998) 13'30"
     for pf
Wu Wu (Sorcery Dance)
(1997) 10'30"
     for pf
Entangled Melancholy
(1995) 4'30"
     for gtr
A Cicada in Autumn
 (1995) 3'
     for pf
A Morning in May
 (1995) 2'20"
     for pf
A Game for Two
(1994) 2'
     for pf
Bad-Tempered Clavier, Prelude No. 1
 (1994) 2'
     for pf
Little Songs of the Seasons
 (1994) 6'
     for pf
Berceuse
(1991) 5'10"
     for pf
Tiny Dust
 (1989) 6'
     for gtr
Sunshine on a Winter Day
(1989) 3'
     for pf
Scars on Yellow Leaf
 (1989) 10'
     for pf
April
 (1989) 5'30"
     for fl
Tai Yin
(1989) 12'30"
     for gtr
Elegy
 (1989) 4'
     for tenor recorder / va
Rite
(1988) 4'
     for treble recorder / va
Old Tree
(1988) 5'
     for zheng
Dreams
 (1987) 15'
     for pf
Meditation
(1985) 4'
     for pf

Vocal /Choral
The Old Poet (2006) 6'15”
     for soprano, mixed chorus & pf
Love with Care
(2006) 3'
     for voice, mixed chorus & pf
On the Same Path
 (2005) 5'
     for mixed chorus & pf
Under the Same Blue Sky  (2005) 9'
     for mixed chorus & pf
Wisdom Trains
 (2004) 7'
     for harmonica, children choir & pf
Looking Upward
(2001) 16'
     for ob, strings, pf, perc & mixed chorus
Vocalise
(2001) 2'
     for high voice solo
X' Blessing (2000) 16'
     for cl, gtr, handbells, pf & mixed chorus
Caring and Sharing
 (2000) 6'
     for treble choir & pf
The Shing Mun River Capriccio
(1999) 23'
     for fl, ob, xiao, sheng, pf, perc & mixed chorus
Coldness of Glass
 (1998) 5'
     for voice & pf
Leisure
 (1997) 4'
     for voice & perc
Agnus Dei
(1996) 3'40"
     for a cappella chorus (ladies/children)
Dessin
 (1995) 7'
     for soprano & gtr
Heart on Fall / Fall over Heart 
 (1995) 5'
     for soprano & gtr
Camp Fire Song
(1994) 3'
     for children choir & pf
Wish to Fly
 (1994) 3'
     for children choir & pf
Swimming in the Milky Way
 (1994) 3'
     for children choir & pf
Green Wish
(1994) 4'
     for monologue, soprano solo & pf or tape (hp & strings)
Chance Encounter
(1994) 5'20"
     for soprano & gtr
Once Upon a Time
 (1993) 8'
     for SATB, recorders, pf & perc
Solitary Sorrow
 (1993) 6'40"
     for SSA & pf / mezzo-soprano & pf
Chinese Oriole
 (1993) 6'10"
     for soprano, mezzo-soprano & pf
Sudden Rain
(1992) 5'30"
     for female/mixed chorus & pf
Meet and Know
(1992) 4'50"
     for voice & pf
Sacrifice
 (1992) 14'
     for SATB & pf
Consolation
 (1991) 9'10"
     for SATB & pf
Tree in the Mist
 (1991) 5'
     for mixed chorus & gtr
Autumn in Dream
(1990) 9'
     for soprano, chorus & pf
Sentiment in Autumn
(1990) 5'20"
     for voice & pf
Parting
(1990) 4'
     for voice & pf
Epigram
(1990) 4'
     for voice & pf
Shout for China
(1989) 10'
     for mixed chorus, pf & timpani
Seek and Await
(1989) 7'
     for soprano, fl/ob & pf
Lotus on Water
(1989) 4'
     for mezzo-soprano & pf
Come and Go
(1989) 7'
     for mixed chorus, xiao & perc
Legends
(1988) 8'
     for male chorus & pf
Plumblossom in Winter
(1988) 7'10"
     for soprano solo, SSA & pf
Cold Night
(1988) 6'
     for mezzo-soprano & pf

Electro-Acoustic Music / Computer Music
Dots, Lines, Symbols & Words (1994) 10'
     for tape
Aries
(1994) 7'
     for tape
Carpricornus
 (1994) 4'
     for tape

Music for Theatre / Drama
Film Music
Unique (2006)
Expression of Ink and Brushes (2006)
Alan Chan-The Art of Living (2003)
The Eight Strokes of Yong(Eternity)  (2002)
The Design & Art of Kan Tai-keung  (2002)
Betrayal (1996)
Long Distance Call
(1994)
Making Up
 (1992)

Others
Sound Projects (with guidelines for primary school students)
Shadows' Conversation
(2002)
Go Through the Maze
(2001)
Chess Game
 (1993)
Big Tree Orchestra
(1993)

Discography
Homeland, Hugo HRP 798-2
White Bird
Black Box, HKGO 2002
Retrospect, Sound Factory CSCD001
Wu Wu, Hugo HRP 7210-2
White Bird
Black Box, Muse 1001
Three Thoughts, CASH 03

Publications/ Paper Presentations

Plumblossom in Winter. HKCM 8 Dreams – Suite for Piano. HKCG 9501
Shout for China HK Vocal Music Collection - Choral
Lotus on Water, Cold Night. HK Vocal Music Collection - Solo Art Songs
A Colourful Silent Night. P & J Music Publishing 1998
From the Same Root. Red House Edition RH 951
8 Chapters in A Treasury of Chinese Music. RTHK/Education Dept/HKIEd 1998
Caring and Sharing. TCA/HKSMSA 2001

Numerous articles and dozens of prose and poetry published in
various periodicals, newspapers, conference reports, etc. since 1980's