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LAI Nga-ting, Ada

1975

Born in Hong Kong
1992 LTCL (Piano Performance), Trinity College of Music, UK
1997 LTCL (Piano Accompanying), Trinity College of Music, UK
1997 B.A. in Music, CUHK
1998 M.Mus. (Composition), CUHK
1999 Artist-in-schools, the music education project - Creative Music Making
2000 M.Phil. (Music Theory), CUHK
2004 Ph.D. (Music Composition), University of Melbourne


Awards

1977

Departmental Prize in Music, Chung Chi College, CUHK
1997 Bernard Van Zuiden Music Prize
1997 CASH Scholarship
1997 Valedictorian of the Class of 97, Chung Chi College, CUHK
1997 Yu-Luan Shih Award by Chung Chi College, CUHK
1998 CASH Scholarship
2000 Second prize in the Millennium Music Competition for Woodwind Quintet co-organized by CASH and the Eastern Winds Ensemble
2000 Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship to pursue doctorate study at the University of Melbourne, Australia
2001 Melbourne Abroad Travelling Scholarship, The University of Melbourne

Major Compositions
Orchestral

Vibration (1997) 7'
     for pf & orchestra

Chamber
The Stars Are Not Wanted Now (2005) 9'30"
     for vn, va, vc & pf
Red Cliffs Reminiscence (2001, revised 2006) 11'
     for cl, vn, vc & pf
Drinking Alone in Moonlight and Shadow (2001) 13'
     for cl, vn, vc & pf
The Eternal Voyage (2000) 15'
     for 2 vn, va & vc
Embrace - In Memory of an Old Tree (2000) 11'
     for fl, ob, cl, hn & bn
Music for Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano (1998) 7'30"
Labyrinth (1998) 12'
     for 2 vn, va, vc, db & pf
Three Pieces for Trombone and Piano (1996) 8'45"
    I.   Reverie
    II.  Soliloquy
    III. Pulsation
Frenzy (1996) 10'30"
     for strings, marimba & perc
Etudes for Two Flutes and Piano (1996) 7'
String Quartet in A (1995) 7'30"


Instrumental Solo
The Clown (1995) 3'30"
     for pf

Vocal/Choral
The Ride-by-Nights (1998) 3'
     for a cappella treble or women's choir
The Trees (1995) 1'50"
     for soprano & pf

Publications
"A Portfolio of Music Compositions." M.Mus Portfolio, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998.
"The Issue of Time in Messiaen's Music." Master's thesis, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000.
"Additional Lesson Plan and Activities." Contemporary Music Education Campaign of the ISCM World Music Days 2002 Teaching Resource Kit: Module VII Serialism. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Composers' Guild and the Education Department, 2001.
"Women on the Cutting Edge: The International Alliance for Women in Music and its Eleventh Annual Concert of Chamber Music by Women Composers." CASH Flow 36 (December 2001): 18-19.
"The Issue of Time in Quatrain II (1977) by Toru Takemitsu." Ph.D. thesis, University of Melbourne, 2003.
"Composition Folio." Ph.D. thesis, University of Melbourne, 2003.