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1946 |
Born in Hong Kong |
| 1951 |
Studied
violin with Martha Lui |
| 1964 |
Studied
violin with Thomas Wang |
| 1966 |
Studied
piano with lam Hung-hey |
| 1968 |
Studied
violin with Chan Chung-on |
| 1970 |
B.A.
in Music, CUHK |
| 1970-1971 |
Music
Master, Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School |
| 1972 |
M.Mus.
in Composition, Northwestern University (IIIinois),
USA
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| 1971-1975 |
Teaching
Assistant, Northwestern University, USA |
| 1972-1974 |
Assistant
Music Editor, Summy-Birchard Publishing Co., Evanston, IIIinois,
USA |
| 1975-1976 |
Part-time
Lecturer, China Graduate School of Theology |
| 1976-1989 |
Lecturer,
Department of Music, CUHK |
| 1979 |
Ph.D.
in theory and Composition, Northwestern University, USA |
| 1979-1980 |
Part-time
Instructor in Conducting, Hong Kong Conservatory of Music |
| 1981 |
Certificate,
Royal School of Church Music, Croydon, England |
| 1987 |
Founding
Chairman, Hong Kong Society for Music Education |
| 1989-1994 |
Senior
Lecturer, Department of Music, CUHK |
| 1990-1992 |
Part-time
Lecturer, Composition Department, School of Music, HKAPA |
| 1993- |
Honorary
Consultant and Overseas Liaison Representative, Legend Learning
and Family Resource Center, San Jose, California, USA |
| 1993-1994 |
Adjunct
Lecturer, School of Education, CUHK |
| 1994-1996 |
Reader,
Department of Music, CUHK |
| 1994- |
Member
of the University Council, CUHK |
| 1995- |
Member
of the Board of Trustee, Chung Chi College, CUHK |
| 1996- |
Professor,
Department of Music, CUHK |
| 2001- |
Dean,
Faculty of Arts, CUHK |
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Awards
|
| 1968-1970 |
Dean's
List, Chung Chi College, CUHK (3 times) |
| 1970 |
Music
Prize, Chung Chi College, CUHK |
| 1972 |
Admitted
to Pi Kappa Lambda (National Honor Society of Music, USA), Alpha
Chapter |
| 1979 |
Distinguished
Dissertation Prize, Northwestern University, USA |
| 1980 |
Included
in the 1980 edition of International Who's Who in Music |
| 1984-1985 |
Visiting
Scholar, Department of Music, Harvard University, USA |
| 1992-1993 |
Visiting
Researcher & Professor, Department of Music, Stanford University,
USA |
Some composition manuscripts were collected by the Bibliotheque musicale
Gustav Mahler at Paris, Hong Kong Central Library, CUHK Library, HKU Music
Library and University of Heidelberg.
Major Compositions
Orchestral
Tien Dao (2002) 15'
for Chinese drum & orchestra
Concerto for Orchestra (1996) 10'
Silk and Down (Overture) (1993) 2'
Symphony No. 2 (1991) 14'
Sinfonietta sine nominee (1987) 12'
Symphonie Concertante (1981) 15'
Ode from the Nestorian Monument (1972 ) 12'
Three Pieces for String Orchestra (1970/97) 8'
Chamber
The Chessmen (2000) 14'
for va & db
From the Wasteland to the Journey of the Magi: Homage to T.S. Eliot (1998) 20'
for string quartet (String Quartet No.2)
The Century (1997) 10'
for string quartet (String Quartet No.1)
Shiu Xian Cao II (1990) 6'
for 6 Chinese instruments & pre-recorded synthesized tape
Variations on Themes from Malacandra (1987) 8'
for fl, bn & pf
Pilikus (1987) 5'
for 4 hn
Trio (1984) 5'
for ob, cl & pf
Trio (1978) 5'
for ob/Eng Hn, bass cl & pf
Medieval Suite (1977/91) 10'
for fl, cl, bass cl, hn, tb, vn & db
Variations on a Chin Theme (1977) 6'
for fl, vn, pf & tape
Nachmung No. 1 (1973) 3'
for 2 fl & 2 vc
Three Pieces (1971) 5'
for bn & pf
Instrumental Solo
Three Erudite Etudes (1993) 6'
for pf
Prelude and Introit on "Unser Herrscher" (1990) 4'
for organ & bass
Prelude and Postlude on "Wer nur den lieben Gott" (1988) 5'
for organ
Five Etudes for Guzheng Solo (1985) 8'
Ten Short Pieces for Pianoforte (1973) 8'
Vocal/Choral
Veni Creator Spiritus (2000) 5'
SATB a cappella with divisi
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (1997) 5'
for choir & organ
Christmas Carol Suite (1996) 20'
for SATB & pf
Speaking of Huang-di (1995) 3'
for SATB a cappella or SATB with pf
Anthem "God be in My head" (1994) 3'
Anthem "Praise the lord" (1992) 8'
for choir, organ, brass quintet & perc
Solid Rock (1992) 45'
cantata for choir, soprano & bass solo & orchestra
Huixin (1992) 10'
a set of Chinese fun songs for choir
Jubilate Deo (Psalm 100) (1989) 13'
for children treble choir & organ
The Crystal Prison - Poem of the Wristwatch (1989) 9'
for SATB & pre-taped synthesizers
New Settings of Five Renaissance Songs (1987) 10'
for baritone & lute/theorbo
Sheng Sheng Man (1980) 4'30"
for SATB & prepared pf
Psalm 33rd (1980) 7'
for SATB a cappella
The School Boy (1980) 4'
for SSA a cappella
Three Chinese Folksongs (1980) 9'
arrangement for SATB & pf
Alleluia with verse "The Holy Child" (1979) 7'
for SATB a cappella
Three Chinese Folksongs (1979) 9'
arrangement for TTBB a cappella
Ballet
The Last Days (1994) 25'
for 2 dancers, 3 perc, vc & cl
Others
Many liturgical music, hymn-tunes published in Hymns of Life, Sound of the Bamboo, Sound of Grace, Chinese Praise, etc.
Discography
Ode from the Nestorian Monument, Pacific Music HK 8.242119
Variations on Themes from Malacandra, Pacific Music HK 8.242120
Three Erudite Etudes, CUMUS-001
The Medieval Suite, CGCD-9401
Symphony No. 2, Hugo HRP 799-2
Two Etudes for Gu Zheng Solo, ROI Productions RA-951010C
Selected Publications Related
to Composition
Note: many other publications in Music Education, Church Music and Musicology are not included in the following list.
"Teaching Contemporary Composition Theory: The Use of Simulation Games in the College Level Music Theory Course." Ann Arbor, Michigan : University Microfilm, 1979.
"The Composers' Quest: Words and Music, Host or Slave." Bauhinian Suite Music Society Bulletin (Nov 1983): 16-21.
"Chinese Sacred Music Ideology and Composition." Parts 1, 2. Sacred Music Quarterly 12 (January, April 1990): 1-4, 1-4.
"A Study of the Archetypal Approach: J.S. Bach and Chinese Hymns." In Research in Ethnomusicology: Proceedings of the Contemporary Chinese Music Conference, 1946-76, edited by C.C. Liu, 372-99. Hong Kong: Center of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, 1990.
"Hong Kong." In New Music in the Orient: Essays on Composition in Asia Since World War II, edited by Harrison Ryker, 225-48. Buren, the Netherlands: Frits Knuf Publishers, 1991.
"Music Creation - Materials, Structure and Humanity: A Computer Adventure" The Humanity Bulletin (CUHK) vol.3 (1994): 52-61.
"Modelling Small Chinese and Tibetan Bells." (with Andrew Horner and Lydia Ayers) Journal of the Audio Engineering Society 45, no. 3 (March 1997):148-59.
Hong Kong Vocal Music Collection (editor in chief) 8 vols & 1 index (a project propelled by HKCG, the Hong Kong Association of Choral Societies and CCLC with funds from the HKADC). Hong Kong: Chinese Christian Literature Council Ltd, 1999. 1323pp.
"Synthesis Modeling of the Chinese Dizi, Bawu, and Sheng" Journal of Audio Engineering Society 47, no. 12 (December1999): 1076-87.
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