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Clarence MAK 
1959

Born in Hong Kong

1980

LRSM, Royal Schools of Music, London

1981

Diploma of Musica En Composetela, Curso Universidario, Spain

1984

B.A. in Music, CUHK

1987

M.Mus. in Composition, Pennsylvania State University, USA

1987-1994

Lecturer in Music, HKAPA

1994

Senior Lecturer in Music, HKAPA

1998-

Head of Composition and Electronic Music, HKAPA

 
Awards
1983

Academic Creativity Award, CUHK

1984
Woodwind Quintet received First prize in the composition competition of Hong Kong Young Musicians' Awards

Major Compositions
Orchestral (Western)
Voice of the Harbour (2004) 13’
     for orchestra
Sentiments In The Wind (2004) 11’
     for orchestra
Wafting Color (2003) 12’
     for qu-zheng and string orchestra
Welcome Fanfare (2001) 4'
The Track of Light
(1999) 11'
  for choir & orchestra
Illimitable Heaven
(1998) 11'

Chamber (Western)
The Approach of Day (2004) 9’
     for violin and viola
Flow to Give (2003) 10’
     for harmonica quintet
Singing Sand (2000) 11'
     for solo timpani & perc with 4 marimbas
The Shining Sunset
(1999) 10'
     for fl, cl, vn, vc & pf
Mist in the Spring
(1999) 10'
     for 4 perc
FM98.6 Tuned In
(1999) 8'
     for brass band
Tears of the Shining Sun
(1997) 12'
     for ob, vc & pf
Morning Hill
 (1995) 11'
     for 5 solo temple blocks & perc ensemble (5 players)
A Journey Up There
(1994) 11'
     for pf, 2vn, va & vc
Plain Autumn
 (1992) 9'
     for fl, cl, vc & pf
Unitame
(1989) 10'
     for fl & cl
Fantasia On Ma
 (1987) 8'
     for fl, ob, cl, bn & hn

Chamber (Chinese)
A Leaf Out of Autumn (2006)
     for traditional Cantonese music ensemble 5’
Koel in Mount Parker  (2006) 5’
     for traditional Cantonese music ensemble
Spring to Spring (2003) 6’
     for erhu, dizi, sheng, and zheng
Flying Against the Wind
(1999) 9'
     for 4 groups of zheng
Against the Wave
 (1999) 10'
     for erhu, gu-zheng, yangqin & sheng
Still Raining
(1998) 10'
     for Chinese ensemble
Butterfly
 (1989) 11'
     for 2 pipas & Chinese perc

Chamber (Mixed)
Wafting Color (2002) 10'
     for guzheng & string quartet

Instrumental Solo
On the Mountain Over the Clouds (2006) 8’
     for zheng solo
Village Voice (2004) 5’
     for harmonica solo
From Memory  (2002) 5’
     for solo guitar
Solo for accordion (2001) 2'
Solo for oboe (2001) 2'
Image
(2000) 7'
     for vn
Still Have A Little Time
(1999) 3'
     for pf
Serence Tones
(1990) 6'
     for pf
Two Pieces in One Form
(1987) 11'
     for vn
Four Temperaments
(1986) 13'
     for tb

Vocal /Choral
Young At Heart (2005) 9’
     for children choir and piano, premiered in the Musicarama Festival
Food Journey (2006) 10’
     for mass participation
Umbrella (2001) 4'
     for voice & pf
Children Songs
(2000) 5'
A Dream Too Short
(1989) 9'
     for mezzo-soprano, gtr & hpch
Death, Be Not Proud
 (1988) 7'
     for voice, fl & tape

Electro-Acoustic Music / Computer Music
Pulse With You  (2006) 10’
     for mass participation and interactive computer generated sound
Melt Into Dreams (1999) 12'
     for Western & Chinese perc with computer generated sound
Fonts (1996) 15'
     for MIDI drum, synthesizers, & computer mouse and graphics, and dance
Reacting As A Life II
(1993) 9'
     for cl, synthesizers , computer controlled graphics & lighting
Light Message
(1993) 15'
     for tape in stereo
Reacting As A life
(1992) 9'
     for MIDI wind controller, interactive computer sound & graphics
Drumming
(1992) 8'
     for tape in stereo
It is Thinking
(1991) 10'
     for live computer generated MIDI sounds & graphics
Sonic Firework
(1990) 6'
     for brass trio & electronic sound
Still
(1989) 12'
     for live computer generated MIDI sounds & graphics
Pilgrimage
(1986) 10'
     for tape in 4-channel quatraphonic

Music for Theatre / Drama
Deadly Ecstasy (1991) 30'
To Whom It may Concern
(1987) 30'
  commissioned by the Chung Ying Theatre Company
Insect World
(1986) 30'
  commissioned by the Chung Ying Theatre Company
 
Discography
Plain, Hugo HRP 798-2
Butterfly, New Music Hong Kong Highlights Vol. I CGCD-9401
Death, Be Not Proud, Hong Kong Records 8.242120
Illimitable Heaven, Hugo HRP 7209-2
Spring to Spring, RTHK 0603

Publications/ Paper Presentations
"The Impact of Music Education Policy on Developing Children’s Creativity in Music," paper written by Cheung-Yung Wai Yee, Jane; Cham-Lai Suk Ching, Estella & Mak Wai Chu, Clarence. Presented in the 13th International Seminar of ISMEd 2006, Hong Kong.
"Live Music Performance for a Human-trained Personal Computer," paper presented at the International Computer Music Symposium (Taiwan 1999) and published by the Taiwan Computer Music Society.