| 1952 |
Born in Hong Kong
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| 1976 |
B.A. (Music), First Class Honours, CUHK
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| 1978 |
M. Mus., University of Hull, UK
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| 1979-1983 |
Lecturer, Hong Kong Conservatory of Music
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| 1983-1993 |
Founding Chairman, Hong Kong Composers' Guild (HKCG)
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| 1984-1986 |
Lecturer in Music, CUHK |
| 1984-1990 |
Member of Music Committee, Council for the Performing Arts |
| 1984-1994 |
Music Advisor, Cultural Presentations, Urban Council |
| 1985-1986 |
Chairman, Programme Committee, 1986 First Contemporary Chinese Composers' Festival, Hong Kong |
| 1985-1988 |
Chairman, Organizing Committee, 1988 ISCM/ACL Festival, Hong Kong |
| 1985-1993 |
Music Advisor, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra |
| 1986-1988 |
Member of Board of Directors, Hong Kong Arts Centre |
| 1986-1990 |
Member of General Committee, Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Ltd. |
| 1986-1994 |
Head, Radio 4, RTHK |
| 1988-1994 |
Member of Board of Directors, CASH |
| 1990-1993 |
Founding Music Director, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta |
| 1990-1996 |
Vice-President, International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) |
| 1990-1991 |
Vice-Chairman, Asian Composers' League (ACL) |
| 1991 |
Chairman, Mozart Bicentenary Piano Competition of Asia |
| 1991-1993 |
Chairman, Hong Kong Cultural Sector Joint Conference |
| 1992-1993 |
Member, Working Group for the establishment of HKADC |
| 1992-1994 |
Founded and chaired the annual Musicarama festivals of contemporary music in Hong Kong |
| 1993 |
Chairman, Programme Selection Jury, ISCM World Music Days, Mexico |
| 1996-1997 |
Producer, Classic fM, UK |
| 1998-2001 |
Head, Radio 4, RTHK |
| 1998-2004 |
Member of Board of Directors, CASH |
| 1999 |
Ph. D., University of York, UK |
| 2000-2001 |
Chairman, Organizing Committee, The Hong Kong Competition for Young Asian Musicians |
| 2001-2002 |
Head, English Programme Service, RTHK |
| 2001-2002 |
Executive Committee Member, ISCM |
| 2002 |
Chairman, Organizing Committee, 2002 ISCM World Music Days, Hong Kong |
| 2002- |
Artistic Advisor, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra |
| 2002-2005 |
President, ISCM |
| 2003-2009 |
Lecturer - Kingston University B-Mus Degree Programme in Hong Kong |
| 2004 |
Member of Judging Panel, Seroski International Composition, Poland |
| 2005-2008 |
President, ISCM |
| 2006-2008 |
Visiting Fellow in Composition (Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts) |
| 2009- |
Professor of Music, The Hong Kong Institute of Education |
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| Awards |
1988
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Outstanding Young Person of the Year |
| 1990 |
The Anglo-Hong Kong Trust Composer Award |
| 1990 |
Hong Kong Artists Guild - Composer of the Year Award |
| 1993 |
Asian Cultural Council Visiting Scholar |
| 2000 |
20th Century Chinese Classics (one of 124 pieces
selected by the Chinese Musicians Association representing the best
Chinese compositions of the 20th Century - ‘Ling-Kai’ for
Chinese chamber ensemble) |
| 2002 |
CASH Gold Sail Award (Best Serious Musical Work – Clarinet Concerto ‘Dragon Signs’) |
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Major
Compositions
Orchestral (Western)
Solace Dolce – Horn Concerto (2009) 15'
for horn & chamber orchestra
Overture FM (2004) 9'47"
Dragon Signs (2002) 19'56"
for clarinet & orchestra
The Emperor and the Nightingale - Orchestral suite (2001) 50'
In Tune (2000) 7'20"
for chamber orchestra
Spinoff (1999) 15'13"
Concerto for flute & orchestra
The Sky - Like A Dream (1995) 16'56"
Shades II (1994) 6'18"
Different Planes (1993) 20'
for Chinese and Western orchestras
Shades (1990) 7'05"
Peng Lai (1990) 13'50"
for SATB and orchestra
Prelude for Orchestra (1988) 7'46"
Gradation (1988) 8'49"
Overture for Orchestra (1985) 8'
Sinfonietta for Strings (1978) 18'
Orchestral (Chinese)
Hsu-huai (2008) 16'10
for treble choir and Chinese orchestra
Dai-Lok-Tin (2008) 11'
Temple Rituals / Ceremonial Ode (2008) 8'10"
Wu-C'ang (1998) 15'
An-ching (1997) 7'
To the Ancient Spirits (1995) 12'
Tai-Loi (1992) 10'
Eternal Sorrow (1990) 17'50"
for erhu and gaigu soli & Chinese orchestra
Images of Bamboo (1989) 11'30"
Hong Kong Panorama (1987) 6'
Changing Images (1987) 15'
for guzheng & Chinese orchestra
Thinking of the Sages (1985) 9'44
Three Meditations (1983) 13'50"
Chamber (Western)
But For the Heart..... (2007) 13'15"
for larger chamber ensemble
Multifracts (2005) 5'24"
for violin, cello & piano
Inter-Flow (2004) 7'20"
for violin & cello
Chasing Shadows (1998) 9'
for clarinet & string quartet
Echo-Mime (1996) 15'38"
for clarinet solo & cl sextet
Emergence (1993) 6'50"
for violin, cello & piano
Lotus Fantasy (1992) 9'30"
for clarinet, violin & piano
Drumming (1989)
for 4 perc.
Contra-Flux (1979) 8'40"
for flute, violin, cello & piano
Elegie (1977) 6'
for clarinet & piano
Six Pieces for Four Players (1975) 10'30"
for flute, violin, cello & piano
Nocturne (1974) 5'45"
for violin & piano
Chamber (Chinese)
San-Xiang (1999) 7'48"
for dizi, pipa & guzheng
"Dai Lok Tin", original tune in Cantonese style (1998) 5'52"
for Cantonese ensemble
"Leisurely", original tune in Cantonese style (1998) 6'28"
for Cantonese ensemble
"Where is the Blue Sky?", original tune in Cantonese style
for Cantonese ensemble
Dou-Sou (1980) 6'30"
for solo pipa & pipa ensemble (tape for pipa ensemble available)
Ling-Kai (1986) 10'
for Chinese chamber ensemble (flexible)
Chamber (Mixed)
"The Music is but Momentary......." (2009) 15'
for guzheng & chamber ensemble
Airstream (2002) 10'
for donghsiao & string quartet
When Sounds are Silenced (1998) 9'30
for genkan & hookyoo (pipa & marimba)
Towards the East (1991) 13'50"
for Chinese, Japanese & other ethnic instruments
Three Movements for Traditional Ensemble (1980) 14'
for soprano, mixed ancient European instruments
Instrumental Solo
Soliloquy (2005) 6'38"
for violin
Ji-Li (1992) 8'37"
for piano
Images of Bells (1979) 11'25"
for piano
Ternary (1974) 6'
for flute
Vocal/Choral
時光機七號 (2008) 4'
for speech choir
九聲歌 (2008) 4'
for speech choir
西施死時 (2007) 2'30"
for speech choir
MOMi-Play (2007) 12'
for interactive treble choir
Sky Bridge (2005) 10'50"
for 4 treble choirs
Friendship (2004) 3'
for SATB & piano
All for Love (2000) 5'30"
for 2 part treble & piano (string orchestra) or SATB, string orchestra & piano
A Little Chamber Music (1997) 10'16"
for vocal quartet (SATB) & piano
Mang (1996) 5'30"
for mezzo soprano and piano
Lux Aeterna (1996) 7'
for SATB & piano
Ke-chung (1993) 3'30"
for mezzo oprano & piano
Rainy Days (1991) 4'20"
for 2 part treble & piano (string orchestra)
Song for Four Seasons (1989) 4'36
for 2 part treble & piano
October (1987) 10'
for SATB & piano
Lullaby (1986) 3'30"
for 2 part treble & piano
Ru Meng Ling (1979) 5'30"
for SATB & piano
Arise My Love (1977) 8'30"
for baritone, SS & piano 4 hands
O Sweet Little Jesus (1976) 5'))
for SATB & piano
Songs of Yang Kwan (1974) 3'30"
for SATB & piano
And When I Die (1974) 7'00
for SATB & piano
Love Under the Rain (1974) 5'30"
for mezzo soprano & piano
Electro-Acoustic Music / Computer Music
Nemisis (1992) 11'
for clarinet & tape
Music for Ballet/Dance
The Emperor & the Nightingale (1997) 110'
for col. soprano, Chinese ensemble, 3 drummers, male choir, orchestra & electronics
Yu Yi (1995) 20'
for orchestra
Hidden Domain (1984) 24'
for electronic (tape)
Man & Ghost (1983) 30'
for elctronic (tape)
The Monkey Epic (Tale of the Spider (1980) 80'
for electronic (tape)
Music for Theatre/Drama
Children's Musical: "The Story of Robo" (1986) 70'
for singers & pop accompaniment
Others
Game for 3 Players (1990) 10'
for free emsemble
RTHK Radio Station ID (1987) 0'15"
for brass quartet
Discography
Nocturne (for violin and piano), Philips 6598979, 1974
Love Under the Rain (for mezzo soprano and piano), Hong Kong Records 6.242104, 1974
Ru Meng Ling (for mezzo soprano and piano), Hugo2 HRP 301, 1979
Ru Meng Ling (for mixed chorus & piano), Hugo HRP ML W3105, 1979
Dou-Sou (for solo pipa and tape), CBS/SONY CLD 1001, 1980
Overture for orchestra, Hong Kong Records 8.242119, 1985
Prelude for orchestra, Hugo HRP 799-2, 1988
Shades for orchestra, HKCG CGCD9401, 1990
Ke-chung (for mezzo soprano and piano), Hugo HRP 301-2, 1993
Meng (for mezzo soprano and piano), HK Records 74321-32617-2, 1996
An-ching (for Chinese orchestra), Hugo HRP 7208-2, 1997
Transcending (Cantonese tune for ensemble), RTHK CD 10.05, 1998
All for Love (for treble choir, mixed chorus, piano and string orchestra), RTHK CD 06.03, 2000
Airstream (for donghsiao and string quartet), CASH 20th Anniversary CD, 2002
Publications
"Images of Bells" 「鐘之幻象」 for piano solo. In Contemporary Hong Kong
Music 1984: A Collection of Piano Works by Hong Kong Composers. Hong
Kong: Hong Kong Composers' Guild, 1984.
"Towards a Hong Kong Music." In An Introduction to the Members of the
Hong Kong Composers' Guild 1988, edited by Chan Wing-wah, 1-5. Hong
Kong: Hong Kong Composers' Guild, 1988.
「談
現代音樂之民族性問題」“Nationalism in Contemporary Music.” (Chinese)
In「民族音樂研究」Collected Essays on Ethnomusicology, edited by Liu Ching-chi,
193-201. Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1989.
And
When I Die. 「當我死時」for SATB & piano. In Chinese Choral Works of Hong
Kong Composers, HKCM1. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Composers' Guild, 1992.
Ru-meng-ling. 「如夢令」 for SATB & piano. In Chinese Choral Works of
Hong Kong Composers, HKCM2. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Composers' Guild, 1992.
Songs of Yang-kwan. 「陽關三疊」for SATB & piano. In Chinese Choral Works
of Hong Kong Composers, HKCM3. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Composers' Guild,
1992.
Ru-meng-ling. 「如夢令」 for solo voice & piano. In Hong Kong Vocal
Music Collection, vol.I, edited by D. Law, 68-73. Hong Kong: Chinese
Christian Literature Council, 1998.
Love under the Rain. 「雨
戀」 In Hong Kong Vocal Music Collection, vol.VI, edited by D. Law,
133-138. Hong Kong: Chinese Christian Literature Council, 1999.
O Sweet Little Jesus. 「小耶穌甜美的嬰孩」In Hong Kong Vocal Music Collection,
vol.VII, edited by D. Law, 96-106. Hong Kong: Chinese Christian
Literature Council, 1999.
October. 「十月」for SATB & piano. In Hong Kong Vocal Music Collection,
vol.VIII, edited by D. Law, 81-100. Hong Kong: Chinese Christian
Literature Council, 1999.
Si Yin Kuk. 「施然曲」In 「廣東音樂薈萃」Best of Cantonese Music, edited by Kam Sheung-si, 184-186. Guangdong Higher Education Press, 1999.
“All for Love” 「全賴愛」 for treble choir & piano.
In「童聲合唱歌曲創作大賽得獎作品集」Music for Treble Choir Composition Competition
Winning Works, 1-5. 香港童聲合唱協會The Hong Kong Treble Choir Society,
2001.
“Module
on Rhythm.” In ISCM Education Campaign 20th Century Music
Teaching Resource Kit, edited by Prof. Edward Ho, Estella Charm &
Chan Ming-chi. CUHK Press, 2001.
“Rainy
Days” 「下雨天」 for treble choir, strings & piano. In
「香港兒童合唱團(高級組)歌集」Hong Kong Children's Choir Senior Level Songbook 1,
54-77. 香港兒童合唱團The Hong Kong Children's Choir, 2003.
“Over
Eight Decades of New Music - Does the ISCM World Music Days Festival
Need a Revival?” In World New Music Magazine, Vol.16, edited by
Stefan Fricke, 113-114. Germany: Pfau-Verlag, 2006.
“Handbook
for Teachers 2008-09年度校際動感聲藝訓練及匯演計劃 教師手冊” In 2008-09 Speech Choir
Project. Joint InTuition & EDB Project, 2008.
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