LI Cheuk Shing Sampson
李焯誠
Cheuk Shing (Sampson) Li is a Hong Kong-born composer and sound artist whose creative practice centers on timbral exploration, the musical organization of noise, and interdisciplinary collaborations. His work spans solo acoustic instruments, chamber ensembles, full orchestra, mixed music combining live instruments with fixed or live electronic media, and visual art settings. Li approaches the physical capabilities of instruments—particularly extended techniques and sonic textures—as dynamic, fluid architecture.
Li holds a Master of Arts in Music Composition with a minor in Computer Music from the University of North Texas, where his research concentrated on practice-based timbral manipulation. His dynamic artistic vision has led to extensive collaborations with elite international performers and ensembles, including the JACK Quartet (JACK Studio), Ensemble Dal Niente, the [Switch~ Ensemble], Nacho Gascón & the Barcelona Modern Ensemble, New Morse Code, Passepartout Duo, the Romer Quartet, and the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble. Extending his practice across disciplines, he has created original mixed media scores and fixed media music for modern choreography with the Texas Woman’s University Division of Dance and multimedia video productions.
Recognized through highly competitive juried platforms, Li’s compositions have been selected for performance and reading at prestigious global festivals and institutions, including the SEAMUS National Conference, the June in Buffalo International Festival, the Electric LaTeX Festival, the Barcelona Modern Festival, the Toolbox International Creative Academy Festival (TICA), the JACK Studio in New York, and the Freespace Noise Fest at the West Kowloon Cultural District.
Li's creative work has been recognized with competitive honors, including winning the DoubleBell Trumpet Call for Scores, alongside finalist distinctions in the 4th Toolbox Percussion International Composition Competition and the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild New Generation Competition. His artistic endeavors have been supported by the David M. Schimmel Memorial Composition Scholarship, the Dr. Paul Gregory Bonneau Memorial Composition Scholarship, UNT’s competitive merit scholarship, and Hong Kong’s Anti-Epidemic Micro Creative Fund.
Li is a full member of the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild (HKCG) and a writer member of the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong (CASH).
MAJOR WORKS 主要作品
李焯誠一位來自香港的作曲家與聲音藝術家，他的創作核心聚焦於聲音的獨特織體、噪音的音樂 化運用，以及將音樂與其他藝術形式結合的跨界企劃。作品涵蓋獨奏、室內樂、管弦樂、結合現 場樂器與固定媒體電子音樂的混合音樂（，以及多媒體展演。他將樂器的物理極限與延伸技巧 （Extended Techniques）視為形塑當代動態聲響建築的核心元素。
他畢業於北德克薩斯大學（University of North Texas），取得音樂作曲藝術碩士學位並輔修電腦 音樂，在學期間的研究主要探討作曲家如何運用音色與聲音色彩進行創作。他曾與許多國際頂尖 的音樂家和樂團合作及進行作品讀譜研讀，包括 JACK Quartet（JACK Studio）、Ensemble Dal Niente、[Switch~ Ensemble]、Nacho Gascón 與巴塞隆納現代樂團（Barcelona Modern Ensemble）、New Morse Codes、Passepartout Duo、羅曼四重奏（Romer Quartet）以及 香港創樂團。他的跨界合作企劃還包括為德州女子大學舞蹈系（Texas Woman’s University Division of Dance）的現代舞作品創作音樂，以及為多媒體錄像配樂。
他的音樂作品屢次入選世界各地的重大藝術節和重要場地演出與讀譜發表。其中包括 SEAMUS 全美電子音樂年會、Electric LaTeX 音樂節、美國水牛城六月音樂節（June in Buffalo）、巴塞 隆納現代音樂節、共襄國際創意學院藝術節（TICAFEST）、紐約 JACK Studio、西九文化區的 自由空間耳震盪（Freespace Noise Fest）、香港作曲家聯會音樂新一代音樂會、由香港浸會大 學（HKBU）與蘇黎世藝術大學（ZHdK）聯合主辦的 Improvise! 學術研討會，以及 Shared Campus 夏令營。
作為一位在賽事中屢獲殊榮的作曲家，他曾贏得雙口小號徵曲比賽，入圍第四屆敲擊襄國際作曲 比賽（TPICC）決賽，並多次入選香港作曲家聯會音樂新一代作曲比賽決賽。他的創作生涯獲得 了多項競爭激烈的獎學金和藝術基金支持。在北德克薩斯大學攻讀研究所期間，他贏得了極受青 睞、基於優異表現評選的競爭性獎學金席位，並榮獲 David M. Schimmel 紀念作曲獎學金與 Dr. Paul Gregory Bonneau 紀念作曲獎學金。在香港，他的創意項目也曾獲得抗疫微型創作計劃 2.0 的資助。
他是香港作曲家聯會的會員，同時也是香港作曲家及作詞家協會（CASH）的作家會員。