TSANG Lok Yan
曾樂欣
TSANG Lok-yan received her Master’s degree (MMus, Composition) with Distinction at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), Master's degree (MA, Chinese) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Primary, Music and Chinese) and Bachelor of Music in Education (Contemporary Music and Performance Pedagogy) from The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK). Lok-yan is also the certificate holder of distinction in LRSM and a member of the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Limited (CASH).
Being enthusiastic in composing, Lok-yan’s works have been performed, given awards, and received commissions in Hong Kong, the United States and Costa Rica. She was honored to be selected in the ADORE Project ( https://theadoreproject.org/ ), a platform to share her orchestral works with the whole world. Her orchestral work Waterscape was presented by the Hong Kong Philharmonic (HKPhil) in April 2022, as part of the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Composers Scheme 2019/20. Her favourite work, Symphony in Purple, was performed by the UNCG School of Music Symphony Orchestra (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) in February 2022.
曾樂欣先後從香港教育大學、香港演藝學院及香港城市大學畢業，取得音樂教育榮譽學士學位（當代音樂及演奏教育學）、學位教師教育文憑（小學，音樂及中文）、音樂碩士（作曲，優異）及中文碩士學位。樂欣於二零一六年亦以優異成績考獲英國皇家音樂學院音樂演奏高級文憑（LRSM）；現為香港作曲家及作詞家協會（CASH）的會員。
樂欣熱心創作，其作品曾於香港、美國及哥斯大黎加發表，榮獲不同獎項及委約。有幸入選一個與全世界分享管弦樂作品的平台 — the ADORE Project ( https://theadoreproject.org/ )，使她最愛的作品 —《紫》於 2022 年 2 月榮獲北卡羅來納大學格林斯伯勒分校(UNCG) 的音樂學院交響樂團演奏。 而她的管弦樂作品 —《水景》亦由香港管弦樂團（HKPhil）於「何鴻毅家族基金作曲家計劃 2019/20」的公開工作坊上呈獻。
MAJOR WORKS 主要作品
Waterscape 水景 (2020)
for Full Orchestra
Performed by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Hong Kong Composers Scheme) on 4th June 2022 @ Kwai Tsing Theatre
Symphony in Purple 紫 (2019)
for Full Orchestra
Performed by the Academy Orchestra on 18th January 2019 @ Concert Hall, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA)
Performed by University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) Symphony Orchestra on 27th February 2022 @ UNCG Auditorium, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) [The United States of America]
Ballade 'Purple' 敍事曲「紫」(2017)
for Full Orchestra
Performed by EdUHK Orchestra on 10th March 2017 @ C-LP-11, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) [Hong Kong]
Performed by Huntsville Youth Orchestra on 8th June 2017 @ Tennessee Valley Music Festival - Young Composers' Forum 2017 [The United States of America]
Performed by Orquesta Sinfónica del Mar on 15th July 2017 @ Catedral de Puntarenas [Costa Rica]
Large Ensemble
Stormy Sea 驚濤駭浪 (2019)
for 2 Flutes, 1 Oboe, 1 Horn in F, 1 Bass Clarinet in Bb, 1 Soprano Saxophone, 1 Alto Saxophone,1 Tenor Saxophone and 1 Baritone Saxophone
Performed by EdUHK Modern Music Ensemble (MME) on 29th May 2019 @ The Rehearsal Room (CR1), Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Dorian Dance (2018)
for Chamber Orchestra
Performed by Washington and Lee University Chamber Orchestra on 15th November 2018 @ Wilson Concert Hall, Washington and Lee University [The United States of America]
Performed by The Georgia Tech Concert Orchestra on 5th October 2021 @ Ferst Center for the Arts of the Georgia Tech campus, Atlanta [The United States of America]
Stormy Sea 驚濤駭浪 (2016)
for Saxophone Octet
Performed by Hong Kong Saxophone Ensemble on 2nd June 2016 @ RTHK Studio One (New Generation 2016)
Handbell
Overture "Sunshine" 序曲「陽光」(2017)
for Handbell Ensemble
Performed by EdUHK Handbell Ensemble on 5th June 2017 @ Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Studio Theatre
Chamber Works
The Path of Hope 逐光之途 (2026)
for Viola and Piano
Performed on 11th July 2026 @ Kwai Tsing Theatre - Black Box Theatre (The 'City Sways．Music in Motion' Greater Bay Area Youth Music Composition Programme 2026)
Beyond the Red Bricks 紅磚的隨想 (2018)
for Cello and Yangqin
*Commission by Musicus Society Heritage Community Concert 2018
Performed on 15th September 2018 @ Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences - Musicus Heritage Community Concert Series - Elixirs for the Soul
Cupid and Psyche 邱比特與賽姬 (2018)
for Viola and Piano
Performed on 6th April 2018 @ RTHK4 Studio One - Match Making Concert 2018 - Emerging Composers x Emerging Performers
Voice
The Song of a Visitor on Youzhou Tower 登幽州臺歌 (2018)
for Baritone and Piano
* Commissioned by Hong Kong Composers’ Guild - Contemporary Vocal & Choral Compositions of Chinese Poems Project
(Recording Session: 21 April 2019, Concert in 2020)
The Lord Will Send His Mercy 耶和華必施憐憫 (2018)
for SSA and Piano
* The Hong Kong Children's Choir (HKCC) - One of the prizewinners from "50th Anniversary Children's Choral Composition Selections"
Multimedia
Music Manga Gallery 音樂漫畫廊 (2020)
for Oboe, Cello and Keyboard
Premiered on 29th April 2020 @ Facebook Live at Facebook Page of HKAPA Department of Composition and Electronic Music
**Track compiled by Virtual Instruments
Manga: MUTO
Electronics
Landscape 景觀 (2019)
for Tape and Live Electronics
* MAX MSP
Performed on 3rd May 2019 @ HKAPA Concert Hall