Transcending Music Legacy
Hong Kong Composers’ Guild (HKCG) is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year. To mark this special occasion and to share our music creativity and musical ideas of the past four decades to the public, HKCG is proud to present the Transcending Music Legacy. Original compositions selected by HKCG will be showcased in the following concerts:
1. Concert with Nova Ensemble
2. Concert with Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble; and
3. Concert with The Hong Kong Children’s Choir
A total of 26 contemporary music will be featured in this festival, with 3 commissioned pieces composed by local composers Stephen Yip, Chan Ming Chi and Chan Kai Young.
A press conference for the event will be held on Monday, 25 September 2023 at the Sheung Wan Civic Center(7/F, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong). The Honourable Officiating Guests are Mr. Leung Kin-fung (HKADC representative of Music), and HKCG Chairman Dr. MUI Kwong-chiu.
The Transcending Music Legacy is presented by HKCG, supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and CASH Music Fund.
Press Conference
1. Concert with Nova Ensemble
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The Interview with Nova Ensemble & Composers
Live Concert
Concert Details :
Date/ 27.10.2023 (Friday)
Time/ 8pm
Venue/ Theatre of Sheung Wan Civic Centre
Special Guest/ LOO Sze-wang (Sheng), PANG Wai-lun (Pipa)
Program :
David GWILT | Variants (1991)
Doming LAM | Three Chinese Dances (arr. 1963)
Matthew LAM | In Extremis (2022)
LEUNG Hong-yu | Excursion II (2022/rev. 2023)
LO Hau-man | Shakhi-Zinda (1994)
PANG Chun-ting | As Snow (2012)
Stephen YIP | Sempre Invictus (2023) *
*Commissioned by Hong Kong Composers’ Guild in 2023 with support from Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
Our Composer
 Three Chinese Dances (arr. 1963) |  Variants (1991) |  Sempre Invictus (2023) * |
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 Shakhi-Zinda (1994) |  As Snow (2012) |  Excursion II (2022/rev. 2023) |
 In Extremis (2022) |
2. Concert with Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensembel
Concert Details :
Date/ 12.01.2024 (Friday)
Time/ 8pm
Venue/ Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall
Program :
Joshua CHAN | The Spring Garden (1998, rev. 2023)
CHAN Ming-chi | Guanzizai‧Dunhuang (2023)*
Chris HUNG | Stone Sentinel Maze (2013, rev. 2023)
KAM Shing-hei | Thank you for your time (2022)
LUK Wai-chun | Tan-tiao Rock (2020, rev. 2023)
MUI Kwong-chiu | Here comes the East Wind (2023)
SO Chuen-on | Ascetic (2023)
*Commissioned by Hong Kong Composers’ Guild in 2023 with support from Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
Our Composer
 Tan-tiao Rock (2020, rev. 2023) |  Here comes the East Wind (2023) |  The Spring Garden (1998, rev. 2023) |
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 Thank you for your time (2022) |  Stone Sentinel Maze (2013, rev. 2023) |  Ascetic (2023) |
3. Concert with Hong Kong Children's Choir
Concert Details :
Date/ 12.04.2024 (Friday)
Time/ 8pm
Venue/ Theatre of Sheung Wan Civic Centre
Program :
CHAN Kai-young | in a word (2023)*
CHAN Wing-wah | A Bright New Sunny Day (2014)
CHEN Ning-chi | (TBC)
HUI Cheung-wai | Wish to Fly (1994/2003)
Doming LAM | Flower Drum Song (arr. 1957)
Doming LAM | Lullaby (1953)
LAW Wing-fai | Hope (1988)
LEUNG Chi-hin | Thoughts of Separation (2016)
SHING Chun-hay | Music Brings Us Together (2012, rev. 2023)
Alex TAM | A New Day (2023)
Richard TSANG | I Am Not There (2014)
Austin YIP | Breeze (2021)
Viola YUEN | On a Sleepless Night (2016)
*Commissioned by Hong Kong Composers’ Guild in 2023 with support from Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
Our Composer
 I Am Not There (2014) | Flower Drum Song (arr. 1957) Lullaby (1953) |  A Bright New Sunny Day (2014) |
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 Breeze (2021) |  Thoughts of Separation (2016) |  Wish to Fly (1994/2003) |
 In a word (2023)* |  On a Sleepless Night (2016) |  Music Brings Us Together (2012, rev. 2023) |