WAT Nga-man
屈雅汶
WAT Nga-man, Wyman is a composer and conductor based in Hong Kong.
She received her Master of Music from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in composition, under the guidance of Mr. Law Wing-fai and Professor Richard Tsang. During her studies, her compositions had been widely presented and performed locally and internationally in Korea, Beijing, Guangzhou, Taiwan and Macao with high praises. Her works Ancient Path (2006) and Animated Timeframes (2007) were performed and broadcasted by RTHK Radio 4. Stone Tones (2008), The Man of Dust (2010), Ripples On… (2010), Prelude of Celebration (2011) and Somewhere in a City (2011) were commissioned by the Macao Percussion Association, Hong Kong Wind Kamerata, Parsons Wind Orchestra and HKBDA Band Directors Wind Orchestra respectively.
At the Spotlight on Young Musicians Series 3 Concert – Cross coordinated by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2012, Wyman premiered works including Mosaic, Bonfire Light, Earth Beat, Ripples on a Lotus Pond, and was considered a great success. As a composer and a flutist, Wyman is active in promoting contemporary music and creative music making. Her work Wind Infinity (2013) for solo flute was selected to be performed by herself in the Chinese Composers’ Festival 2013. In recent times, Wyman was commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild to compose three new works: Space Tight (2016), Silent Sorrow (2016) and Street in the Dark (2017) which were in SOUND-IMAGination concert series, and were broadcasted by RTHK Radio 4.
During her study at the HKAPA, Wyman received prizes and scholarships including HKAUW Thomas H. C. Cheung Postgraduate Scholarship, The Lions & Joseph Koo Music Foundation Composition Scholarship, The Society of APA Scholarship and Parsons – Outstanding Composition Student for Wind Music.
Apart from her active composing and performing career, Wyman now devotes more concentration on conducting and music composition education. She is currently serving as the music director and conductor in The Open University of Hong Kong Orchestra.
屈雅汶,現為香港公開大學管弦樂團音樂總監及指揮。畢業於香港演藝學院音樂碩士學位,主修作曲,師隨羅永暉先生及曾葉發教授。委約創作包括為澳門敲擊樂協會創作《砰磅碰礫》、為管樂雅集創作的《風塵僕僕》、為柏斯管樂團創作了兩首管樂作品《銅環聲洞》和《慶典序樂》、及為香港管樂協會專業導師管樂團創作及指揮《小城螻蟻》等。
除了創作,屈氏也致力以作曲兼長笛演奏家身份推廣現代音樂及創意音樂,早年於香港藝術發展局及香港演藝學院合辦的《聚「招」青年音樂家》第三季音樂會《織》中發表及演出多首不同風格而且具特色配器的作品,受到不少樂評人的重視及好評。另於2013華人作曲家音樂節,親自演出其長笛獨奏新作品《萬象盡在一管中》。近年屈氏受香港作曲家聯會《聲影集系列》委約創作了多首新作品,包括《緊密空間》、《沉默的哀號》及《夜幕街巷》,由香港電台弦樂四重奏及本地知名樂手演出,並於香港電台第四台轉播。
屈氏近年積極從事本地音樂教育,現任教於香港演藝學院及在多間中小學校擔任樂團指揮及音樂導師工作。
MAJOR WORKS 主要作品
Orchestral Work
Transform the Future (2019)
Metamorphic Harbour (2008)
Miracle of Time (2007)
Wind Orchestra/ Concert Band
Somewhere in a City (2011)
Prelude of Celebration (2011)
Ripples On… (2010)
Multi-media Work
Tasting of Life (2008) for Clarinet, Trumpet, Percussion and Piano with Contemporary Dance
Gendered Spaces – Ruminate on Identity (2009) for Flute, Saxophone, Percussion and Piano with Contemporary Dance
String Quartet
Space Tight (2016)
Clash with Friction (2008)
Wind Eleganza (2006)
Brass Quintet
Animated Timeframes (2006)
Solo Instrument
Street in the Dark (2017) for Solo Cello
Sin I (2016) for Solo Violin
Sin (2014) for Solo Violin
Wind Infinity (2013) for Solo Flute
Conversation with Flute (2010) for Solo Flute
Instrumental with Computer
Lightning Stroke (2011) for Flute, Saxophone, Horn, Sheng and Max/MSP
Sound Flourishing (2010) for Flute and Max/MSP
Incantation (2008) for Flute and Max/MSP
Liristona Chinensis (2007) for Erhu and Max/MSP
Chamber Ensemble
Tanabata Fantasia (2017) for Alto Saxophone and Bangu
Silent Sorrow (2016) for Xiao and ShengBonfire Night (2012) for Pipa, Violin, Cello and Percussion
Earth Beat (2012) for Pipa, Violin, Cello and Chinese Drum
Ripples on a Lotus Pond (2012) for Saxophone Quartet
Mosaic (2012) for Flute, Saxophone and Sheng
Gallop (2011) for Flute and Zhuihu
Lang Ge (2005) for Clarinet and Saxophone
Fortuitous (2005) for Tenor, Violin, Cello and Piano
Ancient Path (2006) for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
Autumn Memories (2006) for Guan, Pipa and Zheng
Rain or Shine (2007) for Two Saxophones and Two Percussions
Wielding Ink (2007) for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
Illusory Cloudscape (2007) for Flute, Guan, Saxophone, Violin, Erhu and Cello
Stone Tone (2008) for Two Percussions
Windrunner (2009) for Flute and Sheng
A la carte (2009)– Creative Musicking Project for Winds
Swift Touches (2009) for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone and Sheng
Life and Death (2010) for Flute, Xiao, Cello and Percussion
Conversation with Flute Again… (2010) for Flute, Violin and Cello
I. Phoenix
II. Fountains
III. Lanterns
IV. Acrobatics
V. Metropolis
Horizon Beyond (2004) for Flute, Cello and Piano
I. Ocean Dialogue
II. Lake Night
III. River Passion
管弦樂
海岸流影 (2008)
奇幻瞬間 (2007)
管弦樂團/音樂會樂隊
慶典序樂 (2011)
小城螻蟻 (2011)
銅環聲動 (2010)
多媒體作品
性別 ·空間 ﹣尋我個性 (2009) for Flute, Saxophone, Percussion and Piano with Contemporary Dance
樽樽有味 (2008) for Clarinet, Trumpet, Percussion and Piano with Contemporary Dance
弦樂四重奏
角力四弦 (2008)
風采 (2006)
銅管五重奏
動感時光 (2006)
銅管五重奏
善 (2014) for Solo Violin
萬象盡在一管中 (2013) for Solo Flute
笛話 (2010) for Solo Flute
電子
雷擊 (2011) for Flute, Saxophone, Horn, Sheng and Max/MSP
繁聲絮音 (2010) for Flute and Max/MSP
蒲葵 (2007) for Erhu and Max/MSP
室樂
脈 (2004) for Flute, Cello and Piano
- I. 海語
- II. 湖夜
- III. 河騰
浪歌 (2005) for Clarinet and Saxophone
偶然 (2005) for Tenor, Violin, Cello and Piano
古道 (2006) for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
無奈秋濃 (2006) for Guan, Pipa and Zheng
不論雨晴 (2007) for Two Saxophones and Two Percussions
墨舞 (2007) for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
綺幻雲影 (2007) for Flute, Guan, Saxophone, Violin, Erhu and Cello
砰磅碰礫 (2008) for Two Percussions
追風鳥 (2009) for Flute and Sheng
百變氣色 (2009) Creative Musicking Project for Winds
快意靈毫 (2009) for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone and Sheng
死生流轉 (2010) for Flute, Xiao, Cello and Percussion
再次笛話 (2010) for Flute, Violin and Cello
草奔 (2011) for Flute and Zhuihu
夜焰花火 (2012) for Pipa, Violin, Cello and Percussion
地動 (2012) for Pipa, Violin, Cello and Chinese Drum
漣蓮 (2012) for Saxophone Quartet
非凡意象 (2012)for Flute, Saxophone and Sheng
- I. 鳳凰姿采
- II. 泉
- III. 花燈會
- IV. 藝者
- V. 大都會