Wednesday 13 April 2011 7:30pm

Loke Yew Hall The University of Hong Kong

Presented by 2011 HKU CONCERT SERIES Department of Music 香港大學音樂會系

列 The University of Hong Kong

HKU Composers Showcase featuring

Hong Kong New Music Ensemble

Supported by the Music and Fine Arts Endowment Fund Assisted by the Music Society A.A.H.K.U.S.U

PROGRAMME The Discourse Upon Warlords Yip Ho Kwen Austin

Izumi Nikaido, flute Timothy Sun, alto saxophone William Lane, viola Stephen Bin, cello Linda Yim, piano Vicky Shin, percussion

Yip Ho Kwen Austin, conductor Sacred Drone Tse Tai Shun

Izumi Nikaido, flute Stephen Bin, cello Linda Yim, piano

Galactic Gala Lo Ting Cheung Daniel

Linda Yim, piano Yeung Kwun-man Almond, drum set HKU Balinese Gamelan Orchestra Kwok Ka-ho Terrence, conductor

~ Intermission ~

Gion Shoja Wylegala Hamabe Yoko

Olivier Nowak, flute Reflected Marionettes No. 1 João Marcos Mascarenhas

Izumi Nikaido, flute Stephen Bin, cello Linda Yim, piano Vicky Shin, percussion

The 5 Steps Nirmali Fenn

I Wood II Fire III Earth IV Metal V Water

Olivier Nowak, flute William Lane, violin Timothy Sun, saxophone Choreographer: Daniel Yeung Dancers: Bruce Liu, Alice Ma, Alan Wong, Chloe Wong, Daniel Yeung

Programme Notes The Discourse Upon Warlords Yip Ho Kwen Austin flute, alto saxophone, viola, cello, piano, percussion – world premiere

In the final years of the Han Dynasty (184-220 AD), shortly before settling down to the Three Kingdoms period, China was riven by chaotic infighting between warlords. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國演義), a historical novel written by Luo Guan-zhong (羅貫中) in the Ming Dynasty, was based on events that happened during this period. Regarded as one of the Four Great Classical Novels (四大名著) in Chinese literature, the complexity of the plot and detailed depictions of characters led this 120-chapter novel to be regarded as arguably one of the most famous historical novels in Chinese history.

The Discourse Upon Warlords was inspired by an excerpt in chapter twelve that depicts a conversation between the two protagonists, Cao Cao (曹操) and Liu Bei (劉備). The conversation revolved around other uprising powers, and Cao’s continuous threats against Liu in the conversation marked a turning point in the novel, as Liu rebelled against Cao immediately afterwards.

Yip Ho Kwen Austin, who graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a high distinction in general scholarship, is currently working on his doctorate at The University of Hong Kong, under the supervision of Dr. Joshua Chan. His works incorporate sounds and instruments (both acoustic and electronic) that originate from ethnic neighborhoods in China, Japan, Australia, Indonesia, and Cambodia. Yip’s works have been performed by both internationally and locally renowned ensembles and performers, such as the Ensemble Modern, Bang on a Can, Vox Humana, Hong Kong City Chamber Orchestra, Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra, HKU Balinese Gamelan, Sregnis’ Singers, L’Art du Bois, Ensemble Nostri Temporis, The Hong Kong Karemata, The Cake S Ensemble, and violinist Yao Jue. Yip’s works have recently been performed in ISCM 2010 (Sydney), ACL 2010 (Tokyo), Yogyakarta Contemporary Music Festival 2010, Shanghai Conservatory of Music New Music Week 2010, WOCMAT 2010, and Musicarama 2009, 2010 (Hong Kong). In addition, Yip attended the 45th International Summer Courses for New Music at Darmstadt, Germany (2010), the 1st Asian Art & Cultural Workshop (Korea, 2010), 4th UNESCO Asian Youth Conference (Korea, 2010), and was invited to be a speaker at the Asia Culture Forum 2010 (Korea).

****** Sacred Drone Tse Tai Shun flute, cello, piano – world premiere The piece is inspired by a religious horror movie. Tse Tai Shun, currently an MPhil student at The University of Hong Kong, is studying composition with Dr. Chan Hing-yan. His compositions have been performed in various venues, such as the Hong Kong Baptist University and The University of Hong Kong. In 2006, his multi-media composition Inter岔rupted, composed in collaboration with Daniel Lo, was performed by renowned violinist Yao Jue at HKU. In 2010, Tse participated in the 45th International Summer Courses for New Music in Darmstadt, Germany, where he attended masterclasses by contemporary composers such as Vladimir Tarnopoisky, Georges Aperghis, and Lisa Lim.

Galactic Gala Lo Ting Cheung Daniel Piano, drum set, gamelan gong kebyar – world premiere Galactic Gala was written for piano, drum set, and gamelan gong kebyar, three vastly different instruments that display similar percussive features. When I was first introduced to gamelan gong kebyar (a Balinese ensemble consisting chiefly of percussion instruments) during an undergraduate music course, I was struck by its exuberant, spellbinding musical style. Galactic Gala serves as an exploration of the gamelan genre, and in particular of the ways to integrate the ensemble with other instruments. The piano, a solo instrument of European origin, was chosen for the purpose of this composition. The inclusion of the contemporary drum set as a third instrument poses further challenges, as there are very few trio pieces written for the gamelan gong kebyar. Such an instrumental collection offers an excellent opportunity to explore the possibilities of fusing east and west, group and individual, tonality and atonality, as well as age and modernity in the composition. This piece celebrates the wonder and splendor of the magnificently huge systems of stars sprinkled throughout the infinite vastness of space. The idiomatic technique of kotekan (interlocking figures) is used in the gamelan part to create an explosive effect, culminating in the climax of the music. Lo Ting-cheung Daniel is currently an MPhil (Music Composition) candidate under the supervision of Dr. Chan Hing-yan at The University of Hong Kong, where he received his BA (Music) degree with first class honours. Lo has received formal instruction for piano and percussion since childhood, and has been the recipient of various awards and scholarships. One of his undergraduate works Inter岔rupted (co-composed with Tse Tai Shun) was performed in the New Violin Dimension: A Multimedia Concert with Yao Jue in April 2009. Lo was a winner at the New Generation 2010 awards organized by the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild. Last summer, Lo was invited to the first annual International Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition at Prague on the merit of his work Galactic Gala, winning the third prize and a special prize for the best chamber music. His recent work Sojourner’s Song for pipa, flute, contrabass, piano, and two percussion was awarded first place in the student division in the 2010-2011 Migratory Journeys International Composition Competition. It will be premiered at the Migratory Journeys World Premiere Concerts in early 2012.

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Gion Shoja Wylegala Hamabe Yoko flute solo – Hong Kong premiere Gion Shoja is a reference from the opening stanza of a canon of Japanese literature known as The Tale of Heike, which is set in the 12th century. An English translation of that fragment is as follows: The sound of the Gionshoja bells echoes the impermanence of all things; The color of the Sala flowers reveals the truth that the prosperous must decline. The proud do not endure, they are like a dream on a spring night; The mighty fall at last, they are as dust before the wind. In this composition, one melody represents the human ego, while the second represents a message from Buddha. These two melodies are later intertwined. Yoko Hamabe Wylegala's music reflects her diverse living experiences. In addition to her early musical education and classical environment while growing up in Tokyo, she later obtained a BA in law and MA in East Asian Studies/Oriental philosophy. Wylegala's music, which includes solo, ensemble, choral and orchestral pieces, has been performed in Moscow (Moscow Symphony Orchestra), Washington DC,

Mexico City, Lima, Havana, Dresden, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Berlin (Orchester Berliner Musikfreunde, HfM, Hanns Eisler). Her music is international in its inspiration too. Cuban ballet dancer, Narciso Medina, commissioned Wylegala for his dance company, while Irish saxophonist Antonio Cafolla commissioned orchestral and tenor saxophone music from her for the 2008 season, and Italian painter Alessandro Chiodo used her music for his 2006 exhibition in Berlin, which was sponsored by Werkstatt der Kulturen. German poet, Mathias Meuller-Lentrodt used her music for his Haiku poem exhibition at Galerie Bremer in Berlin (2007) and the Japan-German Center in Berlin sponsored Wylegala’s concert in October 2007. In May 2010, Wylegala wrote a piece for orchestra called Voyage, which was commissioned by the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra for its July 2010 China Tour. Currently, she is a PhD (Music Composition) candidate at The University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Dr. Hing-yan Chan. Wylegala received an award from ASCAP’s Concert Division in 2007-08, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 (ASCAP, NYC, NY), and her orchestra piece Iluminacion de la Rana received a prize for the Best Classical Contemporary Song 2009 (JPF Music Award 2009, Nashville TN). Reflected Marionettes No. 1 João Marcos Mascarenhas flute, cello, piano, percussion – world premiere Most of time, audience perception of meaning in a musical work, if there is such a thing, is based on stereotypes carved in the collective unconsciousness. The most common being that sounds based on major harmonies represent “happy” feelings, while minor harmonies represent “sad” feelings. With the advent of chromatic saturation and atonal music, feelings related to fear, madness, and the grotesque were added to the range of unconscious perceptions of musical meaning. Reflected Marionettes No. 1 portrays short episodes that take place in an imaginary world of marionettes. In this personal speculation, the stereotyped grotesqueness becomes sublime and the values are inverted in a world reflected through a marionette’s mirror. João Marcos Mascarenhas has a Bachelor of Music in jazz composition from Berklee College of Music (USA) and a Master of Music in Composition from the University of Missouri-Columbia (USA) and has embarked on a PhD in Music Composition under the supervision of Dr. Chan Hing-yan at The University of Hong Kong. In addition to teaching and studying, he has worked as a performer, composer, arranger, and music director in France, USA, Brazil, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Suriname, and Argentina. His authentic Brazilian Trio opened the 2008 Hong Kong International Jazz Festival. His second trio, Latino Jazz, has performed regularly at Peel Fresco Music Lounge and also performed for Radio Television of Hong Kong and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in June 2009. Mascarenhas was also the music director and arranger for the opening night of The University of Hong Kong's Summer Institute in the Arts & Humanities in July 2009, where works from David Henry Hwang, the Chinese-American playwright, were performed. Mascarenhas also taught the course Composing and Arranging Popular Music at the Summer Institute in the Arts & Humanities in 2009 and 2010. His multimedia work, Into the Music – Multimedia Étude no. 1 was awarded the Rayson Huang Scholarship in Music 2009-2010 at The University of Hong Kong.

The 5 Steps Nirmali Fenn flute, violin, saxophone, five dancers – world premiere I Wood II Fire III Earth IV Metal V Water The 5 Steps theatricalises the 5 elements of Taoism - Wood (木), Fire (火), Earth (土), Metal (金), and Water (水). Each element is part of a holistic system that is assessed in terms of what it does rather than what it looks like. For instance, ‘wood’ symbolizes birth, while ‘earth’ represents its inversion, a child giving birth to its mother. The most important message of the piece lies in the Water movement, the last movement of the piece. At this point, the two activities that represent the inner and outer dynamics of the piece, the music and the dance, merge into one. The piece becomes highly ritualistic as musicians sacrifice their instruments on top of the dancers’ bodies. Each of these bodies have been piled on top of each other to mirror the coming together again of all elements to create an original whole. This is a generative process, out of which something new might arise. But after the sacrifice of the instruments, there can, for the moment, only be an expectant but absolute silence. Dance and music are physically bound as one. This creates the moment when there is both extreme introversion and the renewal of life. Beginning her life in an orphanage in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, Nirmali Fenn was raised and educated in Australia, gaining highest honours in musical composition from the Universities of New South Wales and Melbourne. A Clarendon Scholarship and an Overseas Research Students Award enabled her to complete a doctorate at Oxford University. After receiving Second Prize at the 26th Concorso Internazionale di Composizione in Turin in 2008, she is becoming increasingly known on the international stage, and has taken up appointments as Composer in Residence for the Saxophone Habanera Festival in Poitiers, France, and the Lake District Summer Music Festival, UK. Her compositions have impressed many of the world’s leading ensembles specializing in contemporary music, including the Arditti Quartet, Ensemble Cairn, Ensemble Linea, Kuss Quartet, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Tin Alley String Quartet, Sounds Underground and Endymion Ensemble. She is currently a scholar at the Society of Scholars in the Humanities, The University of Hong Kong. Fenn, whose artistic vision is constantly expanding, sees music wholly as an expression of the observation of social interactions, and her compositions often deal with the concept of unifying divisions.

Musicians William Lane - Violin/Viola (Artistic Director, HKNME) William Lane has performed as a soloist, orchestral player, and chamber musician all over Australasia, Asia, Europe, and North America. Recipient of a number of large scholarships and prize-winner at various international competitions, he studied under Jan Sedivka (Australia), Bruno Giuranna (Italy), and Garth Knox (France), as well as in Germany at the International Ensemble Modern Akademie. He has been the recipient of a number of awards and scholarships, including the Alcorso Scholarship and an Asialink Fellowship. Lane was a violist in the Hong Kong Philharmonic (2008-2010), principal viola of Ensemble Resonanz (Hamburg, 2007-2008), and worked on a freelance basis with Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt, 2006-2007) and SMASH Ensemble (Salamanca, Spain, 2008). As an orchestral musician, he has worked as principal viola with the Australian Youth Orchestra and casual player with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. As a new music advocate, Lane is Artistic Director of the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, giving regular concerts in Hong Kong, Macau, Australia, Guangzhou, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. He has also appeared as a guest lecturer and performer at University College Cork (Ireland), University of Newcastle (UK), Australian Institute of Music (Sydney), ORKA-M (India), Princeton University (USA), and Kings College (London). Izumi Nikaido - Flute Izumi Nikaido was born in Kagoshima City, Japan. She started to play the piano when she was three years old and taught herself the piccolo when she was eleven. She switched to the flute a year later, after her family moved to Tokyo. After early studies at the Yamaha Music School, she studied at Kagoshima Junior College, the Royal Academy of Music, HKAPA, and L’Ecole Normale Musique de Paris. Nikaido was assistant principal flute of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra (2000-2006) and acting flute/piccolo of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta (2006-2008). Since the summer of 2008, she has been a member of Duo Fluxion (flute and bassoon duo), which debuted in Hong Kong and Japan in 2009. As a teacher, she has taught at the HKAPA Junior School and in other schools around Hong Kong. Olivier Nowak - Flute Olivier Nowak entered the Orchestra of the French National Police in September 2003 as solo flute. He also played as solo flute during the entire 2005-2006 season in the Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy in France. Since 2008, he has been assistant principal flute of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a member of the Hong Kong chamber ensemble, Trio de TST, and has also performed with the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble. Timothy Sun - Saxophone Macau-born Timothy Sun is a freelance saxophonist and one of the most sought-after artists in Hong Kong and Macau. Sun began his musical career as a violinist at the age of seven. He began the saxophone at the age of thirteen and in the same year became a student of Mr. Chong Lok Cham at the Macau Conservatory. In 1997, he went to England to continue his studies at the Ellen Wilkinson High School of Art, where he studied saxophone and clarinet with George Galway. In 2001, he became the first Chinese saxophone and clarinet student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with full sponsorship from the Department for Education and Employment. During that period, his principal teachers were world-renowned saxophonists John Harle and Christian Forshaw. He also worked with clarinetist Julian Farrell and flutist Glen Martin. After completing a Bachelor of Music (Honours) degree, Sun received his Master’s degree with distinction under a school scholarship in 2006. Sun’s student recitals included performances at St. Martin in the Fields, Wigmore Hall, Southwark Cathedral, and Barbican Hall, as well as broadcasts on BBC Radio.

Sun has a special interest in contemporary music and has worked with composers all over the world. Sun also contributes to music education, and has been a saxophone and flute teacher at the Macau Conservatory since 2008. In 2009, he set up the first saxophone ensemble in Macau. The ensemble was invited to perform at the Macao Arts Festival and Macau Band Fair, and both performances received enthusiastic reviews. Looking ahead, Sun will perform as a soloist with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble in 2011- 2012. Stephen Bin - Cello Guest cellist with the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble for this concert, Bin Chih Heng Stephen was born and educated in Hong Kong. Since 2009, he has been a regular player with the Hong Kong String Orchestra. He has also performed with the Hong Kong Strings, Hong Kong Oratorio Society, and the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. In February/March 2011, he toured with the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble to Cambodia and Taiwan. Linda Yim - Piano Linda Yim is a graduate of the Baptist University Music and Fine Arts Department, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Royal College of Music in London, and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, majoring in piano performance and ensemble. Yim is experienced in different performing fields, including solo, accompanying, and chamber music. She is currently an instrumental instructor at HK Baptist University and the Hong Kong Institute of Education, a freelance pianist with the HK Philharmonic Orchestra and HK Sinfonietta, and a member of the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble. Vicky Shin - Percussion Highly praised for his remarkable rhythm by La Presse Montreal, conductor/percussionist Vicky Shin has worked with ensembles throughout Asia, North America, and Europe. Shin studied at the Schullich School of Music at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. During his studies, he was the first undergraduate student to be invited to conduct the McGill Wind Symphony and the McGill Wind Orchestra. He has also conducted the Beethoven Orchestra and the Percussion Ensemble at McGill. While in Montreal, he founded Ensemble 514, a chamber orchestra focusing on performing music by living composers. Shin was also active in the operatic pit when he was the music director of the McGill Savoy Society, performing fully staged performances of Gilbert and Sullivan works. Shin’s principal conducting teachers were Alain Cazes and Alexis Hauser, and he also attended rehearsals and masterclasses by Maestros Yannick Nezet-Seguin and Kent Nagano. Shin is currently the assistant conductor of the Hong Kong Wind Philharmonia Society. He also performs with the Orchestra Macao and the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble. Shin was invited to participate in the First International Competition for Wind Conductors in France in 2010, and was named the first conducting fellow for soundSCAPE in Italy for the summer of 2011. Yeung Kwun-man Almond - Drum set A professional drummer for over 10 years, having studied under the guidance of the renowned drummers Simon Chui, Anthony Fernandes and Andrew Gander, Yeung Kwun-man Almond has achieved an enviable reputation in the local music industry. Yeung has undertaken engagements at different major jazz venues in town and is considered one of the most talented local drummers. During his drumming career, Yeung has performed with numerous famous musicians such as Ted Lo, Yin Ng, Tsang Tak Hong, Tommy Ho and Wilson Lam.

Choreographer – Daniel Yeung & other dancers

Daniel Yeung - choreographer and dancer Graduating from CUHK with a major in Fine Arts and minor in Chinese Music, Daniel Yeung received his degree in Choreography from Holland and Master’s degree from London. Yeung was lauded by the BalletTanz yearbook in Europe as “the choreographer to look at” and was awarded the “Rising Artist Award” by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. He has received the Dance Year Award from the Hong Kong Dance Alliance on three occasions (2000, 2005, 2009), and was twice awarded the “Top Five Best Dance Works of the Year” by the South China Morning Post.

Alan Wong - dancer Alan Wong is a graduate of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), majoring in Chinese Dance. He has received numerous awards, including the HKAPA’s Dean of Dance Prize, MTR Corporation’s Outstanding Dance Performance Award, the Grantham Scholarship, The Hong Kong Bank Foundation Hong Kong - Mainland Exchange Scholarships, and the Carl Wolz Scholarship. Besides studying dance, Wong has also studied media arts and film at the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education and is now also an independent video artist.

Bruce Liu - dancer Bruce Liu graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in Modern Dance and Choreography. He has received a wide range of dance training, from modern dance, jazz, hip-hop, ballet, salsa, and Indian dance to tai chi and yoga. He has traveled to India to learn Indian dance with Durga Kasthuri, and also furthered his studies at the S.I. Dance School in Japan. He has taught at various schools and dance centres, and is presently a freelance dancer and choreographer.

Alice Ma - dancer Alice Ma graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) degree from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in Contemporary Dance and specializing in Choreography. During her studies, she was awarded many scholarships, such as The Ohel Leah Synagogue Charity Undergraduate Scholarship, City Contemporary Dance Company Scholarship, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Scholarship. She obtained the Young Artist Award to attend the American Dance Festival in the summer of 2007, and she had the honour to be selected to work in Forsythe’s project, conducted by the world-renowned William Forsythe Dance Company, during that festival. She has worked with eminent choreographers and dance companies, including the Hong Kong Dance Company, City Contemporary Dance Company, Y-space, E-side Dance Company, and Biu-guk. She has also recently worked with the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, Drama Gallery, and Theatre du Pif. Choreographed pieces include zero to…eat, Finding grey, and Base-Line. Ma is now teaching in primary and secondary schools and also some dance studios, focusing mainly on contemporary dance, children’s creative dance, and jazz.

Chloe Wong - dancer Chloe Wong first came into contact with modern dance at the age of thirteen. In 2006, she graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with a Bachelor’s degree (Honours) in Modern Dance. She was awarded a scholarship by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund to attend a programme jointly organized by Hollins University and the American Dance Festival (ADF). She attended the Monaco Dance Forum 2006 as a representative of Hollins University, and completed her Master’s degree in 2007. Wong’s choreography has been seen in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Malaysia, New York, and at the ADF 07. She is currently working as a freelance choreographer, dancer, and dance tutor, promoting art and dance in different organizations and schools, including the CCDC Dance Centre, EXCEL (EXtension and Continuing Education for Life), and the HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity.

Hong Kong New Music Ensemble The Hong Kong New Music Ensemble (HKNME) was founded in 2008 with an aim to present high quality performances of contemporary music to Hong Kong audiences. Since its inception, the group has been widely praised for its innovative programming and interdisciplinary collaborations with artists from different mediums. The group’s versatile repertoire includes works by local and overseas composers, as well as contemporary pieces that are seldom heard in Hong Kong. In October 2008, members of the HKNME were resident at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Since 2009, the group has presented regular concerts in Hong Kong, and has toured to China, Malaysia, and Singapore. The HKNME was featured at Hong Kong’s New Vision Arts Festival 2010, and its touring schedule in 2011 includes performances at international festivals in Australia, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, and Cambodia.

Hong Kong University Bal inese Gamelan The gamelan gong kebyar is a Balinese orchestra consisting of tuned bronze gongs, gong-chimes, xylophone-type instruments, and drums. Around twenty-five players are needed to complete the gamelan. The gong kebyar developed out of older, traditional ensembles and first emerged in Bali in the second decade of the 20th century. Today it is one of the most popular ensembles in Bali and has become part of secondary and tertiary music curricula throughout North America, Britain, Australia, Japan, and Western Europe. In 1995, the Faculty of Arts at The University of Hong Kong acquired a complete gamelan gong kebyar from Bali. Since then it has become an important part of the curriculum for music majors at HKU and is also used in courses for non-music majors and for a community ensemble. The Hong Kong University Balinese Gamelan has presented numerous performances in Hong Kong, including the Asia Society’s 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner for the former President of Indonesia, Mr Abdurrahman Wahid; the Jardine Fleming Gala event at the Grand Hyatt Ballroom with Coco Lee; the Hong Kong Arts Festival, the 4th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Music Education Research at the Hong Kong Institute of Education; a tour of various campuses in Guangzhou and Shenzhen; and at festivals and temple ceremonies in Bali. The gamelan recently performed at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Members of the Hong Kong University Balinese Gamelan Au Tsun-lok Lilian Chan Kam-kuen Peter Chan Wai-lok Morris Cheuk Hiu-shan Angel Fu Ka-man Francis Fung Yat-sing Hung Fei-ming Lam Yik-wing Lim Ann-vee Anvy Lo Ting-cheung Daniel Lui Pui-lam Polin Pang Wai-yee Gloria Sin Ka-man Jennifer Tam Nga-ying Scarlett Wan Chi-hin Calvin Deborah Waugh* Wong tsz-wing Ng Wing-yin Winnie * Leader of the Hong Kong University Balinese Gamelan

HKU CONCERT SERIES

The Department of Music stages an annual concert series on campus, known as the HKU Concert Series. There is an average of six to eight concerts held in this series each semester. Outstanding musicians and performers from Hong Kong and abroad are invited to share their talent and virtuosity with the University community and the public at large. Performances are aimed at promoting cross-cultural understanding in the spirit of mutual cooperation.

Many evening concerts are held in the University’s historic Loke Yew Hall (���), formerly known as the Great Hall. It is located in the Main Building, the oldest structure on the University’s main estate. Officially opened in 1912, it was Hong Kong’s first concert hall. Over the years, it has hosted countless ensembles, artists, and scholars including the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Academy-award-winning director Ang Lee’s film crew, Kunqu master Yu Zhenfei (�������), and Dr. Sun Yat-sen. During World War II, the hall served as a hospital, and today it is listed as a historic structure.

In addition to the evening concerts, the Department of Music also stages lunchtime performances by talented young musicians and students. The lunchtime concerts are aimed at promoting a continued appreciation of music within our community, while providing an ideal platform for young and emerging musicians to showcase their considerable talents. In keeping with the University’s mission to serve as a focal point of intellectual and academic endeavours in Hong Kong, China, and Asia, and act as a gateway for scholarship with the rest of the world, the HKU Concert Series is dedicated to bringing world-class artists to the community in support of this objective.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

Qin Music of the Antiquity

Recital with Master Yao Gongbai 唐宋遺音︰古琴家姚公白

Fri 15 April 2011, 7:30pm T.T. Tsui Art Gallery

Chamber Choir Concert Extracts from Via Crucis by Franz Liszt

Wed 20 April 2011, 7:30pm Chong Yuet Ming Amenities Centre Theatre

Enquiries: www.hku.hk/music/concerts, 2859-7045, music@hku.hk