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A MUSICAL CELEBRATION HKU: Music Department’s 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert

02 Feb 2012

 

The HKU Music Department is proud to present a unique concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Music Department in the centenary year of the Arts Faculty.

Members of the media are cordially invited to cover the event. Details are as follows:

Wednesday 8 February 2012, 7:30-9:00p.m.
Loke Yew Hall, HKU
FREE ADMISSION
No registration needed. Free Seating.
Seats are limited - first come first served.
Enquiries: 2859 7045, music@hku.hk , www.hku.hk/music/concerts

PROGRAMME:
At the 1889 Paris Universal Exposition, under the shadow of the newly erected Eifel tower, Debussy heard for the first time the sounds of the gamelan. It was an ear-opening experience that would influence the course of Western music. We hope that in this programme you will hear resonances of an East-West encounter that is still inspiring composers today.

Ryo SHIMAMOTO 嶋本龍
Yaiba 刃

Gordon FUNG Dic-lun 馮迪倫
A Mid-Autumn's Daydream 秋聲夢迴

Claude DEBUSSY
Estampes, No. 1, "Pagodes"

Austin YIP Ho-kwen 葉浩堃
A Tomb Odyssey 遊塚

Olivier MESSIAEN
Préludes pour piano, No. 5, "Les sons impalpables du rêve"

Claude DEBUSSY
Estampes, No. 3, "Jardins sous la pluie"

Daniel LO Ting-cheung 盧定彰
Galactic Gala 天外天
(Winning entry of the 2010 Dvořák Composition Competition)

ARTISTS:

Mary Wu, piano
James Cuddeford, violin
Almond Yeung Kwun-man, drum set
Ryo Shimamoto, taiko
Carrie Carter, taiko
HKU Balinese Gamelan
HKU Percussion Ensemble

AWARD-WINNING COMPOSITION:

This programme features some of the most promising young composers of our day, including the 2010 Dvořák Composition Competition winner Daniel LO. Details of his winning work, 《Galactic Gala》, are as follows:

This piece was written for the piano, the drum set and the gamelan gong kebyar, three amazingly different instruments that display similar percussive features. Composed by Daniel Lo, the piece was awarded the third prize and a special prize for the best chamber music at the International Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition in Prague.

Daniel LO Ting-cheung (b.1986) 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 honors. LO has received formal instruction for piano and percussion since childhood and is now a passionate jazz piano player.

LO has been the recipient of various awards and scholarships. In addition to the prize for 《Galactic Gala》, he was a winner of the New Generation 2010 organized by the Hong Kong Composers' Guild. His work《Sojourner's Song》 was awarded the first place in the 2010-2011 Migratory Journeys International Composition Competition, and will be premiered in Chicago in March 2012. His recent composition 《Laura》has been awarded the first prize in the MeA Competition Contest in Rome, Italy.

LO takes an interest in a wide spectrum of music, ranging from Renaissance music to modern jazz, from the works of Gesualdo to those of Chick Corea. His works have been performed by world renowned ensembles and performers including Bang on a Can (U.S.A.), Orchestra of Our Time (U.S.A.), Piccolo Orchestra (Italy), Hong Kong Kamerata, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble and violinist Yao Jue.

For media enquiries, please contact:

Ms Sharon Lu, HKU Music Department (sharonlu@hku.hk , 9040 0987)
Ms Trinni Choy, HKU External Relations Office (pychoy@hku.hk , 2859 2606)