Chan Wing-wah ( JP (; born 1954, in

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) is a

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and composer. He is professor of music at the

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and president of the

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. He was also chairman of the Hong Kong Composers' Guild, vice president of the Asian Composers' League and board member of the

International Society for Contemporary Music The International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) is a music organization that promotes contemporary classical music. The organization was established in Salzburg in 1922 as Internationale Gesellschaft für Neue Musik (IGNM) following the ...

(ISCM). He composed over 100 works, including eight symphonies. He was awarded several times, e.g. with the ACL Yoshiro Irino Memorial Prize, the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award and the composition award of the

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in Florida.

Life and work

Chan Wing-wah earned a teacher's diploma from Northcote College of Education in 1974. 1975 he graduated from the Sir Robert Black College of Education. From 1975 to 1979 he studied

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with David Gwilt at the

(CUHK) and obtained a

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(Music). In 1979 he received the Fellowship Diploma in Music Composition (FTCL) from

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in London. From 1980 to 1985 he was

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with John Beckwith at the

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( Master of Music and

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). Sponsored by the

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in 1986, he attended the

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. After his studies he decided to go back to Hong Kong. He composed eight symphonies as well as orchestral and chamber music. His works have been performed in Australia, Asia, North America and Europe. Performers were the Kroumata Ensemble, the Ensemble Antipodes, the

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ensemble, the

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and the

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. From 1993 to 2004 he was chairman of the Hong Kong Composers' Guild. From 1993 to 2009 he was honorary conductor of the Hong Kong Children's Choir. Since 2001 he has been the chairman of the

.Daniel Gervais (2006), Collective management of copyright and related rights, The Hague: Kluwer Law International, p. 404. From 1995 to 2004 he was a member of the

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. Since 1995 he has been the music director of the

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. From 1995 to 2000 he was a board member of the Guangzhou Federation of Youths. From 1996 to 2006 he was chairman of the

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Music and Dance Fund. From 1997 to 2001 he was board member of the

and 2002 vice president of the Asian Composers' League. Since 2000 he has been an adviser to the

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and since 2005 of the

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (; abbreviated HKCO) was founded in 1977. The orchestra has won the accolades as “a leader in Chinese ethnic music” and “a cultural ambassador of Hong Kong”. It is often invited to perform at famous venues ...

. From 2002 to 2004 he was chairman of the

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (Cantonese: 香港管弦樂團), commonly abbreviated as HKPO or HKPhil (Cantonese: 港樂), is the largest symphony orchestra in Hong Kong. First established in 1947 as an amateur orchestra under the name Si ...

and between 1994 and 1996 its first composer in residence. From 2004 to 2005 he served on the advisory board of the

Singapore Chinese Orchestra Singapore Chinese Orchestra SCO ( zh, c=新加坡华乐团, p=Xinjiapo Huayuetuan) is Singapore's only professional Chinese orchestra. Inaugurated in 1997, the 85-musician orchestra took on the twin role of preserving traditional arts and cultur ...

and from 2004 to 2006 of the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra and the Hong Kong Melody Makers. From 2005 to 2006 he was member of the West Kowloon Cultural District Consultative Committee. Since 1986 he has taught music at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He became reader in 1996 and became Professor of Music in 2001 . He was Chairman of Music Department from 1992-2005 and Associate Dean of Arts 1998-2006. Prof. Chan is now Vice-President (Academic) and Director, School of Management at the Centennial College established by the

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(HKU), Senior Advisor at the School of Professional And Continuing Education of HKU and the Adjunct Professor at CUHK.

Filmography

* 2003: Yun loi si ngoi

External links

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Albums of Chan Wing-wah
at

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Chan Wing-wah
at the Living Composers Project

at the

Chan Wing-wah's music directory
at the Hong Kong Composer's Guild
Videos of Chan Wing-wah
on

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References

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