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Founded in 1965, the Department of Music has been providing practical and academic training in both Chinese and Western music for over half a century.

It is Hong Kong's first degree-granting music department and awarded its first BA diplomas in 1969. Music Department boasts an international teaching team with a wide range of expertise, which has nurtured important musicians of Chinese and Western music for decades. Its library and archival collections are among the most important in Asia. It has its own symphony and wind orchestra, choir, and has many other types of music ensembles. All full-time faculty members of the Music Department hold doctoral degrees from well-respected universities. Most of the part-time instructors, who are largely responsible for instrumental lessons, hold either Master's or Doctoral degrees. Many of these musicians perform professionally in Hong Kong, and a number are members of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, and the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra.

22/10/2026

Join us for a colloquium lecture by Prof. Holger Schulze on "How to Remember, Sonically? Affective Situated Listening in Two Digital Poetic Sound Works: Memory Loops (2008) and Audio.Space.Machine (2019)"

📅Date: 27 October 2026 (Tuesday)
🕒Time: 4:30 – 6:00 pm
📍Venue: LG04, Hui Yeung Shing Building, CUHK

Research Institute for the Humanities - CUHK

09/10/2026

【𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭-𝐢𝐧-𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭】

✨𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚 – 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙨 ✨

📅 Date: 30 October 2026 (Friday)
🕢 Time: 7:30pm
📍 Venue: Lee Hysan Concert Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
🎶 Featuring: James Cuddeford and Musicians from the Hong Kong Sinfonietta
🔗 Registration: tinyurl.com/AiR30Oct2026

07/10/2026

Lecture Demonstration: Cantonese Contemporary Music
🗓️ 29 October 2026 (Thursday), 8:00 pm
📍 Lee Hysan Concert Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
🎟️ Free admission with registration
Sign up: https://linktr.ee/cuhk.mivos

The world-renowned Mivos Quartet will present works by faculty, students, and recent graduates of the CUHK Department of Music, written in response to the research theme “Writing Contemporary Music in Cantonese: Practices and Potentialities”. Each piece explores a range of approaches to composing with Cantonese text — from deriving pitched materials from tonal contours or psychoacoustic analyses of the language, to shaping musical structure through the narrative and poetic qualities of a text.

Before the demonstration, there will be a lecture in Cantonese introducing the research project and the featured works. The demonstration will be followed by a panel discussion in English, in which the composers and the Mivos Quartet reflect together on composing and performing contemporary music from Cantonese.

講座展演：粵語現代音樂
🗓️ 2026年10月29日（星期四）晚上8時
📍 香港中文大學利希慎音樂廳
🎟️ 免費入場｜請先登記
報名連結：https://linktr.ee/cuhk.mivos
 這場音樂會由世界知名的 Mivos 四重奏演繹香港中文大學音樂系師生及近期畢業生的作品，回應研究主題「粵語當代音樂創作：實踐與潛能」。各作品探索以粵語文本為素材進行創作的多種可能，例如從聲調輪廓或心理聲學分析啟發旋律寫作、以文本的敘事或詩意特質塑造音樂結構等。

演出前，陳啟揚教授將以粵語簡介研究計劃及各作品；演出後設英語專題座談，由作曲家與 Mivos 四重奏共同討論粵語當代音樂。

10/09/2026

【𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬】

The programme offers advanced academic and practical training in music and its broader cultural contexts, equipping students with the critical skills and insight needed to excel in their careers and endeavours. It is designed not only for individuals currently working in the music field, but also for music lovers with strong musical backgrounds from other professions.

We offer “The Master of Arts in Music Fellowship” and “The Master of Arts in Music Admission Scholarship” for outstanding applicants in recognition of their talents. Each Fellowship is valued at $100,000, while each Scholarship amounts to $30,000.

Programme Details and Online Application: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/mus/ma

【𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧】

To learn more about the programme and understand the application procedures, please join our Online Information Session on 6 November 2026 (Friday), 6:30pm-7:30pm. Registration: https://tinyurl.com/mamusinfo27

Application Deadlines:
• 1st Round: 4 Dec 2026
• 2nd Round: 28 Feb 2027

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, please submit your application as early as possible.

Enquiry: [email protected]

14/07/2026

🎉 Celebrating 60 Years of CUHK Music! 🎶
In honor of the CUHK Music’s Diamond Jubilee, we gathered heartfelt stories from over 60 alumni from across generations and disciplines. Today, we will be hearing from Prof. Carmen Koon.✨

Prof. Koon Mee Yu Carmen 官美如教授
Conductor
Dip. Conducting (Universität der Künste Berlin)

🗣️ What are the most significant insights, experiences, or growth you gained from your time at CUHK Music?
My piano teacher, Ms. Teresita Botelho, who taught me how to approach music and how to get the sound from the piano, inspired me tremendously on developing inner ears and music imagination.

🗣️ What are some of your fondest memories as a faculty member at CUHK Music?
I have many fond memories of collaborating with choir and orchestra committees to overcome venue limitations for large-scale performances. Notable projects include Brahms’ Requiem at the Chung Chi Chapel, Missa Solemnis at Tsuen Wan Town Hall, chamber version rearrangement of Xian Xin Hai’s Yellow River Cantata, Poulenc’s Gloria, and two opera productions in the Lee Hysan Hall. Additionally, we successfully recorded Beethoven’s overtures, Piano Concerto no. 4, Choral Fantasy, Arvo Pärt’s Credo, Stravinsky’s Petrushka, and Mahler Symphony no. 2 during COVID.

🗣️ Did you participate in any overseas exchange activities during your studies? If so, how did these experiences impact you?
I was awarded the “Semester at Sea” scholarship to study on board while visiting 12 different countries. During the voyage, I took courses in World Music and World Arts, an experience that immensely broadened my horizons.

10/07/2026

🎉 慶祝香港中文大學音樂系60周年！🎶
✨ 為紀念中大音樂系鑽禧，我們收集了來自不同世代、不同專業超過60位校友的真摯故事。今天，我們將聽聽陳浩然的分享。✨

Edward Chan 陳浩然
Music Producer
Founder of Edward Music Production Limited

🗣️ 中大音樂系是一個什麼樣的地方？
對我來說，中大音樂系給我的感覺很像一座「修道院」，帶著一種莊嚴而神聖的氣息。這裡一方面有非常優秀的老師，另一方面則有賴於中大優良的學術研究環境。加上圖書館和音樂庫收藏了很多珍貴的典籍和樂譜，環境安靜自然，讓人能很專心地在這裡聽音樂、研讀樂譜。這種感覺就像在修道院中鑽研古籍一樣，讓我們透過前人的經驗，不斷增進後輩的知識。

🗣️ 中大音樂系如何影響你的職業生涯？
在中大修讀音樂時，學術方面的訓練對我影響深遠。校內多元的課堂大大開闊了我的眼界，例如World Music Transcriptions 和 Form & Analysis，都有世界級的專家教授坐鎮，並配備國際水準的教材。此外，由創系教授紀大衛親自授課的配器法，水平亦是首屈一指。

當時我的主修是作曲，採取一對一的形式，師承陳永華教授。陳教授那時兼任香港作曲家及作詞家協會主席，這段經歷啟發了我對音樂行政的興趣。當時他擔任音樂系系主任，我觀察到他作為指揮，除了擁有強烈的音樂感和領導力，在處理音樂業務方面更是游刃有餘。無論是業界協會的公職，還是管理學術界的行政事務，他的處事方式都帶給我很多啟發。他不僅是一位傑出的音樂家，更是我想要效法學習的榜樣。

🗣️ 你在中大音樂系最重要或最有意義的經驗、體悟或成長是什麼？
我主修作曲，而對位法是作曲系非常重要的一門必修課。相比一般的和聲學，對位法的門檻稍微高一點，通常只有對此真的感興趣的同學才會選擇深究。

這門課是我在三年級最後一個學期修讀的。當時大家正忙於準備畢業，紛紛按個人興趣選擇進修課題；我記得那堂課最終只有我和另一位同學選修，教授正是中大赫赫有名的羅炳良教授。羅教授既是這方面的專家，也是一位令人敬仰的教育家與作曲家。

當時上課的氣氛既神聖又緊張，那種感覺就像是接受私人傳授，研習極高學術規格的知識。教授就坐在對面，專注地看著我們落筆寫對位法，那種「金睛火眼」的注視確實令我壓力不小——尤其是考試時，真的很擔心寫得不好會影響畢業。幸好在羅教授的循循善誘下，我最終順利過關。這種小班教學的緊密交流與嚴謹的人文關懷，至今仍令我印象深刻。

🗣️ 請分享一個你在音樂系表演、作曲、創作或學習的故事。
我本身有彈奏電子琴 (Electric Organ/Electone) 的背景。當時剛好有一位鋼琴老師，他也是 Electone 的專家，竟然將一部退役的旗艦級電子琴帶到了中大，就擺在許讓成樓 LG01 那間房。多虧了這位老師，讓我平時可以預約那間琴房練習。

最令我難忘的經歷，莫過於在那間房舉行的一場演奏會。我大膽嘗試了一場充滿「實驗性」的演出：我事先為這部旗艦琴編寫好程式，然後設置它與鋼琴隔空對位，由我一個人同時控制兩部樂器合奏。在那群同學面前表演時，心裡既緊張又興奮。現在回想起來，那種不顧一切的衝動，真的只有年輕時的勇氣才做得到。這場演出對我來說，是大學生涯中最深刻、最難忘的回憶。

🗣️ 畢業以來，你最引以為傲的作品或成就有哪些？
在我的音樂作品中，林奕匡的《草原》未必是最具代表性的製作，但絕對是最有意義的作品之一，因為它連結了我音樂生涯中兩個非常重要的階段。

首先，我邀請了小時候參加合唱團時的指揮，帶領他的童聲合唱團為這首歌錄製男女聲合唱部分。為了呈現最完美的聲音，我特別租用了母校中大的利希慎音樂廳進行錄音。我看中那裡優美且自然的殘響，讓這群小朋友的歌聲透出一種純真與大自然的感動。

同時，我也圓了自己一個夢。雖然我一直有彈奏電子管風琴，卻從未試過彈奏真正的管風琴；而利希慎音樂廳正擁有一部為音樂廳量身訂製的管風琴。我憑著以前的經驗重新苦練後，在那裡與專業管風琴家一同完成了錄音。這首歌集合了我兒時的音樂回憶與高等教育對我的啟迪——能夠將母校如此珍貴、獨有的設施，應用到我畢業後的音樂製作中，這份情結讓《草原》在我心中擁有不可替代的地位。

08/07/2026

🎉 慶祝香港中文大學音樂系60周年！🎶

為紀念中大音樂系鑽禧，我們收集了來自不同世代、不同專業超過60位校友的真摯故事。今天，我們將聽聽黃健怡校友的分享。✨

黃健怡 Winky Wong
唱作歌手
2024叱咤樂壇生力軍女歌手銀獎
2024 新城勁爆新人銀獎

🗣️你覺得中大音樂系是一個什麼樣的地方？
中大音樂系給學生很大的自由度去探索與發展未來的專業方向。老師提供技術與資源，但同時鼓勵我們嘗試不同領域，從古典到流行、即興與跨界合作，讓我在寬鬆但有支持的環境裡找到真正想長期投身的道路。

🗣️中大音樂系如何影響你的職業生涯？
在中大的學習不僅讓我建立更紮實的音樂理論與技術訓練，也在日常學習中悄然形塑了我的創作風格。多年來古典音樂的影響被我內化，成為我創作裡的語彙與色彩，讓我的作品在流行與古典之間找到獨特位置。

🗣️就讀音樂系期間，最難忘的回憶是什麼？
最難忘的是畢業音樂會的自主創作與演出經驗。學生擁有很高的自主權，我把自己接觸並喜愛的不同唱法 ── 包括古典唱法、無伴奏合唱與流行唱法一併放上舞台。那場演出給了我實驗與整合多種風格的機會，成就感深刻。

🗣️畢業以來，你最引以為傲的作品或成就有哪些？
畢業後我投身樂壇，並創作了數首自己相當滿意的流行歌曲，這些作品把我在中大所學的古典語彙與流行元素結合，無論在創作還是聲音處理上都代表了我的風格成長。能夠以古典音樂的背景進入流行音樂的世界，並在演出與錄製中獲得正面回應，讓我很有成就感。

06/07/2026

🎉 Celebrating 60 Years of CUHK Music! 🎶
In honor of the CUHK Music’s Diamond Jubilee, we gathered heartfelt stories from over 60 alumni from across generations and disciplines. Today, we will be hearing from Mr. Sanders Lau. ✨

Sanders Lau 劉卓熙
Artistic Director & Founder of NOĒMA
Conductor, Tenor
MMus Choral Conducting (Eastman)

🗣️What kind of place is the CUHK Music Department to you?
It is a place that encourages students to forge their own paths. New ideas and initiatives are welcomed and supported by both faculty and peers. There is a culture of curiosity and collaboration that values experimentation. The supportive atmosphere nurtures independence and responsibility, equipping us with the skills and confidence to navigate the professional world.

🗣️How does your time at CUHK Music influence your career/current work?
As a choral musician, collaboration is central to my work. Many of my closest friends, mentors, and artistic collaborators are CUHK Music graduates. Grounded in shared musical upbringing and values, these relationships continue to shape my career.

🗣️What are the most significant insights, experiences, or growth you gained from your time in the CUHK Music Department?
I often recall the famous remark by our beloved Professor Victor Chan: ‘Freedom is best exhibited under constraints.’ Although I am not a composer, this idea has stayed with me and deeply influenced how I approach my work. Whether curating concert programmes or developing new projects, I have learned that creativity often flourishes within thoughtful boundaries.

🗣️What are some of your proudest works since graduation?
My proudest achievement is founding NOĒMA, currently the only professional chamber choir in Hong Kong, where every singer is remunerated for every performance. Although there is still much to accomplish, we are steadily effecting industry change. I am especially proud of our production, Garden of Repose, presented by the Hong Kong Arts Festival.

03/07/2026

🎉 慶祝香港中文大學音樂系60周年！🎶

為紀念中大音樂系鑽禧，我們收集了來自不同世代、不同專業超過60位校友的真摯故事。今天，我們將聽聽陳君明校友的分享。✨

Kessay Chan 陳君明
Director of Wai Sing Music
Acappella Singer, Videographer
MA in Cultural Management (CUHK)

🗣️你覺得中大音樂系是一個什麼樣的地方？
她是一個陪伴蠢蠢欲動的音樂追求者的基地，師生互相鼓勵、欣賞、幫助、義不容辭，讓音樂可以在系裏面單純地生長。一個永遠令人動容的地方。

🗣️中大音樂系如何影響你的職業生涯？
在音樂系主修教育，對於教育學生、教學法，以至如何跟共事的人溝通都有深刻體會。在學期間得到支持開展「天水圍唱」計劃，直接支持未來「圍唱音樂」的發展。

🗣️⁠你在中大音樂系最重要或最有意義的經驗、體悟或成長是什麼？
最有意義的是見證並有幸身處在一個熱愛和尊重音樂和藝術的地方。鼓勵到自己亦要努力走出自己獨特的音樂路。

🗣️就讀音樂系期間，最難忘的回憶是什麼？
最難忘的是參與非洲鼓班和表演。那是一個對中西樂樂手都很新的體驗，用上很多音樂感、記憶力和身體節奏，最後在運動場上鼓勵自己音樂系朋友，非常難忘！

🗣️畢業以來，你最引以為傲的作品或成就有哪些？
最引以為傲的是在「圍唱音樂」延續到音樂系的理念，建立了一個無論在演奏演唱、幕後製作、還是統籌活動，都熱愛並尊重音樂的群體，讓喜愛的觀眾或共事者都能感受這份精神。

02/07/2026

🎉 Celebrating 60 Years of CUHK Music! 🎶
In honor of the CUHK Music’s Diamond Jubilee, we gathered heartfelt stories from over 60 alumni from across generations and disciplines. Today, we will be hearing from Dr. Anne Lam.✨

Dr. Anne Lam 林芍彬博士  
Instructor of Organ, Department of Music (CUHK)
DMA, SMD (Eastman)

🗣️ What is your most unforgettable memory during your time at CUHK Music?
Hundreds of hours spent studying, practicing, rehearsing, learning, and finding 100 books and references (for the bibliography assignment of Prof. Olson’s class) in the library alongside my peers!

🗣️ How does your time at CUHK Music influence your career?
The professors at CUHK Music have achieved outstanding accomplishments across multiple areas of music. They are also dedicated and skilled educators who provide students with opportunities and connections for career development. I feel very fortunate that, after graduating, I have been able to teach here, promote various types of student musical activities, and offer music students opportunities for performances and internships.

🗣️ What are some of your fondest memories as a faculty member at CUHK Music?
There are too many fond memories as a faculty member: seeing students being “transformed” and becoming able to learn independently and think critically; watching (and hearing) students perform with great confidence; and having students share their dreams (and secrets) with me outside the classroom (haha)!

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