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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 ha

s 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.

19/06/2026

🎉 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，我們將聽聽林浩恩校友的分享。✨

Dominic Lam 林浩恩
Co-Artistic Director (SingFest)
MM in Choral Conducting (Westminster Choir College, US)

🗣️你覺得中大音樂系是一個什麼樣的地方？
中大音樂系是一個讓每一位同學都因著自己不同的個性和興趣自律而自由地探索夢想的地方。一條短短的琴房走廊，盛載着每一位音樂系學生最青春熱血的回憶。

🗣️中大音樂系如何影響你的職業生涯？
我非常享受音樂協作，所以就讀中大音樂系時多個學期均有選修小組演出課程，而我亦很享受跟不同主修樂器同學嘗試鋼琴協作，再加上崇基合唱團以及跟幾位摯友於合唱小組Aqua Voice的經歷，確立了我現時於合唱及其他協作崗位打拼的熱愛。

🗣️就讀中大音樂系期間，最難忘的回憶是什麼？
最難忘的回憶必定是於畢業音樂會編排了最任性的節目單，邀請了自己就讀三年來最珍而重之的摯友上台合奏。其中最難忘的就是我跟幾位兄弟為我們親愛的系主任Prof. McClellan所獻唱的Irish Blessing。

🗣️請分享一個你在中大音樂系表演、作曲、創作或學習的故事。
記得有一次演奏評審考試當天早上太緊張練習時忘譜非常慌亂，感激朋友立即創作口號協助我重拾記憶，最終考試順利並鬆一口氣。

🗣️畢業以來，你最引以為傲的作品或成就有哪些？
看見自己初出茅廬時任教的學生現在亦已成為中大音樂系畢業生及本科生，甚至能參與他們的畢業音樂會，我見證到中大音樂系承傳的精神。

17/06/2026

🎉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 Jessica Fung.✨

Jessica Fung 馮啟思
Performer, Curator, Lecturer
Co-founder, TROVESSIONAL 伍人粵
MMus in Performance (HKAPA)

🗣️How does your time at CUHK Music influence your career/current work?
At CUHK, I began to realize that music is about much more than performance itself. Through conversations with professors and classmates, I started thinking more deeply about the relationship between music, society, and culture, and about what kind of musician I wanted to become. That period helped me build a solid intellectual foundation. It also shaped the direction of my career beyond performing, eventually leading me into curatorial work and work in higher education.

🗣️What are some of your proudest works since graduation?
After graduation, I had the opportunity to perform at large-scale shows, including appearances at the Hong Kong Coliseum and the Central Harbourfront event space. On both occasions, I was featured in short solo passages. Even within those brief moments, standing at the center of a major stage allowed me to experience the intensity and energy of live performance at a different scale. Those experiences became meaningful milestones in my development as a music performer.

Beyond performing, I gradually became involved in arts curation and project management. I curated several projects related to Cantonese music for the art group TROVESSIONAL, including an online animated series featuring Nanyin children’s songs, as well as various community-based performance initiatives. I also took part in performance planning for the Chief Executive’s visit to the Middle East. In parallel with my artistic practice, I have been engaged in teaching at the tertiary level. These experiences have allowed me to work across different cultural contexts and have given me a deeper understanding of what meaningful artistic exchange can look like in practice.

16/06/2026

🎉 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，我們將聽聽陸尉俊博士的分享。✨

Dr. Luk Wai Chun 陸尉俊博士
會員事務秘書 (香港作曲家聯會); 第22屆CASH金帆音樂獎最佳青年作曲家正統音樂作品獎得主
DMus in Composition (CUHK)

🗣️中大音樂系如何影響你的職業生涯？
中大音樂系的中西器樂教育，真正打開了我在創作上融合中西音樂的大門。在我就讀音樂系的年代，學生需要同時涉獵中西樂器。我在學士第一年副修了琵琶，那一年我開始對中國音樂的聲音產生濃厚興趣。如果當年沒有副修琵琶，我可能不會對中樂創作產生興趣，也未必會萌生中西融合的想法。

🗣️就讀中大音樂系期間，最難忘的回憶是什麼？
我最難忘的回憶是與同學和老師一起在中大音樂系建立爵士樂樂隊。在我讀博士一年級的時候，我和同學一起邀請剛入職的Adam Kielman教授，共同成立了音樂系的第一個爵士樂樂隊。到了第二年，這個樂隊更正式成為合奏課程之一。這段經歷讓我在大學期間，有機會真正演奏和創作爵士樂，也滿足了我一直以來想在學校學習和演奏爵士樂的渴望。

🗣️就讀期間，你有沒有參加過國外交流活動？
在我博士第三年，我前往美國南佛羅里達大學擔任訪問學者，學習爵士樂並研究拉丁美洲音樂。其後，我更前往秘魯、玻利維亞、古巴和巴西進行音樂田野考察。這些經歷大大豐富了我的音樂語言，從此我的創作中加入了許多爵士樂和拉丁美洲音樂的元素。

🗣️畢業以來，你最引以為傲的作品或成就有哪些？
到目前為止，我最引以為傲的作品，是由三個狂想曲組成的《拉丁美洲狂想琵琶協奏曲》。這暫時是我一生中用最多時間去計劃和研究的成果。此外，還有融合搖滾節奏與創新琵琶指法的琵琶獨奏作品《搖滾琵琶－FIGHT》，以及由香港中樂團委約、並獲得金帆音樂獎的中樂團作品《望飛翔》。

12/06/2026

🎉 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，我們將聽聽朱樂生校友的分享。✨

Quinton Chu 朱樂生  
Collaborative Pianist
MMus Student (New England Conservatory)
Collaborative Piano Fellow, Music Academy of the West

🗣️ 中大音樂系是一個什麼樣的地方？
我認為中大音樂系是一個鼓勵學生發掘自己的地方，我在就讀的時候，從來感受不到學校強迫學生要向一個特定的方向發展，而學校亦提供很多不同資源和課程給學生，例如演奏、作曲、民族音樂學、樂理等等，我在這自由和多元的氛圍下學習令我其後摸索到自己的興趣。

🗣️ 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？
我最大的體悟是了解到音樂演奏和音樂理論、音樂歷史的關係。以前，我認為出色的音樂演奏只需埋頭苦幹在琴房苦練，但是中大音樂系的教授令我明白，理解音樂的歷史背景和音樂結構亦是演奏者不容忽視的，我亦從他們身上學懂如何將樂理和歷史知識融入我的音樂演奏，這個領悟徹底改變我往後如何演奏音樂。

🗣️ 就讀音樂系期間，最難忘的回憶是什麼？
我最難忘的回憶就是於 2024 年錄製陳啟揚教授的廣東合唱作品集，那是我第一次參與 CD 錄製，亦是我第一次體會到合唱作品曲詞合一的美麗，令我萌生對合唱作品和藝術歌曲的熱愛。

10/06/2026

🎉 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，我們將聽聽鄧旭婷校友的分享。✨

Rosella Tang 鄧旭婷  
Soprano, Chorister
Pre-Masters in Early Music Voice (CvA)

🗣️ 中大音樂系是一個什麼樣的地方？
我覺得中大音樂系就像一個溫暖的大家庭一樣。老師們見多識廣且親切，也不停為我們排憂解難，對我們照顧有加。師兄弟姐妹也會經常互相鼓勵和扶持，一起合作和創造音樂，還有在琴房共度時光。音樂系也像個避風港，讓我能自由地探索這個世界和自我。

🗣️ 中大音樂系如何影響你的職業生涯？
中大和音樂系讓我獲得寶貴的知識，技能和機會，讓我能保持對音樂的熱愛和好奇心，還激勵我到海外進修。也令我更加肯定未來要從事音樂相關的事業，繼續與大家分享這個我認為很美的藝術媒介和我創造的音樂，及用音樂將人聯繫一起。

🗣️ 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？
中大音樂系給予學生很大的自由和空間去探索和嘗試。我能透過不同類型的學習與演出機會去挑戰自己和跳出舒適圈去嘗試以往未曾接觸過的領域，包括副修敲擊、參與管樂團和中樂團、不同室樂組合、演唱爵士樂等。這些經歷除了讓我建立自己的樂感，還有與人創造音樂的快樂。也令我明白成為一位音樂人不應局限於單一角色，而是要持續探索和發展自己的多元性。

🗣️ 就讀音樂系期間，最難忘的回憶是什麼？
與志同道合的同學和老師一起創造音樂的無數時刻對我來說非常難忘，尤其是合唱和敲擊樂的夥伴們。每一次排練和表演所分享的快樂和熱情都讓我們更加親近和了解彼此，培養了將持續一生的情誼和永久的回憶。

🗣️ 在學期間表演過最難忘的曲目是什麼？
在學生涯中最難忘的曲目無疑是《崇基頌歌》，這首歌在我心中佔有非常特殊的位置。我被陳偉光教授編織的優美旋律吸引，也被余少華教授的歌詞打動，它真實而細膩地刻畫了音樂系學生在崇基學院及音樂系的生活點滴和景色。《崇基頌歌》更承載著我四年來在中大生活的回憶，從我大一迎新營開始一直唱到畢業，更是我最後一首在利希慎音樂廳以學生身分唱的歌。而且四年來與同伴們一齊唱這首歌也特別有意義。

08/06/2026

🎉 Celebrating 60 Years of CUHK Music! 🎶
In honor of our Diamond Jubilee, we gathered stories from over 60 alumni from across generations and disciplines. Today, we will be hearing from Felix Yeung. ✨

Felix Yeung
Provincial Music Director (Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui); Director of Music (St John’s Cathedral)
MMus, ARAM, DipRAM (RAM)
2015 Award for Young Artist in Music (Hong Kong Arts Development Council); Founder of Moderati

🗣️What are the most significant insights, experiences, or growth you gained from your time at CUHK Music?
I served as chairman to the committee of the Chung Chi Choir for two years. This experience was immensely helpful to my career as we were preparing the Choir’s first out-of-campus performance in Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium. From applying for grants and finding sponsors, to arranging visas for overseas artists and negotiating with the performance venues, these are all valuable experiences in running different choirs in my career.

🗣️What is your most unforgettable memory during your time at CUHK Music?
One of my most unforgettable memories at the Department of Music was our graduation musical – ‘A Purple Summer’ among a few friends. We used the corridor between the stage and the first row of the audience into a small orchestra pit, and we made simple sets with choir risers and tables.

🗣️What is the most memorable piece you performed during your studies?
In Remembrance, from Eleanor Daley’s Requiem.

🗣️What are some of your proudest works since graduation?
Any proudest works will need to include the recording of the album ‘Constraints / Creativity’, which is a collection of Cantonese choral works of Professor Kai-young Chan, with my chamber choir Die Konzertisten. The recording took place in our very Lee Hysan Concert Hall and many fond memories of Chung Chi Choir rehearsals reappeared as we worked through days of recording sessions.

03/06/2026

🎉 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 Jarita Wan.✨

Jarita Wan 溫卓妍
Musical Theatre Actress
Founder of Theatre Hikari, London & Hong Kong

🗣️ What kind of place is CUHK Music to you?
CUHK Music was an elegant, musical playground for me. I started my journey with a raw, passionate, and playful soul, and was fortunate to meet many established, supportive teachers and musically talented friends. They did not only inspire me and guide my musical craftsmanship but also became a source of long-lasting warmth. This community shaped my university life, giving me the strength and loving memories that will stay with me forever.

🗣️ What is your most unforgettable memory during your time at CUHK Music?
What remains etched in my heart is the profound passion and generosity. I vividly remember a brilliant classmate spending his precious hours tutoring me through complex theory, and the quiet afternoons I spent training my classmate with different chords in the piano rooms. My violinist roommate’s care and home-cooked dinners provided a sanctuary. Above all, I am indebted to the late Professor Michael McClellan; his instant belief in my soul when I pivoted from piano to voice paved my path. I am now a musical theatre artist because of that collective love.

🗣️ What are some of your proudest works since graduation?
I take immense pride in three award-winning productions that defined my path as a leading lady. My journey began with The Passage Beyond 一屋寶貝 (2009–2012), marking my debut performance as well as an album recording alongside the HK Sinfonietta. Later, The Nightingale 夜鶯 (2019) became a personal breakthrough, earning dual HK Drama Award nominations for both my composition and performance. Finally, The Impossible Trial 大狀王 (2019) premier stood as a cultural landmark, celebrating the grand opening of the Xiqu Centre. These roles were not just performances, but the pillars of my artistic identity.

01/06/2026

🎉 Celebrating 60 Years of CUHK Music! 🎶
In honor of the CUHK Music’s Diamond Jubilee, we gathered stories from over 60 alumni.

Ip Cheng Xin 葉承欣
Sessional Lecturer in Conducting, School of Music, University of British Columbia
Director, UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble
MMus in Orchestral Conducting (UBC) MMus in Performance, Timpani and Percussion (RNCM)

🗣️What kind of place is CUHK Music to you? CUHK Music is a vibrant and welcoming community that encourages creativity, collaboration, and personal growth. Students are given various opportunities to explore their musical identity, refine their skills, and discover who they want to become, both as musicians and as individuals. It’s an encouraging environment that values creativity, growth, and self-discovery, allowing everyone to learn and express themselves freely.  🗣️What is your most unforgettable memory during your time at CUHK Music? ⁠My Graduation Concert, where I programmed and performed one half of percussion music and conducted the other half with wind ensemble music, gathering a group of talented and passionate musicians whom I’m proud to call friends to this day. It was an incredibly fulfilling experience to watch everything come together. The concert was a celebration of my musical journey thus far at CUHK, combining my love for percussion and conducting into a programme that expressed who I am as a musician.  🗣️What are some of your proudest works since graduation? ⁠I’m extremely fortunate to be part of the third cohort of the Orchestre Métropolitain’s Orchestral Conducting Academy, where I receive regular mentorship from the incredible Yannick Nézet-Séguin and work with an orchestra that is both exceptionally high-level and remarkably warm and supportive, truly reflecting who Yannick is and who I aspire to be as a conductor and leader. I’m also very proud of my work as Director of the UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble, where we recently gave our first concert together in October 2025. It was inspiring to see the students’ dedication and musicality come to life, and I’m excited to continue building on this momentum in the years ahead.

29/05/2026

🎉 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 Samuel Leung.✨

Samuel Leung 梁珈銘
DMA Candidate in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music (Eastman)
2026 Aspen Music Festival Orchestral Piano Fellow

🗣️ What kind of place is CUHK Music to you?
CUHK Music is a vibrant place that provides students with a positive and supportive environment to pursue knowledge of music to an elite standard. I remember being fascinated by my classmates’ diligence and commitment to their crafts during my time as an undergraduate. This department is THE place that can foster one’s lifelong interest in music.

🗣️ What are the most significant insights, experiences, or growth you gained from your time at CUHK Music?
I had a fairly flexible academic schedule, which significantly honed my self-discipline and organizational skills. These skills are crucial in my current field as a doctoral student in piano accompanying and chamber music. I have to juggle multiple academic and musical tasks on a daily basis while aiming for work-life balance. Being confident in task organization and time management is the key to success as a collaborative pianist. What is the most memorable piece you performed during your studies?

🗣️ What are some of your proudest works since graduation?
I was deeply grateful to be selected as one of the six collaborative piano fellows at the Bowdoin International Music Festival 2023, and one of the two orchestral piano fellows at the Aspen Music Festival in 2024, and to be reinvited in 2025 and 2026. I also made public appearances as a piano collaborator at the Ghent International Clarinet Competition and the Minnesota Public Radio “Performance Today Young Artist” program.

27/05/2026

🎉 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，我們將聽聽黃紫琦校友的分享。✨

Wong Tsz Kei 黃紫琦 MMus in Erhu Performance (HKAPA) 音樂事務處二級助理音樂主任
曾任香港中樂團全職胡琴樂師

🗣️你覺得中大音樂系是一個什麼樣的地方？
中大音樂系對我而言，不單是學習音樂的地方，在校園深厚的人文底蘊下，能讓人以不同視角去看待藝術與生活。這裡匯聚了背景各異的同學，在共同學習、練習的過程中，互相啟發並拓闊視野。回頭看，那段在崇基山上的時光，留下了我人生中那些珍貴的友誼。

🗣️中大音樂系如何影響你的職業生涯？
中大音樂系為我定下了重要的音樂奠基。其中印象深刻的是教學法課程，極具實踐意義。當中關於課室管理與設計創意教案的課題分享與訓練，對現時的教學工作有著直接的啟發。

🗣️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？
一段很重要的體驗是學會跳出舒適圈。雖然二胡是我最熟悉的領域，但系裏多元的資源讓我有機會接觸指揮、音樂治療等範疇，以至藝術行政的實習。這段探索打破了既有的思維框架，讓我學會在往後的實踐中，始終保持重新認識藝術與自我的熱誠，擁抱更多未知的可能。

🗣️就讀音樂系期間，最難忘的回憶是什麼？
在大學第三年，很幸運有機會可以參加交流生計劃赴韓國半年，探索當地傳統音樂。當時我「膽粗粗」報名了當地大學一個幾乎沒有外國學生的國樂社團，學習韓國傳統弓弦樂器——奚琴(해금)。記得第一次排練時，簡直是「雞同鴨講」，但神奇的是音樂成了我們共同的語言。經過無數次排練，逐漸產生默契，後來我更帶著二胡與團友們互教互學，最後在一場校園音樂會中實現了二胡與奚琴的跨文化演出。這份異國情誼讓我深刻體會到音樂背後的文化連結，別具意義。

🗣️在學期間表演過最難忘的曲目是什麼？
在學期間曾出演一位系內好友的創作，一首二胡重奏的現代作品。作品深入探索了二胡技巧與音色上各種的可能性，例如要模仿青蛙的鳴叫，甚至是沸水滾動的聲音。由於樂譜中充滿了各種新奇的符號與解說，我記得當時第一次在琴房裏視奏，單是為了能完整地演奏一遍兩頁的樂譜，便足足花了一小時。那次演出不但是一次技術上的挑戰，更是一次非常有趣的體驗與碰撞。

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