Research Topic

Composing Contemporary Music by Ethnic Elements from

Guangdong Province

Research Description

The propose of this research is to discover and explore how to

compose contemporary music by ethnic elements and their hidden

aesthetics from Guangdong province, which is the main origin of

Lingnan culture, with the main role for transmitting traditional culture

and diversifying modern culture.

Bio

Wong Chi San is now a PhD candidate at the Education University

of Hong Kong, and he was awarded degrees including Master of

Arts in music education as well as Bachelor of Education (Honours)

in music by the same institution before. Integrating traditional

Chinese culture especially folk elements and Western contemporary

composing techniques is his main composing interest. Now he has

more than ten formal compositions including concerto, symphonic

poem for orchestra and wind band as well as chamber music

already.