Introduction

Dr. Chi-hin Leung’s compositions mix elements of East and West, in the process revealing the composer’s diverse cultural background and his particular interest in timbral and textural explorations. He was awarded the Gold Medal from International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada, the Special Prize from the Romanian Inventors Forum, the champion from Hong Kong Handbell Festival Composition Contest, first runner-up at New Generation and won Hong Kong Composers’ Guild Audience Choice Award. Leung’s compositions and recordings are published by Schott Music (Germany), MOECK (Germany), Donemus (Netherlands), Edition HH (U.K.), PARMA Recordings (U.S.), From the Top Music (U.S.), Oxford University Press (China) and Hong Kong Composers’ Guild. His works have been featured by ISCM World New Music Days, UNESCO International “Arts for Peace” Festival, International Rostrum of Composers, International Electronic Music Week, World Choir Games, International Handbell Symposium, ISME World Conference on Music Education, Asian Composers League Festival, Asian Recorder Festival, Asian Saxophone Congress, Singapore Saxophone Symposium, Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival Vienna, Taipei Traditional Arts Festival, Musicarama, Hong Kong Schools Music Festival and many.

Leung received his Doctor of Music (Composition) degree, Master of Philosophy (Composition) degree, Bachelor of Education (Music) degree and Professional Diploma (Electronic Music) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Institute of Education and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts respectively. Leung holds FTCL in Music Composition and LMusTCL in Music Theory, Criticism and Literature. He is the President of the Hong Kong Association for Music Educators (HAME), Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild (HKCG), and Commissioner of the Music in School and Teacher Education Commission (MISTEC) of the International Society of Music Education (ISME). He is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, The Education University of Hong Kong.

Profile Details   

https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/persons/chi-hin梁智軒-leung

Qualifications  

DMus (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

MPhil (The University of Hong Kong)

ProfDip (The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts)

BEd (The Education University of Hong Kong)

FTCL (Trinity College London, UK)

LMusTCL (Trinity College London, UK)

Areas of Teaching  

Creative Composing
Creative Musicking
Creativity in Music
Composition Pedagogy
Music Education
Music History

Research Interests 

Contemporary Music Composition
Creative Musicking
Music Technology
Electroacoustic Music and Multimedia Production

Selected Outputs   

• Leung, C. H. (2018). Striking in the Tornado for Percussion Quartet. Commissioned by Hong Kong Composers’ Guild. Performed by Ju Percussion Group in the Percussion Ensemble Concert of the 35th Asian Composers League Conference and Festival held in Concert Hall, Taipei National University of the Arts. Taipei, Taiwan: Asian Composers League.
• Leung, C. H. (2018). Toward the Spirituality for Wind Orchestra. Rijswijk, The Netherlands: Stichting Donemus Beheer.
• Leung, C. H. (2017). Dragon Soars in the Cloud Billows for Orchestra. Commissioned by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. World Premièred by Aldert Vermeulen (conductor) and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at the concert "Hong Kong Composers Showcase" held in Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
• Leung, C. H. (2015). Reverberations From The Unreachable Continent for Wind Orchestra. The work is selected and programmed in the 33rd Asian Composers League (ACL) Festival & Conference 2015. Performed by University of Philippines Symphonic Band in “ACL Symphonic Band Concert”, University of Philippines. Manila: Asian Composers League (ACL).
• Leung, C. H. (2011). Utmost Attack (2011). World Première at International Society for Contemporary Music World New Music Days 2011. Zagreb, Croatia: International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM).

Research Projects  

• e-Orch Teaching Manual: Curriculum and Resources
  Project Start Year : 2018
• Enhancing Music Learning with Mobile Technology: Using Tablet Music Sequencing Application to Facilitate Music Creation For the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Music Examination
  Project Start Year : 2017
• STEAM Education: Empowering Students to Become Music Inventors through the Application of Coding, Electronic Building Blocks and Contemporary Music Composition Techniques
  Project Start Year : 2017

Prizes and Awards 

• President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Teaching
  Date of receipt: 16/5/2019 Conferred by: The Education University of Hong Kong
• Apple Distinguished Educator
  Date of receipt: 4/4/2019 Conferred by: Apple Inc.
• Faculty Teaching Award (Team)
  Date of receipt: 12/9/2018 Conferred by: FLASS
• Gold Medal
  Date of receipt: 1/9/2018 Conferred by: International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada
• Special Prize, Romanian Inventors Forum
  Date of receipt: 1/9/2018 Conferred by: International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada

External Appointments

• President, Hong Kong Association for Music Educators (HAME), 2017-present
• Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Composers' Guild (HKCG), 2017-present
• Commissioner, Music in School and Teacher Education Commission, International Society for Music Education, 2018-present

Major External Research Grants

• Enhancing Music Learning with Mobile Technology: Using Tablet Music Sequencing Application to Facilitate Music Creation For the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Music Examination (ECS, 2016-17)