ABOUT CHI-HIN LEUNG

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. His works have been featured as part of, amongst others, ISCM World New Music Days, the UNESCO International “Arts for Peace” Festival, the International Rostrum of Composers, International Electronic Music Week, the World Choir Games, the International Handbell Symposium, the ISME World Conference on Music Education, the Asian Recorder Festival, the Singapore Saxophone Symposium, the Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival Vienna, Musicarama, and the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival. His orchestral work Dragon Soaring in the Cloud Billows was commissioned and premiered by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017.

Currently, Leung is Assistant Professor of The Education University of Hong Kong, President of the Hong Kong Association for Music Educators, and Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Composers’ Guild.