beautiful work! I love the patient pace, the focused sounds, the quiet

Alice Hoi-ching Yeung is a composer and instrumentalist from Hong Kong and a participant of the 5th International Young Composers Academy Ticino. 

Alice composes music with various styles which were characterized by her life, emotions, and philosophical nature. She studied composition and electronic music at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2017. She is starting the master's composition degree at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague in 2021 with receiving the Excellence Scholarship from the conservatory. Her works have been commissioned and performed by Hong Kong Composers’ Guild, Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble, Ligeti Quartet, HKAPA Academy Symphony Orchestra, Chinese Orchestra, and Contemporary Ensemble, Takuya Otaki, Ross Aftel, among others. She was the awardee of CASH Composition Scholarship 2021, Parsons Outstanding Composition Student for Creative Music Scholarship 2021, Viola & Ruan Composition Scholarship 2019, The Society of APA Local Scholarship 2019.

"The piece 'Ding! Dong! Cha!' was inspired by the Cantonese pictophones. Ding, Dong, and Cha are very sonorous words in Cantonese, which are also the name of my three little cats. In this new work for ICTUS ensemble, the contrast between the Cantonese sonorousness and the laziness of cats will be drafted and constructed."

Alice Hoi Ching Yeung (China 2002): Ding! Dong! Cha!

This piece is the reflection on the asian education. In asian culture, most of the parents would be indifferent or
impatient when their children are creative (curious to something new for them) because they want their children
to be 'normal'. However, this hinders the growth of the children and limits their imagination.
There are 3 sections ,'Discovering', 'Scold' and 'Parent-child "tutti"', the first two sections reflect the reality and
the last one is my expectation of the education ---- parents show appreciation to children's creativity and explore
something unknown with their children.
In 'Discovering', there are Percussion 1 & 2 as children to discover the sound effects of daily objects at home.
Percussion 3 in 'Scold' as a parent to stop their behavior. Finally, in 'Parent-child "tutti"', the parent is amazed by
their creativity, they explore the sounds effects and combinations and have a happy jamming!

Percussion 1: Ho Tsz Fai
Percussion 2: Che Hiu Lam Bryony
Percussion 3: Ng Chin Pok Bevis
Sound & Mixing Engineer: Ching Suk
Composer: Zheng Yui Ka
Music premiered on 9th April 2021

Rhapsody of Household Items

Composer: Lee Hiu Yi Joyce
Performers: Lau Pak Ho Albert (percussion) and Lee Hiu Yi Joyce (live electronics)

For Vibraphone, Wind Gong & Live electronics (MaxMSP, Ableton LIVE)
Live performance verision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TJtnES3TzQ
Performed in Hong Kong Baptist University Composition Honors Project Concert 2022 “ROUTER”
Score:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oxAxMN5oesaZS7pL6tu05LN39lwFMZyQ/view?usp=share_link
Analysis: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OxYJBq_tT7Ee6AQAhkK5RTW2RoVHzfW0/view?usp=share_link

About Capriccio Series 隨想錄:
Sponsored by Toolbox percussion's Micro Creative Fund 2.0, This series are a collection composed for percussion instruments and live electronics, inspired by philosophical thoughts (e.g. Yin & Yang) and local issues, to investigate and reflect on the attitudes of life and interpersonal relationships of Hongkongers in today's society. 

Programme note:
This piece is composed for solo percussionist playing vibraphone and wind gong with live electronics inspired by the ancient Chinese philosophical concept “天圓地方􏰅􏰆􏰇􏰈”, ‘Rounded Sky and Squared Earth’. It is a manifestation of the theory of Yin and Yang (陰陽􏰉􏰊). Rounded Sky symbolizes movement, and squared earth symbolize stillness; the combination of the two is the balance of Yin Yang and the complementarity of movement and stasis. The piece consists of 4 sections, portraying the concept of “􏰅􏰆􏰇􏰈天圓地方” and the concept interpretation from the human imaginations and the law of cosmos.

Capriccio: Heaven & Earth 《隨想錄: 天圓地方Tin1 Jyun4 Dei6 Fong1》 Post Production Version

​52 Blue is said to be the loneliest whale in the world. First detected by sensors across the Pacific Ocean in 1989, they sing at an unusual frequency of 52 hertz, far above that of a typical blue whale’s singing at 10-40 hertz. These recorded tones usually last for 5-7 seconds, in groups of 2-6. The migratory patterns suggest that 52 Blue may in fact be a blue whale, but more likely to be a hybrid between two different species. Their unique song travels thousands of miles in the ocean. While other whales can detect this frequency, none has ever connected. Whales are deeply social animals, but 52 Blue continues to sing a cappella, alone and unanswered.
 
The music is about loneliness. The story of 52 Blue is used as a metaphor or symbol of being alone but in a positive way. Throughout the piece, the performer freely explores and interacts with oceanic soundscapes accompanied by rich synthesized materials; eventually, they experience a process of self-discovery.

52 Blue - Peter Opie, Amplified Cello

// colliding concert music with rock music //

played by Orkest de Ereprijs
composed by Alice Hoi Ching Yeung

3rd March 2023 | Gigant, Apeldoorn, Netherlands

DOLLY (2023) for Orkest de Ereprijs

On/In Key (2023)

for Large Ensemble & 5 Voices
composed for Orkest de Ereprijs' Young Composers Meeting 2023

Gregory Charette, conductor
Orkest de Ereprijs

singers from Royal Conservatoire of The Hague:
Vanessa Guinadi
Kristina Archer
Gunda Leine
Georgi Sztojanov
Carlos Flores Baltazar

GIGANT Theatre, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
03 Mar 2023

Through The Lens...(!) (2022)

Koral 6 (2008)• intentionally distressed electronic version

A music track for the game: The Mad Kings Jester.
Game developed by Jamie Guillemette for the Global Game Jam 2024 (London Ontario)
Demo: https://globalgamejam.org/games/2024/team-windpowered-8

Music & Sound Design: Joyce Lee
Please feel free to check out the sfx and music below:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t6vt9kiNeAIIIhvCBHj_I8m2KZC3zNbC?usp=drive_link

The Mad King Jester: Lil joker's happy carnival

Tsai Pei-lun, Clarinet
Chen Yu-fang, Violin
World premiere: Hong Kong, Jan 3 2017

"Notturno" and "con fuoco" were brought together to represent two contrasting musical ideas. They develop individually and occasionally become one.

Notturno con Fuoco for Clarinet in B Flat and Violin (2016)

(Ctb-SaxBar-2Acc)
Louis Siracusa Livia Ferrara Nikola Kerkez et Marco

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PANG Chun-ting is a Hong Kong composer whose musical interest lies in the production of unstable sounds through the combination of pitch-based and noise-based materials. His recent outputs are characterized by high level of economy with the help of cyclic structure. 

After graduating from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, he was awarded CASH Scholarship for Overseas Studies to further his studies as New England Conservatory. In 2015, He graduated from the Ph.D. program at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York under the support of Dean’s Fellowship and Dissertation Fellowship. His principal teachers include Dr. David Felder, Prof. Malcolm Peyton, Dr. John Mallia, Prof. Mak Wai-chu and Prof. Law Wing-fai. 

Pang has received additional training from renowned composers including Chaya Czernowin, Brian Ferneyhough, Jukka Tiensuu, Raphaël Cendo and Augusta Read Thomas during his residencies at prestigious Royaumont Voix Nouvelles (France), Dian Red Kechil International Young Composers Residency (Singapore), Sävellyspaja (Finland) and Composers Conference at Wellesley College (USA). In addition, Pang has taken part in various composition courses and festivals and this led to performances of his music by various top ensembles such as Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Arditti Quartet (UK), Ensemble Linea (France), Cikada (Sweden), Quatuor Makrokosmos (Switzerland), MATCH Percussion (Australia) and Ensemble Ascolta (Germany). 

His current projects include a percussion duo for Ms. Foo Pui-yee and Mr. Thierry Miroglio.

Notturno con Fuoco for Clarinet in B Flat and Violin (2016)

Pang Chun Ting

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