Welcome  to the Department of Music at the University of Hong Kong. Founded in 1981, the Department of Music is part of the School of Humanities in the Faculty of Arts and is affiliated with The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. The Department is a happening place, providing a culturally enriching environment for immersive learning. We provide an integrated learning experience in music second to none in the region. Joining us will connect you with the wider world of musicology.

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HKU Doming Lam Composition Prize

Dr. Doming Lam

The Music Department is pleased to announce the inaugural edition of the HKU Doming Lam Composition Prize, an annual contest aimed at recognising the budding compositional talents at HKU. In addition to a cash prize, recipients of the award will have the opportunity to compose a new work for the HKU Chamber Singers under the supervision of the Department's composition faculty members and invited guest musicians. The new works will be featured at the Department's annual Performance Showcase concert at Loke Yew Hall.

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News

20 OCTOBER 2024
Undergraduate students Mr. Charles LEE Gai-ho and Mr. Jonathan FRICHOT have been nominated as prize laureates of the HKU Doming Lam Composition Prize 2024-25. They will be developing two new compositions throughout the academic year, to be premièred in April 2026 by HKU Chamber Singers and the chamber chorus NOĒMA.
19 September 2024
Professor Rujing Stacy Huang will deliver a public lecture, “When AI Creates: Ethics and Economics,” on 26 Sep 2024, co-hosted by Asia Society Hong Kong Center (ASHK) and the Asian Cultural Council Hong Kong (ACCHK). More information here. Earlier in the summer, she delivered a keynote at a creativity workshop for CVPR, the premier annual conference in the field of computer vision.
12 July 2024
Angus LEE's (PhD Composition, assistant lecturer) recording of composer Camilo Mendez's Cancion de la Distancia I (2011) for flute solo is published on the specialist new music recording label, KAIROS.
27 JUNE 2024
Professor Giorgio BIANCOROSSO named National Humanities Center 2024-2025 Fellow.
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Exhibition

Of Roots and Ways:
Doming Lam Archive Exhibition
尋根與突破:林樂培檔案展

2/F Main Library, HKU
4-29 NOV 2024

After the passing of Dr. Doming Lam, the revered “Father of Hong Kong New Music,” his daughter, Miss Kathy Lam, donated his extensive archive to HKU’s Special Collections. This collection includes drafts, letters, manuscripts, and photographs offering deep insights into Dr. Lam’s life and work. The Department of Music, Special Collections, and HKU MUSE collaborated to curate an exhibition showcasing selected treasures from his archive, providing a peek into our cherished collection and a unique glimpse into his contributions. A standout feature of the exhibition highlights carefully selected pages from Dr. Lam's meticulously crafted albums. Filled with precious photographs, press clippings, and his personal annotations, these albums serve as a gateway to the past, providing readers with a vivid experience of Dr. Lam's significant life events. They represent invaluable firsthand accounts with profound historical and biographical significance.

香港新音樂之父林樂培博士辭世後,他的女兒林家琦小姐將其遺物贈予港大圖書館特藏部,當中包括草稿、信件、手稿、照片和其他寶貴的物品,都是了解林博士生平和藝術成就的重要資料。港大音樂系、港大圖書館特藏部及港大繆思樂季攜手籌辦是次展覽,藉著林博士檔案中的部份精品,讓普羅大眾能一窺這個我們引以為傲的收藏,並了解林博士的非凡成就。展覽的一大亮點是林博士精心製作的幾本相冊中的精選頁面。這些相冊包括大量寶貴的照片、剪報,以及林博士的親筆註解,猶如打開一扇時光之門,讓讀者親歷其境感受林博士珍而重之的生平事件,是極具歷史及傳記意義的第一手資料。

Doming Lam Exhitbition


Visitors to the exhibition may present this e-poster to the security staff for campus entry.
參觀展覽的公眾人士進入香港大學範圍時,請出示此電子海報,以便保安人員確認到訪目的。

Upcoming Concerts

Music in Words with Elim Chan
樂語融融:與陳以琳對話

Rehearsal Room, LG1/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
19 Nov 2024 | TUE | 5PM MORE DETAILS

Elim Chan
Mao Fujita & HK Phil Winds
藤田真央與港樂管樂首席

Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, Centennial Campus, HKU
8 Dec 2024 | SUN | 3PM MORE DETAILS

Mao Fujita & HK Phil Winds

Music Scholarship Scheme 2025/26

JUPAS/Non-JUPAS/Mainland candidates who would like to be considered for admission under the Music Scholarship Scheme have to submit their application before January 15, 2025 (Hong Kong Time).

The online application requires you to submit a number of personal, academic and employment details, including an essay and a video. Please take this into consideration when planning your application and don’t wait till the last minute.

JUPAS candidates applying to the Music Scholarship Scheme must include Bachelor of Arts (JS6054) and / or Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Digital Technologies (JS6286) as one of their band A programme choices as of end of May 2025, after the deadline for updating programme choices before the release of HKDSE examination results.

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Recent Publications by HKU Music Faculty