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

10 November 2025
Professor Daniel CHUA’s monograph, Music & Joy: Lessons on the Good Life is a finalist in the American Academy of Religion award for “Religion and the Arts” (2025) and also received  the Society for Music Theory Pedagogy and Public-Facing Scholarship Award (2025).
8 NOVEMBEr 2025
Dr. Jing WANG's (assistant lecturer) new work, Kaleidoscope (2025) was commissioned by Cosmopolis Festival and premiered by Filippo Gorini.
5 November 2025
Angus LEE (assistant lecturer) was named winner of the CASH Golden Sail Award in Best Serious Composition 2025 for his orchestral work, ... aux cendres (2024), which was commissioned by the Hong Kong Philharmonic and premiered under the baton of Elim Chan.
25 OCTOBer 2025
Dr. Jing WANG's (assistant lecturer) new orchestral work, Glacier Pulse (2025) was commissioned and premiered by the Hong Kong Sinfonietta under the baton of Christoph Poppen.
13 OCTOBer 2025
Undergraduate students Mr. LAI Hok-lam and Mr. LEE Yat-fung Ivan have been nominated as prize laureates of the HKU Doming Lam Composition Prize 2025-26. They will be developing two new compositions throughout the academic year, to be premièred in April 2026 by HKU Chamber Singers and the percussion group, The Up:Strike Project.
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Research Colloquia

In Search of Human-AI Resonance

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Anna HUANG

Seminar Room 11.01, 11/F Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
21 NOV 2025 | FRI | 5PM MORE DETAILS

Anna Huang

Upcoming Concerts

[HKU Exclusive] Jacob Collier Masterclass at HKU

Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
4 Dec 2025 | THUR | 5:00PM
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Jacob Collier
2025 Chopin First Prize Winner: Eric Lu

Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, Centennial Campus, HKU
6 DEC 2025 | SAT | 8:00PM
7 DEC 2025 | SUN | 8:00PM
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Eric LU

Music Scholarship Scheme 2026/27

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 30, 2026 (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 2026, after the deadline for updating programme choices before the release of HKDSE examination results.

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Recent Publications by HKU Music Faculty