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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News

2 SEp 2023
Professor BIANCOROSSO is Keynote Speaker at the 3rd International Symposium of the ICTM Group on Audiovisual Ethnomusicology.
15 Jun 2023
Professor BIANCOROSSO to deliver Keynote Lecture at the 11th Annual Meeting of CESEM (Center for the Study of the Sociology and Esthetics of Music), NOVA University, Lisbon (Portugal).
24 FEB 2023
An extended interview with Mr. and Mrs. James Chen Chien-Hua, donors of one of HKU Music's endowed professorships, is now available online in the Hong Kong Arts Development Council’s Oral History and Archives Project website.
23 FEB 2023
Dr. Rujing Stacy HUANG was elected Co-Chair of the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) Sound Studies Section for the 2022-2024 term. As a singer-songwriter, her debut single “Dear Days” — commissioned by NetEase Cloud Music as a regional exclusive — entered the DSP’s Official Top 30 Folk Song Chart and Top 100 Hong Kong Folk-Pop Chart in January 2023. She is also co-organizing the fourth edition of the AI Song Contest.
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Taruffi

Research Colloquia 2023/24

How Music Triggers and Shapes the Contents of Thoughts and Mental Images
Liila TARUFFI
(Hong Kong Baptist University)

Seminar Room, 11/F Run Run Shaw Tower,
Centennial Campus, HKU
29 NOV 2023 | WED | 5PM

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HK Chamber Singers Recruit

HKU Chamber Singers Recruitment 2023/24

Conductor: Mr. Caleb WOO,
Technique Seminar Tutor: Ms. Kenix TSANG

HKU Chamber Singers is one of the University’s leading choruses, led and conducted by distinguished vocalist Caleb Woo. The chorus’ repertoire ranges from Renaissance staples to brand new commissions, and has collaborated with the Hong Kong Philharmonic in special projects. Chorus members will also receive special technical training from eminent local soprano, Kenix Tsang.

For enquires, please contact Caleb Woo at calebwoo@hotmail.com

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Recent Publications by HKU Music Faculty

Upcoming Concerts

Slavic Soul: Quatuor Danel
斯拉夫的心弦：丹奈爾四重奏

Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, Centennial Campus, HKU
10 DEC 2023 | SUN | 3PM MORE DETAILS

Slavic Soul
Messiah Sing-Along 2023
眾聲齊頌《彌賽亞》2023

Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, Centennial Campus, HKU
17 DEC 2023 | SUN | 3PM MORE DETAILS

Messiah 2023