Lee Sing-wan
Lee Sing-wan graduated from the Education University of Hong Kong and the Messiah College of United States where he earned a Master's degree of Education (Music) and a Master degree of Music in Conducting (Wind Conducting) respectively.
Lee joined the Music Office in 2006. He has extensive experience in coaching lower brass instruments and symphonic wind ensembles. Many of his instrumental students have received superior ratings at various music festivals and competitions. In addition, Lee has led different music ensemble groups to perform in Australia, China, Japan, Macau, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and the US. Major events and musical festivals Lee has participated in include Hong Kong Week of Shanghai Expo, Jeju International Wind Ensemble Festival, Qingdao International Horticultural Exposition, Asia and Pacific Band Directors' Association Conference and World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles Conference, to name a few.
Lee is currently Senior Music Officer of the Wind Section of the Music Office. He conducts the Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Youth Symphonic Band, New Territories Youth Symphonic Band, and serves as instructor of lower brass instrumental classes of the Music Office. |
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James Leung (bassoon)
James Leung entered the Hong Kong Conservatory of Music (former The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts) in 1981 with the scholarship of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club Music Fund, major in Bassoon. He continued his studies with Martin Gatt, former Principal Bassoonist of the London Symphony Orchestra and obtained his Licentiate Performer's Diploma from the Trinity College of Music, London in 1984. In 1991, he obtained his Bachelor Degree with honours from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Part-time Degree Programme, major in Music.
In 1988, Leung was the semi-finalist of the Hong Kong Young Instrumentalist Competition presented by the Radio Television Hong Kong. He participated in the Ensemble Category of Young Musician Awards presented by the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Limited in 1989 and awarded championship.
Leung had been the instrumental instructor and band conductor of the Music Office and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He was the freelance player of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Bassoonist of the Macau Sinfonietta, Chairman of the Hong Kong Wind Ensemble Society and Founder and Principal Bassoonist of Hong Kong Sinfonietta.
In 1994, Leung was the Bandmaster of the Cape Collinson Marching Band of Correctional Services Department. In 1995, he was appointed as the Assistant Director of Music of the Hong Kong Police Band and was promoted as the Deputy Director of Music in 1997 and as the Director in 2010. In 2010, Leung led the Band to participate in the 10th Zurich Police Music Festival and perform in the Hong Kong Week of Shanghai Expo. In 2012, he led the Hong Kong Police Band to participate in the 48th "Musikchau der Nationen" (Music Show of Nations) at Bremen, Germany and the Hong Kong International Military Tattoo in celebrating the 15th Anniversary (2012) and 20th Anniversary (2017) of the Establishment of HKSAR with critical acclaims.
Leung is currently Chief Music Officer of the Music Office and was awarded the Hong Kong Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2018. |
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Dr. Joseph Kam
Dr. Joseph Kam, a violist, violinist and orchestral conductor, graduated from the University of Michigan, where he obtained his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees. As a talented young musician, he received several awards and scholarships from the University of Michigan, including Graduate Merit Award, Humanities Award, Rackham Block Fellowship and School of Music Tuition Grant. During his tenure in the University of Michigan, he was appointed as the Graduate Student Instructor for teaching viola performance. He was also appointed as a viola faculty in the Interlochen Music Festival (Michigan, USA).
As an active conductor, Dr. Kam started his career as a conductor since his debut with Metropolitan Youth Orchestra in 2005. He has been the conductor of Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra (HKYSO) since 2007 and has made his debut with Lang Lang and HKYSO in 2010 at the UNICEF fund raising concert. He led the HKYSO to perform in Shanghai Expo 2010 and conducted the HKYSO and Ural Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2015 EURASIA International Music Festival in Yekaterinburg, Russia with a huge success. He made his debut to conduct the Adelphi Symphony Orchestra Players and performed in the auditorium of Adelphi University in Long Island, New York State in 2015 and conducted the Filharmonie Bohuslava Martinu during the summer from 2013 to 2015. In 2017, Dr. Kam led the Hong Kong Youth Strings to participate in the Eighth International Youth Music Festival in Bratislava, Slovakia with a huge success. He was awarded with the special prize for the best orchestral conductor.
Dr. Kam is currently Senior Music Officer of the String Section of the Music Office and a violin and viola faculty of the Music Department in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. |
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