The Music Office Resource Centre, formerly known as the Music Office Library, has been serving to support the teaching and training needs of the Office, and record its history through archiving publications of its music activities since the Office’s establishment in 1977. The Resource Centre is currently housing more than 32,000 items with physical and digital collections ranging from Chinese and Western orchestral, ensemble, solo and choral scores, to music books, music training, audio-visual and reference materials, etc.
The Music Office has been committed to the promotion of Hong Kong music development through commissioning local composers. A selected list of commissioned works by the Music Office is listed below.
2020 - now
|
Year |
Title |
Composer |
Instrumentation |
|
2025 |
Lion Dance |
WAT Nga-man |
e-Orch & String Quartet |
|
2025 |
The Guardians of The Underground Empire |
LAU Hiu-lam |
e-Orch & Chinese Ensemble |
|
2024 |
The Night Traveler |
WAT Nga-man |
e-Orch & Wind Ensemble |
|
2024 |
The Midnight Serenade |
LAU Hiu-lam |
e-Orch & Choral Ensemble |
|
2023 |
Toward the Unreachable Galaxy |
LEUNG Chi-hin |
e-Orch & String Ensemble |
|
2023 |
Deconvolution |
AU Tin-yung |
e-Orch & Chinese Ensemble |
|
2023 |
Dear My Sai Kung |
LO Hau-man |
Symphonic Band |
|
2021 |
Reimagining Kowloon City |
LEUNG Chi-hin |
e-Orch & Percussion Ensemble |
|
2021 |
The Ride of General Che |
LEUNG Chi-hin |
e-Orch & Wujiatou |
|
2020 |
Sitātapatrā Mandala |
KAM Shing-hei |
Symphony Orchestra |
|
2020 |
“Canthoven” Rhapsody |
LUK Wai-chun |
String Orchestra |
|
2020 |
Les orbites éternelles : for large Chinese orchestra |
WONG Ching-yin |
Chinese Orchestra |
2010 – 2019
|
Year |
Title |
Composer |
Instrumentation |
|
2019 |
Coagulated Sound (Sponsored by Hong Kong Jockey Club |
Austin LEUNG |
Shengs, Percussion and Strings |
|
2018 |
Distant Lights |
TSANG Yip-fat Richard |
Symphony Orchestra |
|
2018 |
The Heroes |
MUI Kwong-chiu |
Erhu Concerto |
|
2017 |
Distant Mountains |
WONG Hok-yeung Alfred |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
2017 |
The Great Earth |
MUI Kwong-chiu |
Piano and Flute Double Concerto (Symphony Orchestra) |
|
2017 |
Sky in the Water |
TSANG Yip-fat Richard |
Chinese and Western Combined Orchestra |
|
2017 |
Fantasy Overture on the Theme of “Music for the Millions” |
SO Ka-wai |
Symphonic Band |
|
2016 |
Music for the Millions |
WANG I-yu |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
2016 |
Chanson de jasmin |
LAW Kin-pong |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
2015 |
Sonic Movement |
CHAN Wing-wah |
Symphonic Band |
|
2012 |
The Flying Dragon |
CHAN Kam-biu |
Symphony Orchestra |
|
2012 |
Sparkling Fireworks |
CHEN Ning-chi |
Chinese Orchestra |
2000 – 2009
|
Year |
Title |
Composer |
Instrumentation |
|
2007 |
Capriccio on the Lijiang of Yunnan Province |
ZHANG Shiye |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
2007 |
Concertino for Clarinet Quartet |
HO Pak-kei |
Symphonic Band |
|
2005 |
Linga |
NG King-pan |
Chinese Plucked String Ensemble |
|
2005 |
Plum Blossom a-seeking in the Snow |
HUANG Zi |
Four-part mixed choir and Chinese Orchestra |
|
2004 |
Convergence |
TANG Jianping |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
2004 |
Memories of Hong Kong |
KUAN Nai Chung |
Viola Concerto (Chinese Orchestra) |
|
2004 |
Of the Fossilized Demons |
CHAN Hing-yan |
Symphonic Band |
|
2004 |
Lyricism and Boisterousness |
CHEN Ning-chi |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
2004 |
The Lovely Rose : Western China Folk Song Theme Suite II |
GU Guanren |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
2002 |
Joyful Encounter of North and South |
KUAN Nai Chung |
Chinese Concerto Grosso |
|
2002 |
Poem of Tibet |
HUANG Xiaofei |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
2002 |
West Chamber Fantasy |
QIAN Zhaoxi |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
2002 |
Dance |
ZHU Jian-er |
Chinese Plucked String Ensemble |
|
2001 |
Crane |
KUAN Nai Chung |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
2001 |
Scenes from Childhood |
KUAN Nai Chung |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
2001 |
Morning of Kazakhstan |
KUAN Nai Chung |
Chinese Plucked String Ensemble |
|
2001 |
Symphony No.4 “Spirit” |
KUAN Nai Chung |
Symphony Orchestra |
|
2000 |
Overture 2001 |
KUAN Nai Chung |
Chinese and Western Combined Orchestra |
|
2000 |
Scenes of Tianshan |
WANG Hui-ran |
Chinese Plucked String Ensemble |
1990 – 1999
|
Year |
Title |
Composer |
Instrumentation |
|
1999 |
Cloudy Sky: Wanderer’s Hiraeth |
KWOK Hang-kei |
Zheng and Chinese Orchestra |
|
1999 |
Spring in the Gansu Province |
LIU Wen-jin |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1999 |
Dance of Dragon Lanterns |
CHEN Guang-zhou |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1999 |
Goddess of the Mountain |
XIAO Bai |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1998 |
Three Sketches of Poems by Poet Li He |
CHAN Hing-yan |
Chinese Plucked String Ensemble |
|
1998 |
Spring in the She Mountain |
QIAN Zhaoxi |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1998 |
Jujube Flower |
ZHOU Chenglong |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1998 |
Hengchun Tunes |
ZHOU Chenglong |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1998 |
Images from Russian Folk Songs |
KWOK Hang-kei |
Chinese Plucked String Ensemble |
|
1998 |
Autumn Feelings |
KUAN Nai Chung |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1998 |
Yearning for Homecoming |
LIU Nianqu |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1998 |
A Weeping Sound of the Xiao |
ZHU Xiao-gu |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1998 |
Landscape of the Yili River |
GU Guanren |
Chinese Plucked String Ensemble |
|
1998 |
Flame-red Flowers in Full Bloom |
XU Jing-xin |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1998 |
Japanese Folk Songs Medley |
Japanese Folk Songs/ arr. QU Chun-quan |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1997 |
Red Flowers on the Tianshan |
KWOK Hang-kei |
Chinese Plucked String Ensemble |
|
1997 |
The Tragedy of the Red Chamber |
XU Jing-xin |
Erhu and Chinese Orchestra |
|
1996 |
Tone Painting – Capriccio of Tu Forest |
CAI Lu |
Chinese Plucked String Ensemble |
|
1996 |
The Burning Phoenix |
KUAN Nai Chung |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1996 |
Dreaming in the Water Town |
LIU Nian-qu |
Chinese Plucked String Ensemble |
|
1995 |
Homeland of the Panda |
CAI Lu |
Chinese Plucked String Ensemble |
|
1995 |
Bamboo Hut Nocturne |
LIU Nianqu |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1995 |
Victory |
LIU Nianqu |
Percussion and Chinese Orchestra |
|
1995 |
The Little Green Factory (Sponsored by Carltex Green Fund) |
Kenneth YIP Chee-kwong |
Musical |
|
1994 |
Circle Dance |
CAI Lu |
Chinese Plucked String Ensemble |
|
1994 |
The Meeting of Heroes |
LIU Nianqu |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1993 |
The Nostalgia of the Red Cliff |
Kenneth YIP Chee-kwong |
Choir |
|
1992 |
Beautiful Scenes of the Southern Stockade Valley (Sponsored by Yuet Wah Music Company) |
LIU Nianqu |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1991 |
The Fifteenth Night at Itabashi |
CHAN Kam-biu |
Chinese Orchestra |
1977 – 1989
|
Year |
Title |
Composer |
Instrumentation |
|
1988 |
Approach to Peace |
Tony WHEELER |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1987 |
Overture Expose |
CHAN Wing-wah |
Symphony Orchestra |
|
1987 |
Spiritual Transformation |
CHAN Kam-biu |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1983 |
Contrast |
Doming LAM |
Symphony Orchestra |
|
1985 |
The Drunken Tai Bai |
LAW Wing-fai |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1985 |
Festive Overture |
KUAN Nai Chung |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1983 |
Focus |
LAW Wing-fai |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1983 |
The Night of the Torch Festival |
KWOK Hang-kei |
Chinese Plucked String Ensemble |
|
1983 |
Harvest Festival |
KUAN Nai Chung |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1983 |
Intermezzi |
HO Si-nan |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1982 |
Dragon |
LAW Wai-lun |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1981 |
The Insect World (II) |
Doming LAM |
Symphony Orchestra |
|
1981 |
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl |
LAW Wai-lun |
Chinese Orchestra |
|
1980 |
Earthquakes |
CHEN Chien-hua |
Symphony Orchestra |
|
1981 |
“Music for the Millions” Theme Song |
Joseph KOO |
“Resounding the Scores: Music Office Chinese Ensemble Music Collection Digitisation Project” was coordinated by the Music Office Expert Advisor, Former Professor of the Department of Music of Hong Kong Baptist University, and Musicologist Professor Helan Yang, and supported by Hong Kong Baptist University's Digital Scholarship Grant. This project features a precious collection of Chinese instrumental ensemble music preserved in the Music Office showcases the music of erhu maestro and former Senior Music Officer of the Chinese Music Section of the Music Office Mr Tong Leung-Tak alongside the compositions and arrangements of a few other musicians that served the Office’s education and performance needs in the past four decades.
On top of archiving, preserving, and sharing this collection for research and performance purposes, this project sets out to promote Chinese music by providing a short biography of Tong, a short description of each piece in this collection, an introduction to Chinese instrumental ensemble music, and a guide to the classification of Chinese instruments. This project also advocates the 'resounding' of this collection by offering three live recordings performed by the Hong Kong Youth Chinese Orchestra (HKYCO). This project's digitisation of the entire run of program notes of HKYCO concerts from 1978 to 2019 further illuminates both the context of this collection and the development of Chinese instrumental music in Hong Kong.
“Resounding the Scores” Website: Enter Here
Representatives of schools, educational and non-profit making music organizations registered in Hong Kong could visit the Resource Centre in person upon reservation.
Notes for Visit
- The Visiting Organization shall make a reservation for its representative to visit at a designated time confirmed by the Resource Centre.
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- First-time Visiting Organizations should produce copies of their institutions’ (1) Registration Certificate and Constitution, OR (2) Memorandum, Articles, and Ordinance of Association, OR (3) Trust Deed. The documents should specify that members cannot take any share of the profits or any share of the assets upon dissolution.
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