Ink Art & New Music: New Works by Faculty and Student Composers

Asian Premiere 亞洲首演

The ‘Ink Art and New Music’ Creative Exchange Project reaches its finale with not-to-be-missed Asian Premieres at HKU this Fall.

Inspired by the Ink Art Collection of M+ Museum, seven new works for mixed Chinese and Western instruments will receive their Asian Premiere by the aspiring young talents of Ensemble Traversée. Images of the select artworks will be digitally projected to enhance the audience’s experience with ink and sound.

Launched in September 2021, ‘Ink Art and New Music’ aims to explore the innovative potential of the two art forms. Bard Conservatory of Music, HKU, M+ Museum, South China Normal University, and the Tianjin Juilliard School have joined forces to deliver an exciting series of virtual lectures, mentorships, commissions, academic forums, and live performances. We welcome you to join us for this project finale and open your mind to a novel, cross-genre, cross-cultural perspective!

《水墨藝術與新音樂》創作交流項目進入最後階段﹐多首新作品將於九月登陸港大作亞洲首演。

七首為中西混合室內樂而作的樂曲皆取材自香港M+博物館的水墨館藏﹐並由Ensemble Traversée 的一眾年輕亞洲樂手現場演出。屆時﹐各幅賦予作曲家靈感的水墨畫亦會於音樂會現場投影﹐讓觀眾同時欣賞新音樂和當代水墨藝術﹐開拓視聽新維度。

《水墨藝術與新音樂》創作交流項目於2021年9月起啟動﹐由美國巴德音樂學院﹑香港大學﹑M+博物館﹑華南師範大學﹑以及天津茱莉亞學院共同策劃一連串專題網上講座、專題學術討論、音樂會和即場樂器示範等，探討如何突破傳統框架，打開水墨藝術與新音樂的創作大門。誠邀你出席這次亞洲首演音樂會﹐見證這跨地域、跨媒介藝術交流的完滿成果。

JING WANG Trace
SAMUEL MUTTER Nocturnal Scars
OGA Wurzel aus
AUSTIN LEUNG Beyond Form
YEUNG-PING CHEN Song of Ink
CHAN HING-YAN An Ink Artist’s Two Seasons
YIWEN SHEN Wild Grass

Faculty Composers 

PROF. CHAN HING-YAN, The University of Hong Kong
DR. YEUNG-PING CHEN, South China Normal University
DR. YIWEN SHEN, The Tianjin Juilliard School

Student Composers 

AUSTIN LEUNG, The University of Hong Kong
SAMUEL MUTTER, Bard College Conservatory of Music
OGA, Bard College Conservatory of Music
JING WANG, The University of Hong Kong

Ensemble Traversée

TETE BAE, flute
SAMUEL CHAN, percussion 
CHOR KAI HEI, cello
KAISAN, guqin
EUNA KIM, violin 
LEUNG KA LOK, pipa 
ALEXANDER WONG, piano 
WU SIU HIN, erhu
YEUNG CHING HO, zheng 

Vicky Shin, conductor

$20 (admin fee)

• For ages 8+
• Tickets at art-mate.net

• Patrons under the age of 8 will not be admitted.

• The programme is approximately 1 hours and 30 minutes without intermission.
• Guests are advised to arrive punctually. No latecomers will be admitted until a suitable break in the programme.
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• The presenter reserves the right to make final decisions on seating arrangement.
• Programmes and artists are subject to change.

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• Guests are required to wear masks throughout the event.
• Please use the disinfectant dispensers and always maintain social distancing.
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