ENSEMBLES 2018

Heep Yunn School

Formed of passionate musicians from this well-established secondary school in Hong Kong, Heep Yun Symphonic Band takes great pride in their dedication to the music they perform. They are proud of the successes they have had at various local music competitions, such as the Winter Band Festival and Hong Kong Schools Music Festival, both of which they won.. The band members are given ample opportunities to showcase their musical talents and share their joy of playing music in front of enthusiastic audiences. Each year, the band is the opening act of their school’s annual fun fair, at which they invigorate the audience with upbeat performances. The Pre-competition performances and Annual School Concert are occasions at  which the band showcases their hard work and achievements to other music lovers. Heep Yunn School Symphonic Band also enjoys working with other local primary and secondary schools, which always lets them try new things and working with many like-minded musicians.  All the members of the Symphonic Band of Heep Yunn School are enthusiastically awaiting every opportunity to inspire and to be inspired in the future.

Winky Chau

Conductor

Miss Winky Chau gained her BA (Hon) in trombone performance and pedagogy from the Hong Kong Baptist University. She was awarded a full scholarship by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) to participate in the Professional Diploma programme. After graduating from the HKAPA, she received scholarships from both the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund and The Boston Conservatory to further her study at the Boston Conservatory of Music. Miss Chau gained her MMus (Trombone Performance) under the guidance of Mr Larry Isaacson. Apart from trombone performance, Miss Chau is also keen on conducting. She studied conducting with Dr. Peter Cokkinas at the Boston Conservatory. As a conductor, she led her wind ensembles on performance tours to Brunei, Malaysia, Guangzhou, Macau, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan and Australia. She has been invited as guest conductors in various cities in China including youth music camps in Qingdao and Guangzhou. She is now the musical director of the Hong Kong Wind Ensemble (HKWE), Hong Kong Harmonious Wind Ensemble (HKHWE) and Men in Jazz (MIJ). She is the band director of Heep Yunn School and an instructor in the Junior Music Programme at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

SCL Artistic Program

Competition Program

Additional Concerts Program