MUSICAL COLLABORATIONS:
COMPOSERS AND ARTISTS
Free 5-Day Online Music Composition Masterclass
Winter Edition 2024
When? December 16-20, 2023
What time? 9:30–10:30 AM EST | 10:30–11:30 PM HKT
(Day 3: Starts at 9:00 PM HKT)
Discover, Learn, and Collaborate
Join us for a transformative 5-day online masterclass exploring musical collaboration, presented by renowned composers and educators. Gain insights into the creative processes behind collaborative projects that bridge music with diverse disciplines.
Whether you’re a beginner composer or a classical musician wanting to try something new, this event will give you fresh ideas and practical skills to use in your music-making.
Designed For:
✔ Beginner composers who want to develop their skills and learn more about working with others.
✔ Classical musicians interested in exploring new ways of making music.
✔ Music educators looking to broaden their perspective on creativity and collaboration.
✔ Anyone passionate about music composition and eager to learn from experienced professionals.
What You’ll Gain?
✔ Fresh perspectives on composition and collaboration
✔ Insights from award-winning composers, renowned educators and musicians
✔ Feedback on your work if selected for the student showcase
✔ Inspiration to create and arrange music for the holiday season
Program Overview
Day 1: My Musical Journey as a Cross-Cultural Composer and Educator
Speaker: Dr. Sheung-Ping Lai
Dr. Lai will share how her background as a composer and educator across different cultures has shaped her music. She’ll also play some of her work and talk about working with artists from different fields.
Day 2: My Career as a Multidisciplinary Composer and Producer: Collaboration between Composer and People
Speaker: Dr. Anthony Cheng
Dr. Cheng will talk about how he combines composing, producing, and performing in his career. He’ll share how he collaborates with others and manages projects from his home studio to stages worldwide.
Day 3: Collaboration Between Composer and Librettist
Speakers: Dr. Pui-Shan Cheung & Ms. Pansy Lai
Learn how music and words come together in an opera. This session will feature the team behind the award-winning Lotus Script, sharing how they created this powerful work.
Day 4: Music, Creativity, and Education in the Digital Era
Speaker: Dr. Michael Leung Chi-Hin
Dr. Leung will talk about how technology is changing music. He’ll show examples of using digital tools in education and creating new ways to experience music.
Day 5: Showcase of Student Compositions
If you are an adult beginner composer, you are welcome to submit an original score in a PDF file and a video/audio recording (within 4 minutes) to be featured on the final day. Selected works will be shared and discussed, with feedback from Dr. Lai. Even if your work isn’t presented, you’ll still get comments to help you improve.
Meet Your Instructors
