Tsang Yiu-kwan graduated from The Professional Diploma Program in the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and studied composition with Law Wing-fai and electronic music with Clarence Mak, and graduated in Master's degree in composition at The Boston Conservatory whose studied with Dr. John Adams. Tsang Yiu-kwan won the composition scholarships for overseas study given by The Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Ltd.(CASH) and the Boston Conservatory.
         His compositions, "Dream in Summer" (Two piano and Two Percussion) and " Two Erhus Concerto" were selected twice by The Asian Composer's League (ACL) and performed in the ACL music festivals in Korea and Taiwan.

Name : Yiu-kwan Tsang, Odie
Place of Birth : Hong Kong
Tel : (617) 8670404
Fax : (617) 2627803
E-mail : kwan@OdieStudio.com
Address : 1111 Boylston St., #33, Boston, MA 02215 , U.S.A

Education:

1984 - 1989 Hong Kong Pui Ching Middle School

1990 - 1993 Advanced Diploma (Music Composition) The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (with Distinction)

1993 - 1994 Professional Dip. (Electronic Music) The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

1995 - 1997 Master's Degree (MMus) The Boston Conservatory

Honors and Awards:

~1992 Composers' Scholarship given by Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Ltd.
~1993 Composers' Scholarship given by Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Ltd.
~1993 "Dream in Summer" (two pianos and two percussion) selected by Asian Composers' League (ACL) as one of the performances presented in the Asian Contemporary Music Festival 1993 in Korea
~1994 "Two Erhus Concerto" selected by Asian Composers' League (ACL) as one of the performances presented in the Asian Contemporary Music Festival 1994 in Taipei
~1994 "Wood wind Quintet" commissioned by Hong Kong Composers' Guild and performed in HK music festival - Musiciarama 94'
~1994 - 1995 Full scholarship for overseas studies given by Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Ltd. (CASH)
~1996 Full scholarship given by The Boston Conservatory
~1996 "Humanism II" (Computer music - Duet for computer and piano) commissioned by Hong Kong Composers' Guild and performed in HK music festival - Musiciarama 96'

Musical Activities :

~1985 - 1989 Pui Ching Band Saxophone Player and Committee
~1986 - 1989 Hong Kong Pui Ching Middle School Recorder Band
~1990 - 1992 The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Choir
~1990 - present Member of Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Ltd.
~1991 - 1992 Music School Committee of Academy
~1991 - present Member of The Hong Kong Composers' Guild
~1992 - 1994 The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Concert Band
~1995 - 1996 The Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Saxophone player

Working experiences :

~1989 - 1990 Swimming Pool life guard
~1991 - 1995 Pipe Member of The Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Pipes and Drums Band
~1991 Composing music for The Hong Kong Contemporary Dance
~1992 Composing music for Wong Tai Sin District Life Saving Society
~1993 Composing music for The Liver Foundation Inauguration Ceremony
~1993 - 1994 Electronic studio assistance of the HK Academy for Performing Arts
~1994 Performing Fife in The Hong Kong Ballet
~1994 Composing music for the ABC Computer Game Software Ltd.
~1994 Composing and arranging music for The Hong Kong Children Choir
~1994 Composing music for The Quartet Drama Production
~1997 - present Computer Tech. & Webmaster

Computer Language and Skill :

~MAX Programming, (applied in one of my computer music, Trio for Flute, Clarinet, Computer, 1993)
~Pascal programming, (applied in one of my computer music, Humanism I, 1994)
~C++ programming, (applied in one of my computer music, Humanism II, 1996)
~HTML web publishing,
~Csound programming,
~Common Music programming (NeXT),
~Cakewalk Professional (Sequencing software for IBM),
~Performer (Sequencing software for Macintosh),
~Vision (Sequencing software for Macintosh),
~Finale (Music manuscript software for IBM and Macintosh).

Hobbies :

Music, Swimming, Diving, Canoeing, Table-tennis, Bowling.

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