Students from Trinity Universitys Choral Programme visited UIC on 11 and 12 March. Trinity University is located in San Antonio, Texas, US and is a collaborative partner in cultural exchanges with UIC.A total of 11 students, all studying different majors, came to UIC to perform a music concert for UIC staff and students at the Performance Theatre. The concert featured the skilled singers of Tri...

The Division of Culture and Creativity (DCC) Music Programme held a music recital, featuring the Romer String Quartet in the Performance Theatre on 15 November. This concert was presented as part of the Visiting Artist Series from the Music Programme in DCC.The Romer String QuartetThe Romer String Quartet, named after a native Romer Tree frog in Hong Kong, consists of Dr Kitty Cheung on 1st Vio...

The Division of Culture and Creativity (DCC) Music Programme held its second music concert event featuring the Hong Kong Symphonic Winds (HKSW) on 21 November.The Hong Kong Symphonic WindsThis performance included various music genres from different countries and songs from Studio Ghiblis movies such as Kikis Delivery Service and My Neighbor Totoro.HKSW Brass sectionHKSW Woodwind sectionHKSW Pe...

The lunchtime concert series started again on 21 September with its first performance of the 2018-2019 academic year. This concert featured students Ye Zijin and Wang Lixuan as they both performed beautiful piano solos.Zijin and Lixuan are from the UIC Soloists piano programme. They entertained the audience by performing Chopins Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Robert Schumanns Abegg Variations, and E...

On 4 April, Senior Lecturer at the School of Music, University of Queensland, Dr Robert Davidson, gave a talk titled Music and the Creative Process. This lecture was part of the Division of Culture and Creativity (DCC)s Visiting Artist Series.Dr Davidson is a composer who has travelled globally for various music festivals and events. He began his talk by playing a clip of music he composed, tit...

The Chair of the Music programme at the Yamanashi Gakuin University International College of Liberal Arts, Dr Alex Sigman, gave a lecture titled' "Approaches to Interactive Media Composition and Performance" on 7 March 2018.The talk was held in the Music Recital Hall as a part of the Division of Culture and Creativity (DCC)s Visiting Artist Series. The DCC Visiting Artist Series aims to provide...

On 22 November, the Steinway Music Awarding Ceremony and Piano Concert was held in the new UIC University Hall. This event marked the official recognition of the establishment of UIC's new Steinway Music Centre. Additionally, being the 190th anniversary of Beethoven's death, this concert featured the composer's piano sonatas, introduced by Steinway artist and Xinghai Conservatory of Music Profe...

As part of the Visiting Artist Series arranged by the Division of Culture and Creativity (DCC), the Music Programme was honoured to be able to invite Mr Paul Archibald of the London Mozart Players to give a talk at UIC. Mr Archibalds talk, entitled Elmer Bernstein to Dario Marianelli - A Personal Reflection of Performing Music for Film, was presented on 27 September in the Music Recital Hall (C...