The MOU Signing Ceremony with Guangzhou Symphony Orchestral (GSO)

UIC was alive with the sound of music on 2 December when Chi Quartet came to UIC to perform a concert entitled The Unspoken. Chi Quartet are a diverse and talented group of performers based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and they presented a concert of classic Scandinavian jazz tunes and original compositions by their Hong Kong/Macao-native founder and pianist, Siu Tin-Chi. The remainder of the gro...

Famous Italian pianist Mr Paolo Vairo was invited to have a Piano Masterclass with several students at UIC on 24 October. Performers and spectators went to the masterclass to enhance their performance and musicianship through the advice provided by him.Once the student performances began, Mr Vairo sat down and listened carefully, concentrating on each of the three performances. After the perfor...

The UIC Orchestra and Choir had their end of year concert titled, Look at the World on 27 November. The conductors for the night were lecturers from the Division of Culture and Creativity (DCC) Mr Stephen Lam and Mr Mars Lei, along with DCC foreign intern, Robert Runnels.UIC Orchestra and Choir performing the last piece 'Look at the World' During the hour long programme there was pieces from al...

The first lunchtime concert series of 2019 kicked off on 11 October with Division of Culture and Creativity (DCC) Foreign Intern Robert Runnels. Robert earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in percussion performance from The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota in the US.Robert RunnelsRobert has performed with the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra and at the Percussive Arts Society Internatio...

The Division of Culture and Creativity (DCC) invited Italian pianist Mr Paolo Vairo to teach a piano masterclass on 24 October. This was the first piano masterclass to be held at UIC and three students from the UIC Piano Soloists programme also participated and performed.Mr Vairo intorducing himself Mr Vairo obtained his Master of Music degree in Piano performance from Temple University in Phil...

A concert for the Hong Kong Symphonic Winds (HKSW) held by the Division of Culture and Creativity (DCC) Music minor programme was presented on 24 April.The big band together performing on stageThe concert was divided into sections of brass, percussion, saxophone and concluded with the big band ensemble. Associate Music Director and Conductor, Mr Fung Ka Hing, introduced the history of HKSW, inc...

The Division of Culture and Creativity (DCC) held a music concert titled 'Time Travel: East to West' on 21 March. Dr Patrick Yim and Ms Jacqueline Leung were the two distinguished performers for the concert.Dr Patrick Kim and Ms Jacqueline Leung Dr Patrick Yim is a Guest Music Director of the Collegium Musicum Hong Kong and is well known orchestral violinist that has performed across the world....