Biography

Born and raised in Hong Kong, LAU Yik Long is a versatile musician passionate about exploring various facets of this multifaceted discipline.

As a composer, Lau enjoys integrating his emotional responses to daily encounters and theoretical insights into his music, seeking to draw connections between the old and the new. He studied with Chan Kai Young, Chan Wai Kwong Victor, Lee Wan Ki Wendy, Lo Hau-man and Charles Kwong. Lau’s “Preces and Responses” was highly praised by the renowned British composer John Rutter; he was one of the finalists of the “2022 Hong Kong New Generation” competition. Lau’s music has been performed by numerous local and international music groups including Hong Kong Wind Kamerata, Mivos Quartet, Cong Quartet, St John’s Cathedral Choir, Aqua Voice and Chung Chi Wind Orchestra. Recently, Lau has delved into writing Cantonese choral works, ensuring the lyrics are intelligible in all voice parts. In 2024, his compositions have been premiered in Hong Kong, the UK and the US.

Lau actively engages in the local choral scene. He is a member of the premier choral ensemble NOĒMA and regularly sings with eminent Hong Kong choirs including Die Konzertisten and St John’s Cathedral Choir. As a choral conductor, Lau has extensive experience preparing choirs for premieres. While at the CUHK Music Department, he worked closely with Aqua Voice – a chamber choir organised by undergraduate students – to promote choral music within and beyond the campus. In 2018, he served as Chung Chi Choir’s assistant conductor – a rare post for which he was the sole candidate in the past decade.

Lau has researched meter and rhythms in Stravinsky’s Neoclassical music, presenting papers at international and regional conferences. He integrates his academic knowledge into his education endeavours, spreading music and its power to a wider audience, especially the next generation. Lau presented over 150 music-theory-related episodes in RTHK Radio 4 weekly programmes.

Lau obtained a DipABRSM in singing under Alan Tsang's tutorage. He is also a music administrator. He co-organised several widely acclaimed events in recent years. One highlight is the lecture demonstration and conference on Cantonese Choral Music at CUHK in 2021 and 2023.

Lau graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a BA (Music), an MPhil (Music Theory), and an MMus (Composition) degree.

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劉奕朗是一位熱衷探索音樂中各個範疇的香港土生土長音樂家。

作為作曲家，劉氏喜歡在作品中融入他對日常遭遇的情感反應和理論見解，力求在傳統與現代之間建立聯繫。他曾師從劉氏師隨陳啟揚、陳偉光、鄺展維、李允琪及盧厚敏學習作曲。劉氏的作品《Preces and Responses》被英國著名作曲家約翰・瑞特給予高度評價，他亦曾入圍2022年「香港新一代」比賽決賽。他的作品曾被香港管樂雅集、Mivos四重奏、Cong四重奏、聖約翰座堂詩班、Aqua Voice和崇基管樂團等團體演出。近年劉氏致力創作所有聲部都合乎粵語音調的合唱作品。在2024年，他的作品分別於香港、英國和美國首演。

劉氏活躍於本地合唱界。他是新銳合唱團NOĒMA的成員，並定期參與Die Konzertisten和聖約翰座堂詩班等合唱團的演出。作為合唱指揮，劉氏準備合唱團首演作品的經驗豐富。在香港中文大學音樂系修讀期間，他與由本科生組成的室內合唱團Aqua Voice緊密合作，推動校內外的合唱音樂發展。他亦曾任香港中文大學崇基合唱團近十年內唯一一位助理指揮。

劉氏的學術研究專注於史達拉汶斯基新古典主義作品中的拍子和節奏，他曾於國際和地區會議上發表論文。他致力將其學術知識融入教育工作中，將音樂及其力量傳播給更多觀眾。劉氏曾於香港電台第四台主持了超過150集與音樂理論相關的環節。

劉氏曾師隨曾字軒學習聲樂，並考獲英國皇家音樂學院演奏文憑。他亦從事音樂行政工作。他近年共同策劃了幾場大獲好評的活動，包括2021年和2023年舉行的粵語合唱創作示範講座和研討會。

劉氏於香港中文大學取得文學學士（音樂）、哲學碩士（音樂理論）及音樂碩士（作曲）學位。