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Art Central X UOB Art Space (2022)
Original music for the event opening. Written for erhu, pipa, guzheng and electronics, in collaboration with Desmond Leung’s interactive ink art installation “The Bloom of Water Lilies ” and Alice Ma’s choreography. Performed at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 25 May, 2022. //quoted from Art Central Hong Kong’s website The Bloom of Water Lilies is…
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First Steps into Nature (2022)
Original Music for Biodiversity Picture Books Dancing with Spotted Dove Flying Tiger Common Tiger Chinese Banyan Treasure “ECF Nature Connection : First Steps into Nature – Environmental Education Programme for Kindergarten Teachers and Children”is an environmental education and community action project under the Environment and Conservation Fund and the Environmental Campaign Committee. Project funded by…
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《婆婆》Por Por (2019-2022)
Chamber Opera A heart-warming theatrical experience about the ordeals of dementia sufferers.Yet another great No Limits presentation that combines original music and stunning visuals.Por Por is a stirring tribute to grandmothers and carers everywhere. This original Cantonese chamber opera is a moving account of how dementia and depression affect elderly sufferers and those who care…
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《城市說》Says City (2014/2021)
for SATB chorus with occasion divisi 彳亍叮叮 (2014/2021) Commissioned by Diocesan’s Girls School in 2014 Lyrics by Clement Lee, Music by Austin Yip 微風吹拂 (2021) Commissioned by Hong Kong Youth Choir in 2021 Music and Lyrics by Austin Yip Recording performed by the Hong Kong Children’s Choir. 從西到東 (2021) Commissioned by Hong Kong Youth Choir…
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LCSD x Hong Kong Railway Museum -《煙》Smoke (2021)
for two violins Programme Notes Immersed in the fog of time and the dulcet sound of violin in the Hong Kong Railway Museum alone, violinist Patrick Yim plays a violin duet, embarking on a self-discovery journey. You are invited to join him and to look back and reflect in the introspective music notes. Let the…
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《關於那獸》This is All About That Monster (2021)
for violin, electronics and video (or dance) Violin recorded by Patrick Yim. Programme Notes “This is All About That Monster” started as a collaboration between Gloria Pang, a choreographer, and I in early 2021. At the beginning Gloria sent me a few clips of her improvised movements with Stella Tsui, another dancer, and she mentioned…
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《大》Mega (2020)
for violin and electronics Programme Notes “Mega” is everything inclusive—heard and unheard, seen and unseen. 《大》包含所有東西－聽到與聽不到的，看到與看不到的。 “Mega”, for violin and electronics, premiered by Patrick Yim on 20-21 April, 2021 (2 performances) at JC Cube, Tai Kwun, Hong Kong.
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《官塘記事》The Book of Kwun Tong (2019)
for clarinet, violin, violin, cello and piano This new work is commissioned by RTHK Radio 4 in 2020 with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund. Programme Notes “The Book of Kwun Tong” is a collection of seven short pieces, with each depicting an important stage/incident of Kwun Tong, a district in Hong Kong. The work begins…
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《思緒之內》Inside the Mind of… (2020)
for violin, electronics, EEG device and videoperformed by Patrick Yim Premiered during MacDowell National Benefit on 19 October 2020 Programme Notes “Inside the Mind of…” was drafted during my residency as a response to elderly’s dementia, and itwas completed during summer 2020 in Hong Kong. The work requires pre-recorded violin part,which serves as the “memory”.…
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《這邊有風，那邊有樹，它們卻不相遇》Here is Wind, There is Tree, But They Never Meet (2020)
for 36-reed Sheng, Pipa and Guzheng Commissioned by Hong Kong Composers’ Guild Programme Notes Commissioned by Hong Kong Composers’ Guild, “Here is Wind, There is Tree, But They Never Meet” was written during the pandemic in summer 2020. One day I was gazing out of my room’s window, looking at the outside world—all of a…
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