Born in Hong Kong, Alfred Wong is a prolific composer whose music has been performed worldwide across five continents. His works have been featured at international festivals including the International Society for Contemporary Music Festival, Beijing Modern Music Festival, Macau International Music Festival, China-ASEAN Music Festival, Singapore International Band Festival, Cello Fresno - International Cello Festival, and the Indiana Choral Directors Association Summer Conference. His wind band music has reached audiences at the Colorado Music Festival (U.S.) and Waterlooville Music Festival (UK).
Wong’s accolades include the 2014 CASH Golden Sail Music Award for Best Serious Composition and a Bronze Award in the “Xinyi Cup” for Chinese orchestra works by young composers, jointly presented by the Ministry of Culture of China and the China Nationalities Orchestra Society. His music has been recorded internationally by Signum Records (UK), PARMA Recordings (USA), Hugo Productions (Hong Kong), and Modern Audio Ltd.; several wind band scores are published by Star Music Publishing.
With hundreds of Chinese instrumental works and compositions across various genres, his notable works include The Eight Immortals’ Adventures series for musical theatre, commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra; 1894 Hong Kong Plague – A Musical, produced by the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre; and Dream of the Red Chamber Capriccio, a collaboration with cellist Trey Lee and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin.
In addition to composing, Wong has appeared as guest conductor in Australia, Malaysia, mainland China, and Taiwan. He is actively engaged in music education, teaching at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The Education University of Hong Kong, and leading workshops for institutions including the Education Bureau. A graduate of CUHK, where he studied composition under Prof. Chan Wing-wah, Wong also serves as Composer-in-Residence with the Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble and as an assessor for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
香港作曲家黃學揚，創作橫跨管弦樂、室內樂、合唱、中樂及跨媒體等多種音樂類型，善於融合中西音樂語法。他的作品已於五大洲演出，並在多個國際音樂節亮相，包括瑞典國際現代音樂協會音樂節、北京現代音樂節、澳門國際音樂節、中國—東盟音樂週、新加坡國際管樂節、美國Cello Fresno國際大提琴音樂節及英國Waterlooville音樂節等。
他曾獲「2014 CASH金帆音樂獎」最佳正統音樂作品，以及中國文化部「新繹杯」青年作曲家民族管弦樂作品評獎銅獎，並以組曲《悠悠太平山》獲選2026年度國家藝術基金資助。部分作品由香港Hugo Productions、英國Signum Records、美國PARMA等灌錄出版，管樂作品亦由德國Star Music Publishing出版。
代表作包括香港中樂團委約的跨媒體劇樂《八仙過海》系列、香港話劇團製作的大型音樂劇《太平山之疫》，以及與大提琴家李垂誼合作、由Leonard Slatkin指揮美國底特律交響樂團首演的《紅樓夢大提琴隨想曲》。此外，黃氏近年專注於中樂創作，累積逾百首編創作品，廣泛由兩岸三地、東南亞及美加的華人樂團演奏。除創作外，他亦曾於澳洲、馬來西亞、中國內地及台灣擔任客席指揮，並積極參與音樂教育，現於香港中文大學及香港教育大學任教，並主持作曲編曲課程與講座。現為竹韻小集駐團作曲家、香港藝術發展局審批員及中國音樂家協會會員。
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