Born in Hong Kong, Alfred Wong is a prolific composer whose music has been widely performed across the globe. His compositions have been featured in many international music events, including the International Society for Contemporary Music Festival, Cello Fresno – International Cello Festival, Indiana Choral Directors Association Summer Conference, Beijing Modern Music Festival, China-ASEAN Music Festival, and Macau International Music Festival. His wind band works have also been showcased at the Waterlooville Music Festival in the UK, Colorado Music Festival in the U.S., and the Singapore International Band Festival. 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 Art Department of the Ministry of Culture of China and the China Nationalities Orchestra Society. His music has been recorded by PARMA Recordings (USA), Hugo Productions (Hong Kong), and Modern Audio Limited. With an oeuvre of over a hundred Chinese instrumental works and compositions across various genres, his notable pieces 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 the baton of Leonard Slatkin. In addition to composing, Wong has been invited to conduct orchestras, wind bands, and ensembles in Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Malaysia. He currently serves as the resident composer of Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble, a guest lecturer at The Education University of Hong Kong, and teaches courses at the School of Professional and Continuing Education of the University of Hong Kong.

出生於香港，黃學揚的音樂曾在多個國際音樂場合中發表，包括瑞典舉行的國際現代音樂協會音樂節、美國Cello Fresno國際大提琴音樂節、印第安納州合唱指導協會夏季會議、北京現代音樂節、中國—東盟音樂週、澳門國際音樂節等。他的管樂作品亦曾於英國Waterlooville音樂節、美國科羅拉多音樂節及新加坡國際管樂節中演出。黃氏曾獲多項殊榮，包括 2014 年「CASH金帆音樂獎」最佳正統音樂作品，以及由中華人民共和國文化部藝術司與中國民族管弦樂學會聯合主辦的「新藝盃」青年作曲家民族管弦樂作品評獎銅獎。他的作品曾由美國PARMA Recordings、香港Hugo Productions及Modern Audio Limited等公司錄製出版，部分管樂隊曲由德國Star Music Publishing出版樂譜。黃學揚的創作涉獵多種音樂類型，代表作包括：由香港中樂團委約的的劇樂《八仙過海》系列、由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、由著名指揮家Leonard Slatkin領導底特律交響樂團演出的《紅樓夢大提琴隨想曲》。除了作曲外，黃氏亦曾獲邀於澳洲、中國內地、香港、台灣及馬來西亞指揮管弦樂團、管樂團及室內樂團。畢業於香港中文大學音樂系作曲碩士，師隨陳永華教授。他現為香港教育大學客座講師、竹韻小集駐團作曲家、中國音樂家協會會員及香港藝術發展局審批員等。

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