Born in Hong Kong, Alfred Wong is a prolific composer whose music has been performed worldwide across five continents and have appeared at major 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 also reached audiences at the Colorado Music Festival (U.S.) and Waterlooville Music Festival (UK).
Wong’s accolades include the 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), and he is a recipient of the China National Arts Fund 2026. His music has been recorded internationally by Signum Records (UK), PARMA Recordings (USA), Hugo Productions (Hong Kong), and Modern Audio Ltd. Some of his wind-band scores are published by Star Music Publishing.
With hundreds of Chinese instrumental works and compositions across various genres, notable works include The Eight Immortals’ Adventures (musical-theatre series commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra), 1894 Hong Kong Plague – A Musical (Hong Kong Repertory Theatre), as well as The Dream of the Red Chamber Capriccio, a collaboration with cellist Trey Lee, re-arranged from composer Wang Liping’s original score, premiered by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin.
In addition to composing, Wong has appeared as a guest conductor in Australia, Malaysia, mainland China, and Taiwan. He is active in music education, teaching orchestration and arranging at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), and frequently leads workshops for institutions including the Education Bureau. A graduate of CUHK, where he studied composition under Prof. Chan Wing-wah, Wong is a Composer-in-Residence with the Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble and a member of China Musicians Association.
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「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。
黃氏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、改編自王立平原創音樂的《紅樓夢大提琴隨想曲》，由Leonard Slatkin指揮美國底特律交響樂團首演。除創作外，黃氏曾於澳洲、馬來西亞、中國內地及台灣擔任客席指揮。近年專注中樂創作，累積逾百首編創作品，作品廣泛由兩岸三地、東南亞及美加的華人樂團演奏。黃氏亦積極參與音樂教育，常為教育局等機構主持作曲與編曲講座，現於香港演藝學院、香港中文大學及香港教育大學任教配器與編曲等課程。現為竹韻小集駐團作曲家及中國音樂家協會會員。
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