LEE KAR TAI . PHOEBUS
李 家 泰
Lee Kar Tai, Phoebus is an active young composer, contemporary-music researcher and educator. His music and papers have been performed and presented at various significant occasions, international music festivals and university conferences: these include Arena Contemporary Music Festival, The Asian Composers League Conference and Festival, The Chinese Composers Festival, Hong Kong Art Festival, Hong Kong Week of Taiwan, International Rostrum of Composers, Musicarama, Hong Kong New Generation, Singapore Asian Composers Festival, SOUND-IMAGination, soundSCAPE Festival Italy, Swiss Contemporary Music Festival, WASBE Conference, Yogyakarta Contemporary Music Festival.
He attained the Doctor of Music degree (D. Mus.) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CHUK) in 2012, and was awarded the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Scholarship during his postgraduate studies. Upon graduation, he worked as a teaching assistant and also as the director of the New Music Ensemble at the Department of Music, CUHK. Later, he has been a part time lecturer at CUHK, guest lecturer in HKIEd, as well as editorial assistant and daily music programme director at RTHK Radio 4. He has been teaching music and conducts programmes at universities, colleges and schools, and has given workshops and lectures to school teachers and the general public. Subjects of these include contemporary music, music appreciation, harmony and counterpoint, orchestration and composition, aural skills and musicianship, creative musicking, ensemble coach for traditional and modern repertoire. At various occasions, he also performs as a choral, orchestral or chamber-music conductor, harpsichordist, organist, or pianist on both traditional and contemporary works.
李氏亦熱衷於音樂創作、當代音樂研究、音樂教育與創意推廣。李氏的作品與論文多次於本地與國際平台發表，其中包括Arena Contemporary Music Festival、亞洲作曲家聯盟會議及音樂節、華人作曲家音樂節、香港藝術節、台灣香港週、國際作曲家論壇、音樂新文化、音樂新一代、聲影集、新加坡亞洲作曲家音樂節、意大利 soundSCAPE 音樂節、瑞士當代音樂節、世界管樂協會論壇、日惹當代音樂節等等。
李氏畢業於香港中文大學並已於二零一二年取得音樂博士銜。隨後於母校出任全職教學助理，並擔任音樂系新音樂合奏團總監。近年，李氏出任香港中文大學兼職講師、香港教育學院客席講師、及香港電台第四台音樂曲目編輯及編輯助理。李氏曾於不同大學、學院、中學、小學授課及主導作曲培訓班，以及於教育局及公開講座演講，教授音樂學科包括當代音樂、音樂賞析、和聲、對位、配器法、作曲、練耳與音樂感訓練、創意樂動，以及為指導室樂小組演奏傳統古典曲目與現代曲目。其次，李氏亦經常以不同形式參與傳統古典音樂與當代音樂的演出，例如指揮、演奏古鍵琴、管風琴、鋼琴等。
He attained the Doctor of Music degree (D. Mus.) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CHUK) in 2012, and was awarded the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Scholarship during his postgraduate studies. Upon graduation, he worked as a teaching assistant and also as the director of the New Music Ensemble at the Department of Music, CUHK. Later, he has been a part time lecturer at CUHK, guest lecturer in HKIEd, as well as editorial assistant and daily music programme director at RTHK Radio 4. He has been teaching music and conducts programmes at universities, colleges and schools, and has given workshops and lectures to school teachers and the general public. Subjects of these include contemporary music, music appreciation, harmony and counterpoint, orchestration and composition, aural skills and musicianship, creative musicking, ensemble coach for traditional and modern repertoire. At various occasions, he also performs as a choral, orchestral or chamber-music conductor, harpsichordist, organist, or pianist on both traditional and contemporary works.
李氏亦熱衷於音樂創作、當代音樂研究、音樂教育與創意推廣。李氏的作品與論文多次於本地與國際平台發表，其中包括Arena Contemporary Music Festival、亞洲作曲家聯盟會議及音樂節、華人作曲家音樂節、香港藝術節、台灣香港週、國際作曲家論壇、音樂新文化、音樂新一代、聲影集、新加坡亞洲作曲家音樂節、意大利 soundSCAPE 音樂節、瑞士當代音樂節、世界管樂協會論壇、日惹當代音樂節等等。
李氏畢業於香港中文大學並已於二零一二年取得音樂博士銜。隨後於母校出任全職教學助理，並擔任音樂系新音樂合奏團總監。近年，李氏出任香港中文大學兼職講師、香港教育學院客席講師、及香港電台第四台音樂曲目編輯及編輯助理。李氏曾於不同大學、學院、中學、小學授課及主導作曲培訓班，以及於教育局及公開講座演講，教授音樂學科包括當代音樂、音樂賞析、和聲、對位、配器法、作曲、練耳與音樂感訓練、創意樂動，以及為指導室樂小組演奏傳統古典曲目與現代曲目。其次，李氏亦經常以不同形式參與傳統古典音樂與當代音樂的演出，例如指揮、演奏古鍵琴、管風琴、鋼琴等。
(2017)
Ensembles and Artistic Groups with Collaborations and Commissions
Bang On A Can All-Stars, USA
Chinese Music Virtuosi
Chung Chi College Wind Orchestra, CUHK
City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
Dawning Quartet
dissonArt ensemble, Switzerland
Eclat Ensemble, Korea
Hong Kong Band Directors Association
HKEdU (HKIEd) Chorus
Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
Hong Kong New Music Ensemble Academy
Hong Kong Wind Kamerata
InTuition Creative Learning
InTuition Musiking
New Music Ensemble, CUHK
The Learners Chorus
RhapsoArts
Romer String Quartet
Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra
UMS n’ JIP, Switzerland
Yip's Children's Choir
Bang On A Can All-Stars, USA
Chinese Music Virtuosi
Chung Chi College Wind Orchestra, CUHK
City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
Dawning Quartet
dissonArt ensemble, Switzerland
Eclat Ensemble, Korea
Hong Kong Band Directors Association
HKEdU (HKIEd) Chorus
Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
Hong Kong New Music Ensemble Academy
Hong Kong Wind Kamerata
InTuition Creative Learning
InTuition Musiking
New Music Ensemble, CUHK
The Learners Chorus
RhapsoArts
Romer String Quartet
Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra
UMS n’ JIP, Switzerland
Yip's Children's Choir
Participated Conferences, Festivals, and Music Event Series
Arena Contemporary Music Festival, Latvia
Asian Composers League Conference and Festival
Chinese Composers Festival
Ensemble-in-Residence, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Art Festival
Hong Kong Contemporary Music Festival
Hong Kong Week, Taiwan
International Rostrum of Composers
Mongolia International Festival for Contemporary and Traditional Music
Musicarama, Hong Kong
New Generation, Hong Kong
Singapore Asian Composers Festival
SOUND-IMAGination
soundSCAPE Festival, Italy
Swiss Contemporary Music Festival
Yogyakarta Contemporary Music Festival
Arena Contemporary Music Festival, Latvia
Asian Composers League Conference and Festival
Chinese Composers Festival
Ensemble-in-Residence, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Art Festival
Hong Kong Contemporary Music Festival
Hong Kong Week, Taiwan
International Rostrum of Composers
Mongolia International Festival for Contemporary and Traditional Music
Musicarama, Hong Kong
New Generation, Hong Kong
Singapore Asian Composers Festival
SOUND-IMAGination
soundSCAPE Festival, Italy
Swiss Contemporary Music Festival
Yogyakarta Contemporary Music Festival
Experienced Teaching Disciplines
University and Institutional Level, Undergraduate to Postgraduate :
Appreciation of Western Music
Aural Training
Composition
Counterpoint
Creative Musicking
Elastic Scoring
Fundamental to Advanced Harmonic Practice of Tonal Music
Music Analysis
Orchestration
Phenomenon of Music in Classical and Romantic Era
Phenomenon of Music in Renaissance and Baroque
Techniques and Styles of Contemporary Music
Twentieth-Century Music Material and Structure
Practical:
Ensemble Coach
New Music Ensemble
Pre-university/College :
Composition Training
History and Listening of Music of Western Tradition from Renaissance to Contemporary
Music in the Twentieth Century and Contemporary Era
Primary and Secondary School Extra-curriculum :
Composition Training Programme
University and Institutional Level, Undergraduate to Postgraduate :
Appreciation of Western Music
Aural Training
Composition
Counterpoint
Creative Musicking
Elastic Scoring
Fundamental to Advanced Harmonic Practice of Tonal Music
Music Analysis
Orchestration
Phenomenon of Music in Classical and Romantic Era
Phenomenon of Music in Renaissance and Baroque
Techniques and Styles of Contemporary Music
Twentieth-Century Music Material and Structure
Practical:
Ensemble Coach
New Music Ensemble
Pre-university/College :
Composition Training
History and Listening of Music of Western Tradition from Renaissance to Contemporary
Music in the Twentieth Century and Contemporary Era
Primary and Secondary School Extra-curriculum :
Composition Training Programme
Collaborative Projects
Hong Kong Arts Festival
InTuition/Creative Musicking
Landmark Compositions in Hong Kong
Music Composition Training Programme with Cultural Exploration, Quality Education Fund and HKCG
School Arts Animateur Scheme, LCSD and HKCG
Hong Kong Arts Festival
InTuition/Creative Musicking
Landmark Compositions in Hong Kong
Music Composition Training Programme with Cultural Exploration, Quality Education Fund and HKCG
School Arts Animateur Scheme, LCSD and HKCG
Affiliations
Member, Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong
Council Member, Hong Kong Composers’ Guild
Member, Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong
Council Member, Hong Kong Composers’ Guild