Explore the music of English composer George Holloway
About three weeks ago, my eponymous Holloway Children’s Choir held a party to celebrate the fifth anniversary of our trip to the UK for a competition and tour. Five years ago, I never would have imagined that they would hold a reunion party every year for the next five years, each time with a different…Continue Reading “Holloway Children’s Choir- UK Tour Fifth Anniversary Party (Sept.’24)”
It was a great privilege to be able to participate in the composition workshop with Unsuk Chin, organised by the 2024 Weiwuying International Music Festival. It was an important recognition for me that I am working on pieces which Unsuk Chin deemed worthy of closer inspection, and in which she felt sufficiently interested that she…Continue Reading “衛武營國際音樂節作曲工作坊：照片、心得 Weiwuying International Music Festival Composition Workshop: Photos, Reflection (April ’24)”
A short piece for choir and organ, Pentecost, has been selected for inclusion in this year’s London Festival of Contemporary Church Music. The 2024 festival takes place from May 10-24, spanning Ascension Day, Ascension Sunday and Pentecost, and so my piece Pentecost fits in well with the timing and theme of the festival. 我的一首為合唱團和管風琴而寫的短曲，《聖靈降臨節》，已被入選今年倫敦當代教堂音樂節。2024年的音樂節將於5月10日至24日期間舉行，橫跨升天節、升天主日和聖靈降臨節，因此我的作品《聖靈降臨節》在時機和節慶主題上都很適合。 I wrote…Continue Reading ““Pentecost” selected for London Festival of Contemporary Church Music (May ’24)”
I’m excited to have my music featured in the C-Camerata International Festival for Contemporary Music, “Crossing Sounds”: three concerts in one day at the legendary Forum Music Taipei, with performances from the Geori Ensemble (Korea), Gunnar Berg Salzburg and C-Camerata Taipei. This is the incredible promotional video of the festival: https://tungchaoming.wixsite.com/c-camerata From the C-Camerata Website:…Continue Reading ““South of the Great Wall” 《城南荒原》quintet version premiere at C-Camerata International Festival for Contemporary Music (March ’24)”
Last week I received confirmation that my new nine-and-a-half minute piece for solo guzheng, titled Hook, has been selected in the B category (plucked instruments) in the latest call for works of the Taiwan Branch of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM). It will receive its premiere in the 2023 edition of the Taipei…Continue Reading “NEW WORK “HOOK” SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN 2023 TAIPEI INTERNATIONAL NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL (Aug. ’22)”
Last week I had some very rewarding and useful online rehearsals with the four players who will premiere my piece Moon in October, as part of the Taipei International New Music Festival. The festival is administered by ISCM Taiwan, and Moon was selected by the jury in a call for works last year. It’s exciting to hear…Continue Reading “Rehearsing for the premiere of “Moon” at Taipei International New Music Festival (Aug.’22) 臺北國際現代音樂節將首演的《月》之排練（2022.8）”
My new nine-minute quartet for zhonghu, guzheng, alto saxophone and tuned percussion (marimba doubling vibraphone), titled Moon, has been selected in the latest call for works of the Taiwan Branch of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM). It will receive its premiere in the 2022 edition of the Taipei International New Music Festival. For…Continue Reading “New work “Moon” selected for inclusion in 2022 Taipei International New Music Festival (Oct. 2021)”
The mother of a singer in the children’s choir wrote a moving and lively report of the UK tour, which I’ve translated into English and accompanied by photographs. Enjoy! 陶妈手记之那年夏天英国行 Mummy Tao (Snow)’s record of our Summer travel in the UK 为了参加Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod（兰戈伦国际音乐节），Holloway Children’s Choir（霍洛韦童声合唱团）师生及家长一行55人，在指挥卢长剑老师和“经济人”周婷婷的带领下，从中国到英国，穿越8266公里，天津-伦敦-兰戈伦-牛津，历时16天，9场演出，2场比赛，2次大师课，3次快闪，21首中外歌曲（7种语言），开启了一次意义非凡的快乐之旅。 The fifty-five members of the Holloway Children’s…Continue Reading “Holloway Children’s Choir UK Tour 2019: tour diary”
The Holloway Children’s Choir’s two competition performances at Llangollen were broadcast live on Llangollen TV: Children’s Folk category: Children’s Folk Choirs | Corau Alaw Werin i Blant Junior Children’s Junior Children’s Choirs | Corau Plant Iau After performing nine times at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, the choir began preparing for our Oxford concert on Monday…Continue Reading “Holloway Children’s Choir: Llangollen TV competition performances, Oxford and London Concerts (July 2019)”
The Holloway Children’s Choir toured the UK in July 2019. I founded the Holloway Children’s Choir in Tianjin, China, in January 2018. The choir aims to introduce Tianjin children to the European, and especially the British choral tradition both liturgical and secular, and to involve Chinese children in the joys of music-making and choir-singing. We…Continue Reading “Holloway Children’s Choir competes and performs at Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod (July 2019)”