Chi-Hin Leung (b. 1984) was born in a metropolitan city – Hong Kong. With a diverse cultural background, his composition mixes with both East and West thoughts, and with special interests in timbral and textural explorations. He was the champion of the Hong Kong Handbell Festival Composition Contest, first runner-up at New Generation and won the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild Audience Choice Award. Chi-hin’s compositions are published by From the Top Music (U.S.), MOECK (Germany), Edition HH (U.K.) and Oxford University Press, while his academic literature New Technical Explorations in Music Composition is published by Lap Lambert Academic Publishing. His works have been featured by ISCM World New Music Days, International Electronic Music Week, International Handbell Symposium, Singapore Saxophone Symposium, ISME World Conference on Music Education, Musicarama and many more.

Chi-hin received his Master of Philosophy (Composition) degree, Bachelor of Education (Music) degree and Professional Diploma (Electronic Music) from The University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Institute of Education and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts respectively. He studied composition with Dr. Joshua Chan and Dr. Lai Sheung-ping, electronic music with Prof. Clarence Mak, and has obtained LMusTCL in music theory, criticism and literature. He is a director of the Hong Kong Composers Guild (HKCG) and the Hong Kong Association for Music Educators (HAME). He is currently a Doctor of Music candidate at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring in composition under the supervision of Professor Victor Chan.

Albums

Flux

Release Date: October 11, 2019
Catalog Number: NV6252
21st Century
Chamber
Cello
East Asian
Flute
The Society of Composers, Inc. is a “professional society dedicated to the promotion, performance, understanding and dissemination of new and contemporary music.” Having brought dozens of unique and compelling compositions to Navona Records over the years, they are now back with the latest in SCI’s series: FLUX, a collection of striking, innovative, and altogether unignorable music.

Onyx

Release Date: January 8, 2016
Catalog Number: NV6020
21st Century
Chamber
Flute
Navona Records presents ONYX, the 29th edition of the acclaimed Society of Composers, Inc. CD Series and the fifth SCI release on the label. Founded in 1965, SCI celebrates their 50 year anniversary with the release of this album, marking their continued dedication to the promotion, performance, understanding, and dissemination of new and contemporary music.

Polarities

Release Date: March 1, 2014
Catalog Number: NV5944
21st Century
Chamber
Orchestral
Orchestra
Piano
POLARITIES, an album of new presentations in classical music, expresses the emotions, feelings, and scenes associated with opposites. The works on the album, by four composers, range from a piece for wind ensemble and the Chinese gaohu, to a piano sonata, a chamber work, and works for orchestra.