Members 隊員介紹
HO Pak-cheong - Treble Harmonica Dr. Ho is the Consultant and Chief of the Division of Hand and Microsurgery, Department of Orthopaedic & Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital. He is also an Honorary Associate Professor of the Faculty of Medicine and Honorary Tutor of the Department of Music, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, as well as the President of the Hong Kong Society for Surgery of the Hand in 2008-2010. Ho is the founding President of the Hong Kong Harmonica Association from 2002 -2009. He also founded the world renowned King’s Harmonica Quintet with buddies in 1987 and won a total of two champions, two first-runners up and two second-runners up titles in the two World Harmonica Championships in 1995 and 1997. He appeared numerous times on concert stages both locally including the Hong Kong Arts Festival in 2000 and 2010, and internationally in USA, Germany, Norway, Italy, Netherland, Spain, Belgium and throughout Asia. He has been the adjudicator and guest performer for the biennial Asia Pacific Harmonica Festivals since 1996. In 2002 and 2004, he and the Quintet performed as solo artists with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong respectively. He appeared in the 2005 World Harmonica Championship in Germany as the first ever Hong Kong jury member as well as conductor for the Hong Kong Harmonica Association Harmonica Orchestra in the Gala concert. His outstanding conductorship was being appraised as “Zubin Mehta of the Harmonica”. As recognition to his accomplishment of excellence in duo profession, he received the “Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong Award” in 2002 and the Chief Executive’s Commendation for Community Service by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2007. Ho's email address is pcho@khq.hk. CHAN Shu-keung Kenneth - Treble Harmonica Chan was a founding member of the King’s Harmonica Quintet. In the year of 1997 which the Quintet won the World Harmonica Championship in Germany, Chan partnered with Ho Pak Cheong, another founding member of the Quintet, to play duo and got the first runner-up in the Open category of the Competition. Chan plays the second treble harmonica part in the Quintet and has been regarded as the best candidate for serving this position because of his unique blending tone quality. Chan is a versatile music performer. Besides being a proficient harmonica player, he also teaches flute, recorder and played dizi in Chinese orchestra. He is now a member of the director board of the Hong Kong Harmonica Association and the principal flautist and piccoloist of the subsidiary Harmonica Orchestra. Chan's email address is kennethchan@khq.hk. LAU Chun-bong - Tenor Harmonica Lau was a founding member of the King's Harmonica Quintet. His role as the third harmonica in the Quintet is pivotal to its remarkable ensemble effect. In the score re-arranged from string quartets, he has to play the parts of violin, viola or cello to achieve the best musical effects. He has thus developed a high degree of sensitivity to such a dynamic role and a wide spectrum of musical expression and tone color.He was the Vice President (Festival Planning) of 5th Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival 2004 in Hong Kong Organizing Committee, serving a vital role in its much acclaimed success. He has also been serving the directorship for Hong Kong Harmonica Association since its establishment in 2002. He is the principal tenor player in the Hong Kong Harmonica Association Harmonica Orchestra. With his information technology background, he contributes to the publicity of the Quintet by setting up and maintaining a website for the Quintet on the Internet at his leisure. Lau's email address is cblau@khq.hk. LOK Ying-kei Rocky - Tenor Harmonica Lok won numerous prizes (including 4 times of champions at different classes) during school time. He did well in different ranges of harmonicas and was winners in different categories of the World Harmonica Festivals in the 1990s. He appears in 2000s as soloists in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. With proficiency in treble, tenor and bass harmonica playing, he devotes his time in the furtherance of breathing and playing excellence.Lok was Vice President (Finance & Secretariat) of the Organizing Committee in the “Hong Kong Harmonica Festival 2003” and the “5th Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival 2004 in Hong Kong”. Currently, he is Vice President of the Hong Kong Harmonica Association and is a director since its incorporation in 2002. As chartered accountant and secretary, Lok qualifies with fellow memberships of various Hong Kong and overseas institutes. He is now chief financial officer of a multinational corporation for the region. He serves also as President of the CUMBA Alumni Association with a size of close to 5,000 members. Lok's email address is rockylok@khq.hk. KUAN Man-hou Johnny - Bass Harmonica As an experienced harmonica orchestra conductor, his interpretation of classical to contemporary pieces is always meticulous. He has conducted several premieres of large-scale original harmonica works by local composers such as Joshua Chan, Hui Cheung-wai and Chan Ka-fu. In the 1995 World Harmonica Championships, he won several awards, including first runner-up in the group of 4-6 persons, second runner-up in the trio category, the fifth place in the category for the future and the sixth place in the duo. In the 1997 World Harmonica Festival, his bass harmonica again earned him the champion in the group of 4-11 person category. Since then, Kuan and the members of the King’s Harmonica Quintet appear often in Asian Pacific Harmonica Festivals as adjudicator, guest performers and guest speakers. He was also invited by the Ministry of Education in Singapore as the adjudicator for the Central Judging of Singapore Youth Festival 2008 and 2009. Kuan has dedicated much time in educating youngsters. Under his leadership and guidance, his students won numerous prizes in World Harmonica Festival, Asia-Pacific Harmonica Festivals and Hong Kong Schools’ Music Festivals. Kuan is also devoted to sacred music service and church musician training. He is currently conductor of the Tsimtsatsui Swatow Christian Church Choir and a member of the Innomine Chorale. Kuan's email address is johnnykuan@khq.hk. |