Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2001

have produced many compositions , many of which have been made into compact discs and distributed all over the world. They also conduct or perform their own works at local and overseas concerts. Prof. David Gwilt taught in the- department for close to three decades. Among his many students were Prof. Chan Wing-wah and Prof. Victor Chan Wai-kwong from this university, Mr. Tsang Yip-fat, head of RTHK English channel, Prof. Chan Hing-yan, lecturer in the Music Department at the University of Hong Kong, and Mr. Ng Chun-hoi, lecturer in the Ho n g Kon g I n s t i t u t e of E d u c a t i o n . Prof. Gwilt's composition style is humorous and playful. He is also an o u t s t a n d i n g pianist and conductor, who was awarded an MBE in 1997. Prof. Daniel Law writes mainly religious, chamber, orchestral, and choral music. Prof. Victor Chan's many compositions are predominantly for the orchestra and the voice. He has been the compose-in- residence of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since 1997, and regularly conducts performances of his new works. Dr. Wu gave her debut when she was only three. She studied music at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal College of Music in the UK, She was subsequently accepted for doctoral studies by the State University of New York at Stony Brook where she studied under many maestros and received numerous prizes, including the championship of the Mozart Bicentenary International — Asian Piano Competition. F u l l - t i m e A r t i s t - i n - R e s i d e n ce In 1997, the department recruited famous pianist Dr. Mary Wu to serve as the University's first full-time artist-in-residence. She teaches students how to play the piano, trains their aural and chamber performanc e skills, teaches musical subjects, and coordinates the promotion o f musical activities such as master classes and concerts. Dr. Wu is also driven by a strong sense o f mission to promote the works o f modern Chinese composers. Through activities inside and outside the University, she has become the University's ambassador of music, promoting Hon g Kong music all over the world. Chinese University Bulletin Spring • Summer 2001 18