The Hon Mr John KC Lee GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM
Mr Henry H W Lai
Dr Carlye W L Tsui SBS MBE JP
Mr Ricky W K Li
Dr Benjamin W K Chan MH






Prof. Chan was the first Resident Composer of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and has written 10 symphonies plus over 200 musical works. He has received numerous awards including the First Prize in the International Double Reed Society Composition Contest, USA; the Yoshiro Irino Memorial Award from the Asian Composers League and several local awards. His works had been performed in over 30 countries. His biography is included in the New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians Online and Oxford Music Online. The Hong Kong Government appointed him Justice of the Peace in 2000.
As a conductor, Prof. Chan is the Music Director of the Hong Kong Oratorio Society since 1995 and has been leading this choir with regular concerts and occasional concert tours to perform oratorios and other sacred masterpieces. He had also conducted orchestras and ensembles in Japan, Korea, Macau and Mainland China. He received his BA in music from the Chinese University of Hong Kong studying composition with Professor David Gwilt. He went on to finish his Master and Doctor of Music degrees from the University of Toronto on a Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship studying with Professor John Beckwith. He is now Chairman of the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong, Music Director of the Hong Kong Oratorio Society, Chairman of the HK Association of Choral Societies, Treasurer of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and Hong Kong Children’s Choir, Associate Dean of the CUHK(Shenzhen) School of Music and Adjunct Professor at CUHK. He also serves in numerous groups including the China Musicians Association, Hong Kong Dance Company and several others.






