Sham Yiu-chung, Ken

Sham Yiu-chung, Ken, taught himself composition and theory and later pursued further studies with Tsang Lai-ming. He graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) where he studied under Prof Clarence Mak, and graduated from Lingnan University with a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) degree and is a member of the United Kingdom’s Institution of Electrical Engineers. He holds Grade 8 certificates from the ABRSM in music theory, violin performance, and cello performance, as well as certificates from the Rock School UK in electric guitar and rock drum set. He was a recipient of the Parsons Outstanding Composition Student for Creative Music Scholarship and the Lions Music Charity Foundation Scholarship. His piece Souls．Reunion was performed and recorded by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and the Academy Chinese Orchestra of the HKAPA. In summer 2019, Sham went to Peking University to study Chinese traditional cultural history, the history of the Old Summer Palace, jewellery appreciation, Chinese traditional performing arts, etc. In 2018, he attended the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) in Beijing as an exchange student, studying composition under Prof Li Bin-yang, orchestration under Prof Chen Yong-gang, contemporary music techniques under Prof Guo Xin, and conducting under Prof Ma Shuai. He recorded the performances of his Chinese music pieces at CCOM and published them to online media.

Sham also writes music and lyrics for the Canto Pop genre. His Guard for Life and The Rainy Night Passenger have been published to online media. He also plays the sanxian and ruan in local Chinese orchestras and the cello and double bass in local symphony orchestras.