I’m very happy to share that I’ve been awarded a Project Grant from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council in support of my composition project titled Neon Sounds. Ever since I arrived in Hong Kong in 2016, I’ve been looking for a way to honor Hong Kong’s beautiful heritage of neon lights, an instantly recognizable part of the streetscape for decades. Finally, that time has come. In this project, I’ll work with local architects and preservationists, as well as musicians and lighting designers, to create new music inspired by historic neon signs. Significantly, the musicians and lights will share the stage together in performance, a kind of neon choreography in which light and sound mimic each other in captivating ways.
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