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We believe that every musician possesses their unique voice and creativity. Through this event, we aim to foster young musicians to discover their musical style, showcase their distinct creativity, and connect people with the transcendence power of music beyond geographical boundaries. Meanwhile, we hope to inspire the creativity of the participants in a joyful atmosphere, showcase their talents, collaboratively create the musical wonder of this era!
Date: | 25 – 28 June 2024 (Tue to Fri) |
Venue: | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong) |
Music Camp Director: | Mak Chun Hung |
Guest speakers: | Loudboy, Cousin Fung, Siu Hak, Phil Lam, Siu Tung (in no particular order) |
Tutors: | Sara Fung, Claudia Koh, Kenny Wong, Mark Tai (in no particular order) |
Application deadline: | 11.59pm on 8 April 2024 |
Seats for HK participants: | 4 persons |
Enquiry: |
Email:[email protected] Tel:2846 3272 |
Participants’ Eligibility
- Hong Kong applicant must be a Hong Kong resident with a valid Hong Kong Identity Card.
- Participants must be musicians aged between 18 and 35, and participate on own entity. Four participants (either composer or lyricist) are selected by each region, 12 persons in total.
- Applicants shall complete the application form and Terms and Conditions, provide their personal profile along with an introduction and audio demo file of their original composition (MP3 or WAV format) for internal screening and grouping reference. During the screening process, participants might be invited for a face-to-face interview.
Screening criteria
- The Screening Committee comprised of Music Camp Director Mak Chun Hung, CASH Director Tomy Wai, and veteran music critics Manfred Wong. They will review submissions from participants including their personal profile, the creativity and standards of their original compositions and interview performance if appropriate to determine the final list of Hong Kong participants.
Click here to apply (only available in Chinese)
Download Terms and Conditions (only available in Chinese)
Download Music Camp Director’s profile (only available in Chinese)
Download Guest Speakers’ profiles (only available in Chinese)
Download tutors’ profiles (only available in Chinese)
Remark: Seats are limited. Decision of the organisers should be deemed final.
In March, CASH held a volunteer activity “Bird Watching X Hand Flute at Nam Sang Wai”, inviting instructors from the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society and the Hong Kong Hand Flute Association to lead a group of over fifty people, including children, parents from the Caritas Jockey Club Integrated Service for Young People – Tak Tin, and volunteers from CASH, to visit Nam Sang Wai and experience the joy of bird watching and flute playing outdoors.
On the sunny day, the volunteer team, children, and parents first visited the Nam Sang Wai Fishpond Education Kiosk to learn about bird ecology and observe various migratory birds along the way. Later, they arrived at the Nam Sang Wai large grassland to learn hand flute playing together and enjoy the music jamming performance by hand flute and other musical instruments. Participants even joined in the performance and singing, creating a lively atmosphere. Finally, there was a group game session where everyone enthusiastically participated, making it a joyful and fulfilling day for all!
Maestro Doming Lam was dubbed “the father of modern music in Hong Kong”. His works have carved a new vision for composers in the city. In this tribute to the late maestro, the HKCO has selected three works it commissioned and premiered, which embody his creative direction, viz. in his own words, “asserting one’s roots from the past, while breaking new ground through the avant-garde.” These works actively integrate the ensemble of traditional Chinese instruments into modern and symphonic contexts. Wherever his works are performed, they are welcomed by music enthusiasts and admired by younger composers.
Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra “The Insect World”
6/4/2024 (Sat) 8:00pm
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Sponsor: SUPREME 5G
Conductor: 閻惠昌
Piano: JohnnyYim
Shakuhachi: Sun Yongzhi
Recitation by: Ambrose Lung, Berenice Lung, Callum Lung
Programme: https://bit.ly/3w4ALp6
Ticketing: https://bit.ly/3HRL5TQ
The ‘2023 CASH Annual Dinner cum Golden Sail Music Awards Presentation’ was successfully held on 6 November 2023 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Nearly 800 guests including friends from the music industry, honourable guests from government officials and business sectors, as well as our clients and members to support the talk of the town event.
A total of 10 awards namely ‘Best Young Composer’s Serious Composition’, ‘Best Serious Composition’, ‘Best Melody’, ‘Best Lyrics’, ‘Best Arrangement’, Best Vocal Collaborations’ , ‘Best Performance by a Band’, Best Vocal Performance by a Female Artist’, and Best Vocal Performance by a Male Artist’ and ‘Best CASH Song’ were presented.
‘The 21st CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’ press conference was held on 18 October at The Mira Hong Kong. The Society revealed the finalists of ‘The 21st CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’and presented the ‘2022 CASH Golden Sail Most Performed Works Awards’.
The results of ‘The 21st CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’ will be revealed and presented at the ‘2023 CASH Annual Dinner cum Golden Sail Music Awards Presentation’ to be held on 6 November 2023 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Click here for ‘The 21st CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’ finalists list (in Chinese)
Click here for ‘2022 CASH Golden Sail Most Performed Works Awards’ awards list (in Chinese)