The Department of Woodwind, Brass and Percussion comprises the major study areas of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba and percussion. The study programmes are designed to equip students with the skills necessary for a career in solo, ensemble and orchestral performance. Individual tuition, technique classes, orchestral repertoire, ensemble classes, concert band and orchestra are all offered. Students also take pedagogy courses to prepare them for school instrumental or private teaching. International visiting artists are regularly invited to give individual lessons, masterclasses and ensemble coaching. In recent years, eminent visiting musicians including Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Maurice Bourgue (oboe), Michael Collins (clarinet), Martin Gatt (bassoon), Kenneth Tse (saxophone), Frank Lloyd (horn), Ian Bousfield (trombone), Evelyn Glennie (percussion), Canadian Brass and Boston Brass have all worked and performed with our students, giving them an invaluable insight into what is required to become a successful professional musician.
Specialisations:
Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, bass trombone, tuba, euphonium timpani and orchestral percussion
Faculty
Head of Woodwind, Brass and Percussion
Professor Yiu Song-lam
Lecturer (Brass)
Adjunct Faculty
Flute
Brian Chan Tsz-chun
Izaskun Erdocia Uranga
Olivier Nowak
Megan Sterling
Oboe
Clarinet
Lorenzo Iosco
John Schertle
Andrew Michael Simon
Maria Wong Ka-yee
Bassoon
Chan Ting-yuen
Kam Shui
Saxophone
Charles Ng
Dr Wong Tak Chiu
Horn
Jiang Lin
Homer Lee Siu-lam
Herman Paw Man-hing
Trumpet
Fung Ka-hing
Christopher Alan Moyse
Trombone
Aaron Albert
Kevin Thompson
Bass Trombone
Aaron Albert
Euphonium
Benjamin Pelletier
Tuba
Lai Tak-chun
Paul Luxenburg
Timpani and Orchestral Percussion
Choy Lap-tak
Aziz D Barnard Luce
Margie Tong Shun-ching
Woo Shuk-fai
Academy Concert Band
Chamber Music
Fung Ka-hing *
Aaron Albert
Michael Campbell
Toby Chan Siu-tung
Chan Ting Yuen
Choy Lap-tak
Chuang Suet-wah
Kwan Sheung-fung
Homer Lee Siu-lam
Vance Lee
Angus Lee Yi-wei
Jacky Leung
Benjamin Pelletier
Margie Tong Shun-ching
Anthony Wong Chi-fai
*Faculty