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Christopher J. Keyes - DMA Eastman School of Music
Associate Professor, Department of Music
Hong Kong Baptist University
ckeyes(at)hkbu.edu.hk
Education
•    DMA in Composition, Eastman School of Music, 1992.
•    MM in Composition and Piano, Eastman School of Music, 1989.
•    BM in Piano Performance, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1986
•    BA in Creative Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1985.
•    Post-doctoral studies in Computer Music, University of Washington, 1993-94.

Research / Creative Interests
•    Composition for acoustic and electro-acoustic media
•    Intermedia and interactive performance systems
•    Software development for sound spatialization, motion and image sonification, granular synthesis, and visualization
•    20th and 21st century music theory and analysis
•    Piano performance
Academic and Professional Honours
•    HK Information and Communications Technology Award for Best Innovation and Research, 2007, HK Information Technology
      Federation.
•    ASCAP Standard Award (6) for serious music, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, New York, NY, 1996-2001.
•    Rudolf Nissim Award for best orchestral work by a living ASCAP member, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers,
      New York, NY, 1990.
•    First Music 8 Award (with a commission), New York Youth Symphony, New York, NY, 1991.
•    ASCAP Grant to Young Composers (2), American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, New York, NY, 1989, 1990.
•    1st and 3rd Prizes, Victor Herbert Chamber Music Competition, New York, NY, 1987.
•    1st Prize, Brian Israel New Music Competition, Syracuse University, 1987.
•    Szernovsky Award in Composition, Eastman School of Music, 1989.
•    1st Prize, Mu Phi Chamber Music Competition, Eastman School of Music, 1987.
•    Louis Lane Award in Composition, Eastman School of Music, 1987.
•    1st Prize, George Corwin/Metropolitan Theater Orchestral Competition, UC Santa Barbara, CA, 1986.
•    Frank Wilczek Award, UC Santa Barbara, CA, 1985.               
•    Erno Daniel Memorial Prize for Distinguished Performance, UC Santa Barbara, CA, 1985.
•    Music Affiliates Outstanding Performance Award, UC Santa Barbara, CA, 1985.
•    Winner Concerto Competition, UC Santa Barbara, CA, 1985.       
•    Presidents Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Physics, UC Santa Barbara, CA, 1984.
•    University of California Regents Fellow, UC Berkeley, CA, 1983.
Professional Experience
•    Visiting Scholar, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, Stanford University, Fall 2003.
•    Associate Professor, Department of Music, Hong Kong Baptist University, 1994 to present.
•    Director, Electro-acoustic Music Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University
•    BA (Hons) in Music Program Coordinator, Hong Kong Baptist University, June 2000 to present.
•    Instructor of Composition, Eastman School of Music, 1988-1992.
•    Lecturer in Music Theory, Music Department, University of Rochester, 1991-1992.

Course Taught (HKBU)
•    Recording Techniques
•    Electro-acoustic Music
•    Techniques of Twentieth Century Composition 
•    Current Practices of 21st Century Music
•    Analysis of Twentieth Century Music 
•    Materials and Structures of Music 
•    Contemporary Music Workshop
•    Composition 
•    Orchestration
•    History of Western Music (20th Century)
•    History of Chinese Music (20th Century) 
•    Sound and Multiple media Study (AVA)
•    Applications of Creative Music Communication (MA) 
•    Composer's Seminar (MA) 
•    Keyboard Skills 
•    Class Piano 
•    First Instrument (Piano) 
•    Electro-acoustic Music (MA)
•    PhD Dissertation, MPhil Thesis and BA Honours Projects supervision for Composition, Theory, and Performance
Publications / Scholarly and Creative Activities
COMPOSITIONS/COMMISSIONS

1.    An Inescapable Entanglement (2010) 15 minutes for piano, orchestra, and 8 loudspeakers
•    Premiere scheduled 23 October 2010 HK City Hall Theatre.
2.    Improvisations on Music Improvisation (Defined) (2010) 7 minutes for piano, DSP, and interactive graphics.
•    Premiere scheduled 27 May 2010 Academic Community Hall, HK.
3.    Three Rooms (2009) 16 minutes intermedia production for dancer, camera, electro-acoustic music and interactive graphics.
•    Premiere scheduled 24 November 2009 HK City Hall Theatre.
•    Commissioned by the HK Composer’s Guild and the Composer’s and Authors Society of Hong Kong (CASH).
4.       Stella Nova (New Star) NGC 2068* (2009) 12 minutes for piano and percussion.
•    Commissioned and premiered by James Boznos (HK Philharmonic Orchestra) 24 April 2009, Hong Kong.
•    Released on Ravello Records RR7803 January 2010 with digital distribution by Naxos.
5a.      Sonification Interlude No. 1: The Butterfly Nebula NGC2346* (2009) 3 minutes for electro-acoustic interactive sonification
           system.
•    Premiered 24 April 2009, Hong Kong.
•    Released on Ravello Records RR7803 January 2010 with digital distribution by Naxos.
5b.    Sonification Interlude No. 2: Dust Galaxy NGC4414* (2009) 3 minutes for electro-acoustic interactive sonification system.
•    Premiered 24 April 2009, Hong Kong.
•    Released on Ravello Records RR7803 January 2010 with digital distribution by Naxos.
5c.    Sonification Interlude No. 3: The Spindle Galaxy NGC5866* (2009) 3 minutes for electro-acoustic interactive sonification system.
•    Premiered 24 April 2009, Hong Kong.
•    Released on Ravello Records RR7803 January 2010 with digital distribution by Naxos.
6.       The Horse Head Nebula NGC2023* (2008) 6 minutes for piano, electronics and interactive graphics.
•    Premiered 27 August 2008, Belfast Ireland.
•    To be released on Ravello Records RR7803 January 2010 with digital distribution by Naxos.
7.    Spiral Galaxy NGC1300* (2008) 7 minutes for piano, electronics and interactive graphics.
•    Premiered 24 April 2009, Hong Kong.
•    To be released on Ravello Records RR7803 January 2010 with digital distribution by Naxos.
8.    The Sombrero Galaxy NGC4594* (2007) 7 minutes for piano, electronics and interactive graphics.
•    Premiered 22 July 2007, Adelaide Australia.
•    To be released on Ravello Records RR7803 January 2010 with digital distribution by Naxos.
9.    The Orion Nebula NGC1976* (2007) 9 minutes for piano, electronics and interactive graphics.
•    Premiered 24 April 2009, Hong Kong.
•    To be released on Ravello Records RR7803 January 2010 with digital distribution by Naxos.
10.    Oculus Dei (Eye of God) NGC 7293* (2007) 10 minutes for percussion, tape and interactive graphics.
•    Commissioned and premiered by James Boznos (HK Philharmonic Orchestra) 24 April 2009, Hong Kong.
•    To be released on Ravello Records RR7803 January 2010 with digital distribution by Naxos.
* Part of the Radiant Telemetry and New General Catalog Series (2007-2009)
11.    Mudra Dementia (2006) 6 minutes for web cam and interactive graphics
•    Premiered 4 November 2006, Richmond Virginia, USA.
12.    in time of all sweet things beyond (2005) 8 minutes for oboe and harp. 
•    Commissioned by Michelle Abbott and Leanne Nicholls (premiere tba).   
13. Of Time and Space (2004) 10 minutes for percussion and real-time interactive computing.
•    Commissioned by the Hong Kong Composer’s Guild and the Composer’s and Authors Society of Hong Kong (CASH).
•    Premiered by James Boznos 22 November 2004, Hong Kong.   
14.    Li Jiang Etude No. 3 (2003) 10 minutes for xiao and real-time interactive computing.
•    Commissioned and premiered by Chu Siu Wai 12 February 2003, Hong Kong.
•    Released on Capstone Records, CPS-8739 (2004).   
15.    In Recent Memory (2002) 8 minutes for piano and real-time interactive computing.
•    Premiered 12 Feb. 2003, Hong Kong.
•    Released on Capstone Records, CPS-8739 (2004).   
16.    Li Jiang Etude No. 2 (2001) 10 minutes for piano, guzheng and real-time interactive computing.
•    Premiered by Christopher Keyes and Leung Oi Ying on 12 February 2003, Hong Kong.
•    Released on Capstone Records, CPS-8739 (2004).
17.  Meditation on the Sea (2000) 17 minutes for piano, percussion, radio baton and real-time interactive computing.
•    Premiered by Christopher Keyes 23 November 2001, Hong Kong.
•    Released on Capstone Records, CPS-8739 (2004).
18.    Veni Sancte Spiritus (1999) 12 minutes for narrator, chorus, and orchestra.
•    Commissioned and premiered by the Hong Kong Bach Choir and Orchestra on 12 December 1999, Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
19.    Steel3 x Chrome (1999) 9 minutes for piano and real-time interactive computing. 
•    Commissioned by the Hong Kong Composer’s Guild, premiered by Christopher Keyes 22 Oct. 1999, Hong Kong.
•    Released on Capstone Records, CPS-8739 (2004).
20.    Li Jiang Etude No. 1 (1999) 11 minutes for computer-generated tape.
•    Premiered the by International Computer Music Association 27 July 1999, Beijing China.
•    Released on Capstone Records, CPS-8739 (2004).
21.    A Hurried Darkness (1998) 9 minutes for Trombone and Piano.
•    Commissioned and premiered by Phillip Brink (HK Philharmonic Orchestra) on 3 March 1998, Hong Kong.
22.    Improvisations No.3 (1998) 6 minutes for guzheng (Chinese zither) and real-time digital signal processing. 
•    Premiered by Lau Wing Sze 21 Nov. 1998, Hong Kong.
23.    Confusion and Tranquility:  Two Lessons from the I Ching (1997) 8  minutes for women's chorus, piano, and Chinese temple bell. 
•    Commissioned by the Hong Kong Composer’s Guild and Composer’s and Authors Society of Hong Kong (CASH).
•    Premiered by the Good Hope School Choir, 17 May 1997,  Hong Kong.
24.    Descant of a Sonic Pendulum (1997) 5 minutes for piano and real-time digital signal processing. 
•    Premiered on Christopher Keyes 23 Jan. 1997, Hong Kong.
•    Released by Centaur Records CRC 2377 (1998).
25.    Improvisations No.2 (1997) 4-7 minutes for unspecified solo and real-time digital signal processing via Max/FTS. 
•    Premiered by Yau So Han 23 Jan. 1997, Hong Kong.
26.    Sinfonia Computant (1996) 10 minutes for piano and computer-generated tape. 
•    Premiered by Christopher Keyes 17 April 1997, Shanghai China.
•    Released on Centaur Records CRC 2377 (1998).
27.    Of Wood, Spring, and Bamboo (1996) 7 minutes Variations for Harpsichord on the Chinese Melody "Beautiful Spring".
•    Commissioned and premiered by Joyce Lindorff on 23 May 1997, Hong Kong.
•    Released on Centaur Records CRC 2377 (1998).
•    Piano version (2003) Released on Capstone Records, CPS-8739 (2004).
28.    Improvisations No.1 (1996) 7-12 minutes for large ensemble (flexible scoring).
•    Premiered by the Contemporary Music Workshop 23 Nov. 1997, Hong Kong.
•    Published in Music Educators Journal Vol. 86, No. 6 (May 2000): 17-22.
29.    The Ghost Within (1995) 8 minutes for piano and computer-generated tape. 
•    Premiered on Christopher Keyes 17 April 1996, Shenyang China.
•    Released by Centaur Records CRC 2377 (1998).
30.    Three Preludes (1995) 14 minutes for piano solo.
•    Premiered on Christopher Keyes 12 May 1996, Hong Kong.
•    Released by Centaur Records CRC 2377 (1998).
31.    CompuIntroMusic (1994) 1 minute for Computer-generated Tape with LISP programming.
•    Premiered 17 April 1997, Shanghai China.
•    Released on Centaur Records CRC 2377 (1998).
Papers (refereed)
1.    “Improvisational Aspects of Image and Gesture Sonification” in Proceedings of the 2009   
  Australasian Computer Music Conference, Brisbane, Australia July 2009, pp. 86-89.
2.    “An Introduction to ArtsSync: A New Tool for Mapping Foreground, Middle –ground and    
Background Musical Structures to Visual Images” in Proceedings of the 2006 Australasian
  Computer Music Conference, Adelaide Australia, July 2006 pp. 97-101.
3.    “The ArtsSync Project: Methods and Architectures for Mapping Foreground, Middle-ground
  and Background Musical Structures to Visual Images” in Proceedings of the 2006 International
  Computer Music Conference.  San Francisco: International Computer Music Association,
  November 2006 pp. 388-391.
4.    “New Tools New Approaches to the Multi-channel ‘Animation’ of Stereo Audio” in  Proceedings of the 2006 SPARK Festival,
University of Minnesota, 2006 pp. 59-62.
5.     “Recent Technology and the Hybridization of Western and Chinese Musics” In Organized Sound Vol. 10 No. 3, 2005 pp. 51-57.
6.    “Three Approaches to the Dynamic Multi-channel Spatialization of Stereo Signals.” Distribution: the IRCAM Forum, l’Institut            de Recherche et de Coordination Musique/Acoustique. Paris, 2004.
7.    “Implementation of an 8-Channel Real-Time Spontaneous-Input Time Expander/Compressor.” In Proceedings of the 2003
          International Computer Music Conference.  San Francisco: International Computer Music Association, (2003): 337-344.
8.    “Two Original Compositions and Computer Programs for Utilizing Technology in the Teaching of Musical Improvisation.” In
        The Compendium of Selected Teaching Development Grants Project. (September 2001): 57-64.
9.    “Improvisations I: Suggestions for Teaching Improvisation and 20th Century Idioms.” In Music Educators Journal Vol. 86, No. 6
          (May 2000): 17-22.
10.    “Identity, History, and Creativity: Underlying Differences in Much of Asian, European, and American Contemporary Music.”
         Presented at The 1999 International Conference of the College Music Society in Kyoto.
11.    “Set-Classes, 12-Tone Rows, and Tonality in the Third Movement of Samuel Barber’s Piano Sonata: The Non-Duality of
          Tonality and Atonality.” In 20th Century Music Vol. 5, No. 8 (August 1998): 9-15.
Major Grants
External
1.    Laboratory of Immersive Media UGC Special Equipment Grant, HK University Grants Council,  2008. Funded at HK$ 2,997,383.
2.    Synethesia: New Multimedia Works Integrating Real-time DSP and Interactive Graphics Competitive Earmarked Research Grant (CERG), HK University Grants Council, 2006.
3.    The Creative Sound Spatialization Project. Competitive Earmarked Research Grant (CERG), HK University Grants Council, 2001.
Internal
4.    The Creative Visualization of Musical Data for Interactive Multi-media Projects. Faculty Research Grant, HK Baptist University, 2005.
5.    The Li Jiang Etudes: Digital Formatting of 7 Original Hong Kong Compositions. Faculty Research Grant, HK Baptist University, 2003.
6.    Li Jiang Etude No.2: An Original Composition for Piano, Chinese Instrumental Sounds, and Real-TimeDigital Signal Processing. Faculty Research Grant, HK Baptist University, 2000.
7.    Veni Sancte Spiritus Spiritus for Narrator, Chorus and Orchestra. Faculty Research Grant, HK Baptist University, 1999.
8.    Spectrum Metamorphi for Piano and Real-time Digital Signal Processing. Faculty Research Grant, HK Baptist University, 1998.       
9.    A Digital Archive of Chinese Instrumental Sound Samples and Li Jiang Etude for Computer-generated Tape. Faculty Research Grant, HK Baptist University, 1997.
10.    Realization and Digital Formatting: Of Wood Spring and Bamboo, Variations for Harpsichord on the Chinese Melody “Beautiful Spring”. Faculty Research Grant, HK Baptist University, 1997.
11.    Realization and Digital Formatting of 4 Original Compositions: The Ghost Within and Three Preludes. Faculty Research Grant, HK Baptist University, 1995.
12.    Computant and Agape; Two Original Compositions for Piano and Computer-generated Tape. Faculty Research Grant, HK Baptist University, 1994.
13.    Two Original Compositions and Computer Programs Utilizing Recent Technology for the Teaching of Musical Improvisation. Teaching Development Grant, HK Baptist University, 1996.
Software
In use by several universities world wide and featured in August 2008 Electronic Musician Magazine. All software disseminated via The IRCAM Forum, l’Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Musique/Acoustique (Paris) and/or the HKBU Laboratory for Music Exploration and Research website: http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~lamer/download.htm. All run under Windows XP
and Mac OSX (PPC and Intel processors).
1.    “SIHyperI” Sonification and Intermedia Hyper-instrument, software for the sonification of still  and moving images July 2009.
2.    “Real-time Granulator” for the real-time granulation of digital audio, June 2008.
3.    “IDAH” Interactive Digital Arts Hyper-instrument, software for real-time sonification of moving  images, October 2007.
4.    ”ArtsSync” software for integrating audio with real-time interactive graphics, August 2006.
5.    “Real-time Granular Synthesis Cloud Generator 1.0” June 2004.
6.    “Frequency Domain Spectral Spatializer 1.0” for redistributing spectral energy of stereo  signals over multiple loudspeaker arrays
May 2003.
7.    “8 -Channel Amplitude Panning Array 1.0” for redistributing stereo signals over 4 and 8
        channel loudspeaker arrays March 2003.
8.    “Real-time Granular Spatializer 2.0” for granulating and distributing live or pre-recorded
sounds over multiple loudspeaker arrays January 2003, (version 1.0, 2002.
9.    “Real-time Granular Time Expander/Compressor 1.0” for independent time and pitch
          manipulation of live or pre-recorded sounds Nov. 2001.
10.    “Radio Baton Program 1.0” for the control of Max Mathew’s MIDI Controller, Feb. 2000
Solo Piano Performances on Recordings
(All performing original compositions by the composer)

2008-09 recordings:
1.    The Horse Head Nebula NGC2023 (6 minutes) on Ravello Records (RR7803, Jan. 2010 release).
2.    Spiral Galaxy NGC1300 (7 minutes) on Ravello Records (RR7803, Jan. 2010 release).
3.    The Sombrero Galaxy NGC4594 (7 minutes) on Ravello Records (RR7803, Jan. 2010 release).
4.    The Orion Nebula NGC1976 (9 minutes) on Ravello Records (RR7803, Jan. 2010 release).
2003-04 recordings  [“Masterful…a modernized Rachmaninov”-review Fanfare Magazine]:
5.    Li Jiang Etude No. 2 (10 minutes) on Capstone Records (CPS-8739, 2004).
6.    Meditation on the Sea (17 minutes) on Capstone Records (CPS-8739, 2004).
7.    Steel3 x Chrome (9 minutes) on Capstone Records (CPS-8739, 2004).
8.    In Recent Memory (8 minutes) on Capstone Records (CPS-8739, 2004).
9.    Of Wood Spring and Bamboo (7 minutes) on Capstone Records (CPS-8739, 2004).
1996-97 recordings:
10.    Three Preludes (14 minutes) on Centaur Records (CRC 2377,1998).
11.    The Ghost Within (8 minutes) on Centaur Records (CRC 2377,1998).
12.    Descant of a Sonic Pendulum (1997-5 minutes) on Centaur Records (CRC 2377,1998).
13.    Sinfonia Computant (10 minutes) on Centaur Records (CRC 2377,1998). 
14.    Bartok Variations (8 minutes) on Centaur Records (CRC 2377,1998).
15.    enormous nowhere (9 minutes) on Centaur Records (CRC 2377,1998).
16.    Ballade for the Children of the Modern Age on Centaur Records (CRC 2377,1998).
Solo Piano Performances Given at International Festivals & Conferences
(Invited / Jury selected, excluding Hong Kong performances)

•    C. Keyes Spiral Galaxy NGC1300 performed at the 2009 Australasian Computer Music Conference Brisbane Australia.
•    C. Keyes The Horse Head Nebula performed at the 2008 International Computer Music Conference Belfast Ireland.
•    C. Keyes Mudra Dementia performed at the 2008 re:new Digital Arts Festival Copenhagen Denmark.
•    C. Keyes In Recent Memory performed at the 2006 Society for Electro-acoustic Music in the US National Conference Eugene OR.
•    C. Keyes The Sombrero Galaxy performed at the 2006 Australasian Computer Music Conference Adelaide Australia.
•    C. Keyes The Sombrero Galaxy and Mudra Dementia performed at the 2006 3rd Practice Festival of New Music and Art Richmond Virginia.
•    C. Keyes In Recent Memory performed at the 2004 International Computer Music Conference Miami Florida.
•    C. Keyes Shasta for piano and orchestra with the Moravain Philharmic Orchestra for the 2003 Vienna Modern Masters Festival of New Orchestral and Chorale, Czech Republic.
•    C. Keyes Sinfonia Computant performed at the 2000 Portland Electro-acoustic Music Festival.
Works Performed at other International Festivals & Conferences
(Excluding premieres)

•    Li Jiang etude No. 1 at the 2004 Multi-channel Sound Projection Concert Series at Grand Valley State University, Michigan.
•    Of Wood Spring and Bamboo at the 22nd Annual New Music and Art Festival at Bowling Green University (2002).
•    Pittsburgh Music at the 2002 International Society of Contemporary Music Festival, Hong Kong.
•    Steel3 x Chrome at the 2001 Musicarama International New Music Festival, Hong Kong.
•    Li Jiang Etude No. 1 at the 1999 International Computer Music Conference Beijing.
•    Li Jiang etude No. 1 at the 1999 International Conference of the College Music Society, Kyoto.
•    Three Preludes at the 1998 Musicarama International New Music Festival, Hong Kong.
•    Pittsburgh Music at the 1998 Composer's Workshop of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
•    TROIS at the 1997 Hong Kong Arts Festival presentation: The Bauhinia Piano Trio .
•    CompuIntroMusic at the 1996 International Computer Music Conference Hong Kong.
•    The Ghost Within at the 1995 Musicarama International New Music Festival, Hong Kong.
•    Bartok Variations at the 12th Annual New Music and Art Festival at Bowling Green State (1994)
Solo Piano Recitals (selected)
•    Guest composer/accompanist for the Robert Wood-Dance New York ensemble 2008.
•    A Concert of Spatialized Music for Piano and Flute, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, Stanford University 2003.
•    A Concert of Spatialized Music for Piano and Xiao, Chinese University of HK 2003.
•    A Concert of Spatialized Music for Piano and Xiao, HKBU 2003.
•    Recent American Piano Music, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing 1996.
•    Recent American Piano Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai 1996.
•    Recent American Piano Music, National Institute of Education, Singapore 1996.
•    Twentieth Century Piano Music, Seattle, WA,1992.
•    Twentieth Century Piano Music Western Washington University, 1993.
•    Twentieth Century Piano Music Southern Oregon State University, 1993.
•    Twentieth Century Piano Music California State University at Fresno, 1993.
•    Twentieth Century Piano Music University of California at Santa Barbara, 1993.
•    Twentieth Century Piano Music Shasta County Arts Council, Redding CA, 1993.
•    Carnegie Hall Debut, soloist with the New York Youth Symphony, NY, 1992.
Installations
1.    Interactive Digital Arts Hyper-instrument (IDAH) for the 2007 Innovation Expo. Organized by  
      the HK Innovation and Technology Commission at the HK Exposition Centre.
2.    Interactive Digital Arts Hyper-instrument for the 2007 HK Information and Communications Technology Awards organized by the
HK Information Technology Federation at the HK Cyberport.
3.    Interactive Digital Arts Hyper-instrument for the  2007 Hong Kong Digital Lifestyle Exposition organized by The Hong Kong Digital
Entertainment Association at the HK Cyberport.
4.    iSTOP an Interactive Digital Arts-space for HKBU HSH Campus with support from a HKBU Faculty Research Grant.
5.    Contemporary Music and You: an interactive multi-media installation commissioned by the HK Composer’s Guild and the HK
Leisure and Cultural Service Department. Ran 1 August 2006 - 31 January 2007 in Tsuen Wan Town Hall.
6.    Crossing Lines: an interactive multi-media installation commissioned by the HK Composer’s Guild and the HK Leisure and Cultural
Service Department. Ran 10 February - 2 March 2007 in Tsuen Wan Town Hall Exhibition Hall
International Radio Broadcasts & Performances (selected)

•    ASCAP reports broadcasts and performances in 29 countries including: Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Britain, Colombia,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and Uruguay.
•    RTHK Radio 4, Composer in Residence January 2000.  Broadcast of 12 works and 4 interviews, Hong Kong.
•    Swedish National Radio Corporation program: Recent Developments in Electro-acoustic Music, 24 October 1996, Sweden.
•    Liaoning Artistic Broadcasting Station, FM 95.9 program: Recent American Piano Music, and interview with the composer. 
17 April 1996, Shenyang, PRC.
•    KING FM96.1, Live broadcast, 20th-century piano music and interview with the composer, 13 November 1992, Seattle, WA, USA.
Service
University
•    Programme Coordinator for the BA (Hons.) in Music (2000-2010)
•    Curriculum revision
•    Admission duties include audition panel membership
•    Recruitment activities
•    Student advising, documents revision, AR liaison etc.
•    Member Arts Faculty 3+3+4 committee
•    Member Music Department Associate Degree Committee
•    Member Research Committee’s Arts and Social Sciences Specialists (2006-08)
•    Member Music and Visual Art Academy search committees (several)

Community
•    Updates, support, and maintenance to LaMER website and its free programs In use by several universities world wide and
featured in Electronic Musician Magazine
•    “New Directions in Percussion & Rhythmic Experimentation,” lecture for Education Bureau series Experiencing Composition and
Contemporary Music, 5 November 2009.
•    Sound production and engineering for Musicarama Contemporary Music Festival’s Electro-acoustic Music Concerts 2006-09.
•    External Examiner for PhD and MPhil dissertations for HKU, City U., and HK University of Science and Technology 2005-09.
•    Panel Chair for Electro-acoustic Music and Canonization for the International Society of Contemporary Music, International
Society for Contemporary Music Festival, Hong Kong, 2006
•    Interactive Interdisciplinary Projects in the Arts lecture for the Cattle Depot Arts Centre HK 2007
•    Interviews (various) for local and overseas technology magazines 2007-08
•    Adjudicator for the New Generations Composition Competition 2005-09
•    Adjudicator for Macau International Piano Competition 2005
•    Adjudicator for the 1996 and 1999 International Computer Music Association Music Submissions