Music student Donald Yu has published 35 music scores

余文正同學出版了三十五冊樂譜

The record "Illusions: Music of Man-Ching 'Donald' Yu" will be released in March

「 Illusions: Music of Man-Ching
"Donald" Yu 」 唱片將於三月面世

Master's degree Music student Donald Yu, who composed his first work when he was 17, is donating the music scores of several his masterpieces to the University library. He said he is proud and honoured to donate the scores in order to share his compositions and happiness with the HKBU community. The scores are among 35 of Donald's works published by Gold Branch Music, Inc. in the U.S.

Falling in love with classical music at an early age, Donald won a scholarship in 2000 to study music at Baylor University in the U.S. Having returned to Hong Kong after graduation, he is studying composition at HKBU with Dr. Christopher Keyes and conducting with Mr. Andrew Cheung.

Donald now has composed more than 80 works, including piano pieces, chamber music, choral music and orchestral works. He describes his works as easy to understand and to perform. Among the scores contributed to the library are Autumn Elegy for Violin and Piano and William Shakespeare's Sonnet 104 for Mezzo-soprano and Piano.

Donald, whose works have been performed in the U.S., Hong Kong and Europe, last year received an award from the American Authors, Composers and Publishers Society Limited. His first record, "Illusions: Music of Man-Ching 'Donald' Yu", a collection of 11 piano pieces, will be released in the U.S. in early March, and a copy will also be donated to the library.

"Music is my life. I shall devote myself to composition and music education," said Donald.

千里馬遇上伯樂。音樂系碩士生余文正同學是個幸運兒，獲美國Gold Branch Music, Inc. 賞識，
為他出版了三十五冊樂譜。文正希望能與大家分享他的創作和喜悅，把部份代表作贈予大學
圖書館，並認為這是他的光榮。

文正自幼便醉心古典音樂，曾學習鋼琴及作曲，二零零零年獲得獎學金到美國貝勒大學修讀
音樂，畢業後回港在浸大深造，跟隨祁道緯博士學作曲，張毓君先生學指揮。

文正天才橫溢，十七歲創作第一首樂曲，現今已有逾八十首作品，種類繁多，有鋼琴作品、
室樂、藝術歌曲、合唱曲、管弦樂和協奏曲等。他表示其作品容易理解及演奏，贈予圖書館
的包括「秋天哀歌 -- 小提琴及鋼琴作品」和「莎士比亞十四行詩 -- 女中音演唱及鋼琴作品」
等。

文正的作品曾於美國、香港及歐洲等地公開演奏。去年他獲美國出版、作詞及作曲家協會
頒發獎項。三月初他的首張個人唱片「 Illusions: Music of Man-Ching "Donald" Yu 」將於美國
面世，收錄了十一首鋼琴作品。他亦將送贈予圖書館收藏。

文正說：「音樂是我的生命，我將以作曲和音樂教育為終身事業。」