Hong Kong Youth Choir

Established in 1998, Hong Kong Youth Choir (HKYC) is one of the leading choirs in Hong Kong of vibrancy and innovations. From baroque to classical, romantic to contemporary, pop and Broadway musicals, her repertoire is all encompassing. Particulaly pre-eminent is her dedication to championing local and Asian premieres of significant musical works.

Under the directorships of her four Music Director Laureates, Mr. Patrick Chiu, Mr. Apollo Wong, Ms. Josephine Li and Mr. Felix Yeung, and that of the current Music Director Miss Florence Cheng, HKYC has produced and performed an expansive repertoire including no less than 9 Hong Kong or even Asian premieres of major contemporary choral works including Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio in 2002, John Rutter’s Magnificat in 2003 and Mass of the Children in 2005, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem in 2006 , Eric Whitacre’s Cloudburst in 2007, Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna in 2008 and Howard Goodall’s Missa Aedis Christi in 2009.

Through her own productions of regular concerts and appearances as guests with other esteemed local choirs and orchestras, HKYC has her repertoire ever expanding which includes Bach’s St. John’s Passion and B Minor Mass, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Brahm’s Ein Deutches Requiem, Faure’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s The Creation, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky, Schubert’s Mass in G and Vivaldi’s Gloria in D RV 589.
HKYC has collaborated with many leading local artists including renowned choral conductors Mr. Raymond Fu, Dr. Michael Ryan, Ms. Carmen Koon, Ms. Kathy Fok; renowned sopranos Ms. Katusha Tsui-Fraser, Ms. Yuki Ip, Ms. Melody Sze and organists Mr. Peter Yue and Ms. Wong Kin-yue.

In recognition of her contribution to serving the community with quality music, in December 2001, HKYC was featured in a 60-minute programme broadcast on RTHK 4. In December 2004, HKYC was once again featured on RTHK 4 in a 60-minute programme of Christmas carols.

Demonstrating her commitment to nourishing local young musicians, HKYC strives to promote new commissions and collaborations with local young artists. HKYC has her own Resident Composer and Resident Artist. To this day, HKYC has premiered 5 works by her Resident Composer, Mr. Raymond Cheng including the popularly received choral miniature About Going to a Restaurant for Dimsums. Being the Resident Artist, Mr. Alex Tam continues his generous regular appearance in HKYC’s own concerts amidst his numerous professional commitments as one of the most sought after leading young tenors in Hong Kong,
As part of her dedication to educating and nourishing young music talents,
HKYC holds master classes and workshops in her annual Summer Camp cum Concert. Throughout the years, under the insightful guidance of well-known vocalists including Ms Katusha Tsui-Fraser, Dr. Sam Lau, Mr. Alex Tam and Ms. Melody Sze, members got their valuable chance to brush up their singing skills.
In celebration of her 5th Anniversary in August 2004, HKYC laid a milestone in the world premiere production of Boys & Girls – Musical AIDS, an original Cantonese musical about AIDS by her Resident Composer Mr. Raymond Cheng. The 2-hour musical ran with critical acclaim for two evenings at the Hong Kong City Hall Theatre to raise funds for the benefit of AIDS Concern.

As a registered non-profit making charitable organisation herself, HKYC has over the years contributed her musical talents in organising fund raising concerts almost every year for the benefits of other fellow charitable organisations including the AIDS Concern, Ebenezer School for the Visually Impaired, Oxfam, Save the Children Hong Kong, St. John’s Cathedral HIV Education Centre, Helpers for Domestic Helpers and UNICEF for the victims of the Tsunami in South Asia.
HKYC looks forward to another 10 years of contributing to Hong Kong’s burgeoning arts scene. HKYC is keen to further promote and develop music throughout Hong Kong. As a registered non-profit making charitable organisation, we invite you to support our goals by becoming Sponsor or a Friend of HKYC. We always welcomes new members. Information about joining or about future concerts can be found on our website.