High quality in musical performances has been a distinguishing feature at St Stephen’s College. Last year on 1 and 2 July we were excited to perpetuate in staging two full-scale concerts, featuring an original musical “Lost and Found: A Legend of Chimes Story” in the Xiqu Centre Grand Theatre at the West Kowloon Cultural District. All scripts and music were written by our talented student playwrights, student composers, and teachers. Most musical numbers were live accompanied by our pit orchestra made up of 40 players from our College Orchestra. All casts including students, teachers, and alumni enjoyed interpreting their assigned original roles by giving brilliant acting, singing, and dancing in the two concert evenings. Apart from the original musical, our College Choir, Symphonic Band, String Chamber, and Chinese Orchestra had made their successful performances in the full-house concert evenings.
Musical competition and performance have always been a hallmark of St Stephen’s College, and 2022-23 was no exception. After COVID restrictions were lifted, some music competitions resumed live competition mode while some were still held in video submission mode. Our Mixed Choir, Treble Choir, Vocal Ensemble, Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Chinese Orchestra finally experienced live adjudication in competition venues, while both our String Chamber and String Quartet won Gold Awards in the HK Schools Music Festival and Joint School Music Competition by submitting their performance video recordings. On top of competitions, our orchestra hosted a Joint School Orchestra Concert in our Grand Hall on 7 July performing side-by-side with orchestra members from Pui Ching Middle School and St Paul’s Secondary School. After that on 18 July, 15 choristers and 13 orchestral players from our College performed in the HKSKH Silver Jubilee Concert held in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre with the Provincial Joint Choir and Orchestra.
The results of the 2022-23 music events were praiseworthy.
Group Events
The 75th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
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College String Chamber
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String Orchestra, Secondary School Intermediate
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Gold
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String Quartet
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String Ensemble, Secondary School Junior
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Gold
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Mixed Vocal Ensemble
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Vocal Ensemble (Foreign Language), Secondary School Mixed Voice, Age 19 or under
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Silver
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Treble Vocal Ensemble
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Vocal Ensemble (Foreign Language), Secondary School Treble Voice, Age 14 or under
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Bronze
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Hong Kong Inter-School Choral Competition cum Masterclass 2023
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College Mixed Choir
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Secondary School Senior Category
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Gold
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College Treble Choir
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Secondary School Junior Category
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Silver
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Hong Kong Joint School Music Competition 2023
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College Mixed Choir
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中學合唱團 (高級組)
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Gold
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College Treble Choir
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中學合唱團 (初級組)
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Gold
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College String Chamber
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中學小組合奏 (弦樂)
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Gold
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Mixed Vocal Ensemble
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中學合唱小組
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2 Golds
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Treble Vocal Ensemble
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中學合唱小組
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Gold
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String Quartet
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中學合奏 (弦樂)
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Gold
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College Orchestra
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管弦樂團 (中學組)
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Silver
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College Symphonic Band
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管樂團 (中學組)
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Silver
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Chinese Orchestra
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中學小組合奏 (中樂)
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Silver
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2022 Hong Kong Youth Music Interflows
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College Orchestra
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Symphony Orchestra Interflow
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Bronze
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Chinese Orchestra
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Chinese Orchestra Interflow
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Bronze
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Hong Kong a Cappella Contest 2023
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“9PM”
Ho Chung Ting Harry (3Y)
Shao Xin Yan Annie (4D)
Leung Yat Long (4L)
Ho Cheuk Yan (4L)
Wu Kong Fung (4Y)
Lo Ka Yuet Ryan (5L)
Lam Yan (5Y)
Wong Abbie (5Y)
Yau Yau Shanice (5Y)
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School Division: Vocal Band
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Outstanding Performance Award
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Gold
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3rd Place
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Individual Events
75th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
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Yang Shing Yip (1D)
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Boys Treble Vocal Solo (Foreign Language), Age 14 or under
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1st
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Violin Solo, Grade Six
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2nd
Gold
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Boys Treble Vocal Solo (Chinese), Age 14 or under
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3rd
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Poon Sze Ching Skylar (1Y)
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Female Vocal Solo (Foreign Language), Age 14 or under
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1st
Gold
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Female Vocal Solo (Chinese), Age 14 or under
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2nd
Gold
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Chan O-Lam (2L)
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Grade 1 Piano Solo
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1st
Gold
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Wu Kong Fung (4Y)
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Flute Solo, Secondary School Junior
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2nd
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Li Hau (3C)
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Grade 7 Violin Solo
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2nd
Gold
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Chang Aiden (2H)
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Cello Concerto
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2nd
Gold
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Ding Jiayu (4Y)
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Piano Solo, Composer of the Year
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3rd
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Leung Yat Long (4L)
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Grade 8 Piano Solo
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3rd
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Shum Ming Yau Ian (3L)
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Piano Solo (Chinese Composers), Intermediate
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3rd
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GalaMusica – School Chamber Compositions 2023
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Mok Samuel Kwan Chung (4L)
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Outstanding Composition Award
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Performers’ Adjudication Award
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Leung Yat Long (4L)
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Commendable Composition Award
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“Relishing Creativeness in the Hong Kong Palace Museum” –
Music Composition Competition 2022/23
Music Composition Competition 2022/23
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Lam Ching Wing (3D)
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Outstanding Award (Solo) – Silver Prize
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Lam Hei Tung Valerie (3L)
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Outstanding Award (Solo) – Silver Prize
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Shum Ming Yau Ian (3L)
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Outstanding Award (Solo) – Bronze Prize
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Leung Tsz Ching Emily (3Y)
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Outstanding Award (Solo) – Bronze Prize
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Cheng Ho Chi (3Y)
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Outstanding Award (Solo) – Bronze Prize
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Other competitions
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Chiu Melanie Hei Tong (1C)
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Gold Award and Silver Medal in the Sonatina Class at the 3rd Bangkok International Piano Competition (Final)
1st Prize in Piano Certification Level 8 at the 7th (Taiwan) Asia – Aegean Sea Music International Competition HK and Macau Preliminary Round
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Lam Ching (1C)
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Champion in Secondary School Division at the Teenagers and Kids Singing Contest 2022
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Poon Sze Ching Skylar (1Y)
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1st Place in Grade 8 Singing Class at the 15th HK Students Open Music Competition 2022
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Tang Min Yin Coco (2C)
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1st Runner-up in Piano F1-F3 at the 2023 Hong Kong Youth Artist Music Competition
3rd Place in Piano Performance (Group 2009) at the Hong Kong Youth Musician of the Year 2023
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Chang Aiden (2H)
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Honorable Mention in Group B: ASPIRE: 11-14 years old at the 2022 American Classical Young Musician Award
3ème Prix in Age category: 13-16 years old at the 4ème France Music Competition 2022
Silver Prize in Young Artist: 3-15 years old at the 4th INZAI International Music Competition 2022, Japan
3rd Prize in Junior A - Born in 2008/2007 at the Clara Schumann International Competition 2022
Prize II in Age Category C: 14-17 years old at the VII. Danubia Talents International Music Competition 2022 (Online Edition), Budapest, Hungary
Bronze Prize in Junior B: Born in 2007/2008 at the Euterpe Music Awards 2022
2nd Prize in Year of birth 2008 - category 6 at the Gustav Mahler Prize Cello Competition 2023, Prague, Czech Republic
2nd Prize in JUNIOR ARTIST – Born in 2008/2007 at the London Classical Music Competition 2022
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Leung Yan Nam Cerys (2H)
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Champion in the Secondary Class at香港文藝協會全港十八區港島東區歌唱比賽
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To Hoi Ching (2J)
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3rd Place in the Classical Musician – Piano Musical Period Class at the HKYPAF the 10th Hong Kong International Youth Performance Arts Festival
5th in Piano Age Group – Junior Class B at the HKYPAF the 10th Hong Kong International Youth Performance Arts Festival
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Chan Tsz Kiu (2L)
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1st Prize in the Viola Senior Class A at the HKYPAF the 10th Hong Kong International Youth Performance Arts Festival – Hong Kong District Preliminary Round
2nd Prize in the Grade 7 Viola Grading Class at the HKYPAF the 10th Hong Kong International Youth Performance Arts Festival – Hong Kong District Preliminary Round
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Chan Pak Kiu (3C)
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5th Place in the Advance Strings Group at the 7th Hong Kong Music Talent Music Competition 2022
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Woo Shun Yuen Juliet (3C)
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First Runner-Up in the Grade 7 Harp (Pedal) Class at the Inter-School International Performance Challenge 2022
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Lam Ching Wing (3D)
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Gold Award in Secondary School String (Harp) Solo – Diploma at the Joint School Music Competition 2022
第二屆香港學界音樂大賽2022．英國倫敦聖三一音樂學院十級豎琴組．金獎
Absolute first prize, 1st prize, Excellent technique special award in Young Artist (14-17) at the UK International Music Competition
Gold Prize and Great Technique Special Prize in Young Artist (Age 14-17) at the Cambridge Music Competition
1st Prize in Harp Solo – From 14 to 17 years old at the 7th International Moscow Music Competition
1st Prize in Harp – Cat C Age 15 to 17 at the XII AMIGDALA International Music Competition
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Chan Him Yu Jonas (3Y)
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Gold Award in Secondary School String (Viola) Solo – Senior at the Joint School Music Competition 2022
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Wong Man Hong (4H)
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3rd Prize in the Vocal Class (Aged 13-16) at the 11th Hong Kong Youth Barclampory Music Festival
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Leung Wai Chi Timothy (4L)
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2nd Prize in the Grade 8 Brass Group at the IYMC International European Music Competition 2023 (Hong Kong Region)
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Ding Jiayu (4Y)
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Gold in the Open Group at the Hong Kong Children and Youth Piano Contest 2023
5th Place in Senior B at the 27th PIARA Piano Competition –
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Cho Oi Nam (5D)
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Gold in Secondary School Chinese Instrument (Guzheng) Solo – Senior at the Joint School Music Competition 2023
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Lu Jing Yiu Eugenie (5D)
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1st Prize with First Honour in Baroque Work Class (Woodwinds) at the International Fringe Music Festival and Competiiton 2022
Champion of the Flute Secondary Senior Class at the Hong Kong Youth Arts and Culture Elite Festival 2022
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Yam Hoi Ching Jasmine (5Y)
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Final Champion and the title “傳奇新星" at the “STARS Academy 2” Final Contest organised by Television Broadcasts Limited
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Chen Sihui (6L)
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2nd Prize in the Piano Young Artist G category at the 2nd Premia International Young Artists Music Festival
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