As an aspiring composer, violinist, and tenor, Yip Ho Kwen Austin is one of the most active musicians from the new generation of contemporary music and music performances in Hong Kong. Having received his Bachelor of Arts (Music) degree at the University of California, Berkeley with a "high distinction in general scholarship" and his Master of Philosophy (Music Composition) degree at the University of Hong Kong, Yip is currently a PhD (Music Composition) candidate at the University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Dr. Joshua Chan with the support from the University Postgraduate Fellowship.
Yip's works have been performed by both internationally and locally renowned ensembles and performers, to name a few, the Ensemble Modern (Germany), Ensemble Duo Plus (Germany), Opus Two (US), Vox Humana (Japan), Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Hong Kong City Chamber Orchestra, HKU Balinese Gamelan Orchestra, Sregnis' Singers, L'Art du Bois, 4 Gig Heads, The Hong Kong Kamerata and violinist Yao Jue. Yip's works have recently been performed in HellHOT! New Music Festival 2011, 6x6 Media Arts Events (US, 2011), ISCM Contemporary Music Festival 2010 (Indonesia), Shanghai Conservatory of Music New Music Week 2010, WOCMAT 2010 (Taiwan), Musicarama 2009, 2010 (Hong Kong), Hong Kong Asian Film Feestival 2009 etc. Yip has received commissions from the Hong Kong Arts Festival, HellHOT! New Music Festival, Hong Kong Composers' Guild and Hong Kong Saxophone Ensemble etc. In addition, Yip has attended the 45th International Summer Course for New Music at Darmstadt, Germany (2010), the 1st Asian Arts & Cultural Workshop (Korea, 2010), 4th UNESCO Asian Youth Conference (Korea, 2010), and was invited to be a speaker in the Asia Culture Forum 2010 (Korea). Yip is the holder of James Kitagawa Memorial Music Scholarship, Regents' and Chancellor's Scholarship, Henry Holbrook Scholarship, James King Scholarship, Eisner Prize, Milton C. Witzel Memorial Prize, University of Postgraduate Fellowship and Rayson Huang Scholarship.
Yip's works have been performed by both internationally and locally renowned ensembles and performers, to name a few, the Ensemble Modern (Germany), Ensemble Duo Plus (Germany), Opus Two (US), Vox Humana (Japan), Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Hong Kong City Chamber Orchestra, HKU Balinese Gamelan Orchestra, Sregnis' Singers, L'Art du Bois, 4 Gig Heads, The Hong Kong Kamerata and violinist Yao Jue. Yip's works have recently been performed in HellHOT! New Music Festival 2011, 6x6 Media Arts Events (US, 2011), ISCM Contemporary Music Festival 2010 (Indonesia), Shanghai Conservatory of Music New Music Week 2010, WOCMAT 2010 (Taiwan), Musicarama 2009, 2010 (Hong Kong), Hong Kong Asian Film Feestival 2009 etc. Yip has received commissions from the Hong Kong Arts Festival, HellHOT! New Music Festival, Hong Kong Composers' Guild and Hong Kong Saxophone Ensemble etc. In addition, Yip has attended the 45th International Summer Course for New Music at Darmstadt, Germany (2010), the 1st Asian Arts & Cultural Workshop (Korea, 2010), 4th UNESCO Asian Youth Conference (Korea, 2010), and was invited to be a speaker in the Asia Culture Forum 2010 (Korea). Yip is the holder of James Kitagawa Memorial Music Scholarship, Regents' and Chancellor's Scholarship, Henry Holbrook Scholarship, James King Scholarship, Eisner Prize, Milton C. Witzel Memorial Prize, University of Postgraduate Fellowship and Rayson Huang Scholarship.
