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‘The 21st CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’ press conference was held on 18 October at The Mira Hong Kong. The Society revealed the finalists of ‘The 21st CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’and presented the ‘2022 CASH Golden Sail Most Performed Works Awards’.
The results of ‘The 21st CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’ will be revealed and presented at the ‘2023 CASH Annual Dinner cum Golden Sail Music Awards Presentation’ to be held on 6 November 2023 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Click here for ‘The 21st CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’ finalists list (in Chinese)
Click here for ‘2022 CASH Golden Sail Most Performed Works Awards’ awards list (in Chinese)
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‘The 21st CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’ press conference will be held on 18 October (Wed). The Society will reveal the finalists of ‘The 21st CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’ and present the ‘2022 CASH Golden Sail Most Performed Works Awards’. The press conference will commence at 3pm and it will be live broadcast through the official Facebook page of the CASH Golden Sail Music Awards. You are welcome to watch the live broadcast through the link below:
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CASH Director election was held at the 45th Annual General Meeting on 28 September 2023. There were three vacancies of Writer Director and two vacancies of Publisher Director in the Council. The three retiring Writer Directors and one retiring Publisher Director being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. Election results were as follows:
Re-elected Writer Directors
Mr Chan Siu Kei
Mr Alvin Leong (R4)
Dr Mui Kwong Chiu (L4)
Re-elected Publisher Director
Ms Carol Ng (R3) Sony Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited
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Upon the nomination stage of ‘The 21st CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’, the ‘Awards Consultation Committee’ has confirmed and finalised the nominations of all categories. The First Round Election of the Awards now commences. Please return the signed Voting Form via e-mail, WhatsApp or fax to our official accountants ‘Patrick Wong CPA Limited’ before the deadline. Please refer to the Voting Form for more details.
Please download the following information and form:
Nominations of All Awards Categories:
Best Young Composer’s Serious Composition
Best Vocal Performance by a Female Artist
Best Vocal Performance by a Male Artist
If you wish to listen to the nominated works of ‘Best Serious Composition’ and ‘Best Young Composer’s Serious Composition’ which were first publicly performed earlier before casting your vote, please contact us via e-mail at [email protected].
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CASH is now inviting all members to demonstrate your support to ‘The 21st CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’ by nominating your favourite works, songwriters and performers. The eligible period for this year’s Awards is from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023. In addition, the ‘Best Young Composer’s Serious Composition’ is introduced this year to recognise outstanding musical works among them. Please read through Awards & Judging Criteria and Rules of Election, and return the completed Nomination Form by e-mail, WhatsApp or fax to our official accountants ‘Patrick Wong CPA Limited’ before the deadline.
Click here for Nomination Form
Click here for Awards & Judging Criteria
Click here for Rules of Election
Click here for Parent’s / Guardian’s Consent Form (as applicable)
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Sponsored by the CASH Music Fund, the CASH Music Scholarship for Overseas Studies 2023/2024 has been awarded to Ng Yan To. He will pursue Master of Music in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games at Berklee College of Music.
Ng graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and he is now a composer for screen and theatre. He has recently composed for several feature films and television shows, including films Say I Do To Me, 36649 (2022 Fresh Wave), Xin Li You Shu, Love In 50 Meters, television shows Forensic JD and PTU, and documentary Lights Up Again . His short film, A Summer Lucid Summer, competed for the Student Academy Awards in ‘Oscar’. Other recent additional music projects include, Sunny Side Of The Street and Caught In Time.
Aside from film music, Ng is also active in composing commercial and theatre musical works. He recently composed music for a car launch show ‘The Magical Journey With EQE SUV, Ant Ranger, a dance theatre production by Rice Journey Production, Crap Voice Ensemble, a musical produced by Hong Kong Children’s Musical Theatre, as well as Revolution Road (additional music).
Ng received several scholarships during his undergraduate studies, including the Parsons Outstanding Composition Student for Creative Music Scholarship, JK & Ingrid Lee Creative Project Fund, and The Lions Music Charity Foundation Scholarships.
Ng Yan To
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‘CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’ will celebrate its 21st anniversary this year. In order to support local serious music creations, a new award named ‘Best Young Composer’s Serious Composition’ is to be introduced. The writers of the nominated works must be aged 35 or below and fulfil specific eligibility requirements. The Society hopes to attract more young composers to participate and make the music creations more diversified. As usual, members will receive the nomination form on 1 August and they can nominate their own or other members’ works. The Society looks forward to receiving members’ overwhelming responses and making ‘CASH Golden Sail Music Awards’ the most anticipated event, as always.
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The Society is committed to promoting the electronic communication and allowing members to receive newsletters, publications and various information through e-mail for reducing paper consumption and protecting the environment. To encourage more members to support, the Society will donate HK$10 to Friends of the Earth (HK) upon each successful registration of an e-mail for future correspondence by a member who currently receives communications in paper form. Please act immediately, fill in the ‘Future Correspondence Update’ column in the ‘Member Information Update’ form by downloading, and send it to the Society by e-mail on or before 31 October, together with any personal information update required.
In addition, members can now scan this ‘QR code’ to read the latest issue of the CASHFLOW newsletter anytime, anywhere.
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The Society, in collaboration with the Music Copyright Society of China (MCSC) and the Macau Association of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (MACA), co-organised the first ‘Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Collective Management of Copyright in Musical Works Forum’ held in the SZRX Hotel on 8 June 2023.
The topics of the forum were ‘Music Creation, Collective Management of Copyright in Musical Works, and Development in Cultural Industries. There were three sessions with an opening speech, a MOU signing ceremony, and roundtable discussions. The event was attended by about 80 participants, including the senior government officials, and representatives of international organisation and societies in the Mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau as well as prominent musicians, and legal, academic and industry representatives.
The successful hosting of the forum has brought closer cooperation among musical works collective management organisations in the Mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau, further promoting development in cultural industries, and widening and deepening communications in the Greater Bay Area and even internationally.
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Sponsored by the CASH Music Fund and presented by the CUHK, ‘The Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Scholarships 2022/23’ have been awarded to the following students from the Department of Music.
Tsz Ying is pursuing Bachelor of Arts in Music and is currently a final year student studying composition with Prof. Chan Kai Young, Dr Lo Hau Man and Prof. Wendy Lee. She is passionate in designing sounds and music for creative media, including games, animations and films. She is constantly working with game developers and student directors to explore how music and sounds enhance the possibility of storytelling.
Hong Yu is pursuing Bachelor of Arts in Music and is currently a final year student studying violin under the tutelage of James Cuddeford. His works include the collaborative project A date with Dogs which he composed for one year creates interactive installations and music for dogs with public performances and garden tours. He was commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild last year to write a chamber piece featuring accordion for the ‘Hong Kong Contemporary Music Festival: Global Delights’.
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Sponsored by the CASH Music Fund and presented by the HKAPA, the ‘CASH Composition Scholarship 2022/23’ has been awarded to the following student from the School of Music.
Chuen On is pursuing Bachelor of Music (Honours) Degree and studying composition and electronic music with Prof. Clarence Mak and Mr Imen Tang. His works include various styles such as Western and Chinese ensembles, orchestral music, multimedia creations, pop songs and scoring of music. He arranged, designed and composed music for the anniversary drama of the Chung Chi Drama Club, CUHK; Jao Tsung-I Chinese art painting exhibition ‘Lotus Luminous’, Hong Kong Palace Museum exhibition ‘Radiance’ and Hong Kong Arts Festival’s Laila.
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After a gap of three years, the CASH Members Jamming Party finally returned and was held successfully at the Lost Stars Livehouse Bar & Eatery at the end of May. The annual jamming event provides a valuable opportunity for members to exchange music with each other and perform their own original works. This year’s event attracted over 100 members and friends, and the atmosphere was lively.
The Society invited the singer-songwriter JNYBeatz and Delta T, the group The Absent Brother and the band Fiester as guest performers. The musical styles of each of performance teams are different, bringing refreshing performances to the members. And the members jamming on stage also showcased their best musical skills, performing works of different genres during the three-hour event, producing performances that pleased everyone. The Society looks forward to having more members participate in the jamming party in the coming year and sharing the joy of playing music together!
