Sponsored by the CASH Music Fund and presented by the The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), the ‘CASH Composition Award 2024/25’ has been awarded to Chung King Yat, a student from Creative Arts and Culture and Education (Music), for the second consecutive year.

Chung King Yat is pursuing Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Music) (co-terminal double degree) and is currently a fourth-year student studying the saxophone under the guidance of Mr Martin Choy Kwok Tin, and also learning handbells and handbell conducting from Ms Wong Wai Ching, Ms Leung Lai Shee, and Ms Yeung Tsz Ting. He was awarded the ‘Parsons Music Scholarship’ in 2021.

Chung continued to study ensemble music through performance, conducting, and composition, and achieved distinction in the AMusTCL from Trinity College London in recent years. He is currently the Vice-President of the EdUHK Chorus, as well as a student conductor and chairman of the EdUHK handbell Ensemble. He has joined several music groups both within and outside the university, actively participates in performances and operational matters, and has assisted in organizing multiple public performances over the past three years.

Chung King Yat