Publications / Paper Presentations

The article entitled ‘Analysis of Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera’ by Mui Kwong Chiu was collected lin A Collection of Articles in Commemoration of the 20 Anniversary of the Hong Kong Ethnomusicology Society, jointlypublished by Center of Asian Studies, HKU and Hong Kong Ethnomusicology Society in September 2005.

An essay entitled ‘The mixing instrumentations of harmonica with other musical instruments as seen from the newly created harmonica compositions’ was published in the book ‘Seventy Years of Hong Kong Harmonica’ published by Joint Publishing Co. Ltd. in August, 2004.

A review entitled ‘The Fifth Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival 2004’ was published in the September issue, 2004 in the quarterly publication CASHFLOW of Composers and Author’s Society of Hong Kong (CASH).

A research paper entitled ‘New Possibilities for Chinese Instrumental Music: Compositional Techniques in Two Original Chamber Works’ was delivered in the Research Colloquia in Autumn 2003 in the Department of Music at the University of Hong Kong. The paper discusses the incorporation of compositional techniques from both Chinese and Western traditions as integrated in Mui Kwong Chiu’s two musical works.

Music Theatre and Multi Media: Teaching Resource Kit." (in collaboration with Joshua Chan) In Contemporary Music Education Campaign of the ISCM World Music Days 2002. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Composers' Guild and the Education Department, 2002.

‘Analysis of Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera’ by Mui Kwong Chiu was first published as papers and proceedings of the Sixth Seminar on the History of New Music in China: Its Form, Craftsmanship and Aesthetics in 2000. It was later published in the same year in Collected Essays on History of New Music in China, Vol. No 6 by HKU Center of Asia Studies.

A feature article entitled ‘An Exploration of Coherence in Music from Pop Song to Serious Music’ was published in Issue 29 in the summer of 1999 in CASHFLOW the quarterly publication of CASH. In the article, compositional techniques in both pop and contemporary music genre were discussed, with a special focus on some of Joseph Koo’s modulation techniques and his twin use of modes, with illustrations from some of his pop songs serving as demonstrations.

Part of Mui Kwong Chiu’s vocal music (serious category) from 1980 to 1999 have been listed in ‘Hong Kong Vocal Music: A General Index’ among the works of other prominent Hong Kong Composers. Chinese Christians Literature Council Ltd published the collection of vocal music with the above index in March 1999, with sponsorship from Hong Kong Arts Development Council.