何崇志博士
助理教授
作曲, 跨媒體創作
(852) 2948 7638
sscho@eduhk.hk
何崇志博士
助理教授
Multi-award winning composer: Dr. Ho (Steve Ho) obtained his DMA from the University of British Columbia, Canada; his M.Mus and B.Mus (hon) from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He has received awards from both the commercial and the academic fields such as his mass choral work Music of the Spheres which received the CASH Golden Sail for the Most Performed Local Serious Music 2005; his film score for the widely popular animation My life as Mcdull received the HK Film Award for best film score in 2002; in addition, his chamber Variations for 2 and orchestral work The Poet's Death has also received international prices such as the Silver prize in the William St. Clair Low Award in 1988 and the first prize in PROCAN of Canada 1989 respectively.
In addition, three of the motion pictures for which Dr. Ho composed the scores, have also received international awards, such as My life as Mcdull for the French Annecy Award 2003 for best animated film, Mcdull, Prince de la bun for the Taiwan Golden Horse award 2004 and more recently, McDull, me and my mom has also won the Taiwan Golden Horse Award 2016 for the best-animated picture.
His past notable commissioning patrons include the United Filmmakers Organization, Bliss Pictures Ltd, the Baptist University of HK and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra to name a few. Ho’s compositional palate ranges from the experimental and classical to popular and jazz. His commissioned works include commercial film scores, original musicals, orchestral and chamber works as well as a large output of choral works.
Profile Details
Qualifications
DMA (University of British Columbia, Canada)
MMus (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
BMus (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
Areas of Teaching
Music theory and composition
Music technology
piano improvisation
jazz and popular ensemble
Research Interests
Music in Film
Computer-assisted composition
Sound design
Cultural Heritage in Contemporary Music Composition
Cantonese Choral Music
Selected Outputs
Steve Ho 何崇志 (2018). In One Accord - a choral work. 2018 Belt & Road World Choir Festival and the World Youth and Children’s Choral Artist Association. Hong Kong: 2018 Belt & Road World Choir Festival and co-hosted by the World Youth and Children’s Choral Artist Association.
Steve Ho 何崇志 (2018). Rivers to the Sea - a choral work. 2018 American Choral Directors Association North Central/Southern Region Conference. Chicago, USA: The American Choral Directors Association.
Steve Ho 何崇志 (2017). Hong Kong Express - a Musical. World Youth and Children's Choral Festival 2017. Hong Kong: The World Youth and Children’s Choir Artists’ Association and The China Music Education.
Steve Ho 何崇志 (2017). Chinese and Western Music Concert in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR. Hong Kong.
Steve Ho 何崇志 (2016). Mcdull, the rise of the rice cooker: original film score for the feature length animation. 21st Busan International Film Festival. Busan, Korea: Sunwah Vision Film Distribution Limited and Super Star Universal Limited.
Prizes and Awards
Golden Sail Award for the Most Performed Local Serious Work, 2006
The 21st The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score, 2002
External Appointments
Adjunct Professor of the South China Normal University;
Composer in Residence of the Hong Kong Children's Choir;
Artistic Advisor of the Hong Kong Treble Choir