Katie is a composer-performer born and raised in Hong Kong.

 

Her music ranges from acoustic solo, chamber, choral, and orchestral to electronics, and she collaborates with interdisciplinary projects such as film and dance. Her interest in the composition includes exploring humanity, and nature, and expressing her deep, raw expression with her personal experiences.

 

Katie has participated in various music festivals and her music has been performed internationally. She represented her school, HKAPA and performed her work at the National Taiwan Normal University (Taiwan) and DIVERSONICS Sound Festival at Taiwan Contemporary Cultural Lab. Katie was part of the improvisation collaboration performance, “Delight – Fluid Spaces of Participation” with other composers and performers in Time of Music 2024 (Finland). She participated in the International Young Composers Academy 2023 (Switzerland) and her music was recorded by Ensemble Musikfabrik. She also took part in Darmstadt 2023 (Germany), ManiFeste-2024 IRCAM (France), and SoundMine 2022 (Belgium). Her tutelage includes Cathy Milliken, Oscar Bianchi, Clara Iannotta, Lisa Streich and more.

 

Her musical background includes playing the piano, organ, Dizi (Chinese Flute) and voice. Notably with her expressive character, she performed musically and acted in her compositions and other premieres.

 

Katie is currently pursuing her final year of Bachelor of Music majoring in Composition and Electronic Music in the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She received Parsons Music Scholarship (Hong Kong) during her studies.