Ho Wai-On

Ho Wai-On (Ann-Kay Lin) (born 1946, Hong Kong) is an Anglo-Chinese composer.

Biography

Ann-Kay Lin grew up in Hong Kong, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London on a John Swire Scholarship. She studied singing and composition, and piano with Max Pirani. A wrist injury ended her career as a concert pianist, and she turned to composition instead.[1][2]

Ann-Kay Lin is included in the British Music Collection[3] online.

Works

Ann-Kay Lin has composed for dance, ballet, chamber ensemble, instrumental and voice performance. Selected works include:

  • Sakura Variations (1974 revised 2000)
  • Four Love Songs in Chinese (1974 revised 2000)
  • Permutation (1996)
  • Tai Chi (1977)
  • To You (1977 revised 2000)
  • Farewell, My Beloved (1982)
  • Bulldozers, Old House and Old Banyan (1990 revised 1999)
  • Let’s Sing "Magic Banyan Tree" (2002)[1]

Her compositions have been recorded and issued on CD, including:

  • Music is Happiness Audio CD

References
  1. Woolf, Jonathan. "Ann-Kay LIN Music is Happiness". Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  2. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. "Ann-Kay Lin". British Music Collection. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
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