Dr. George Lam
Associate Professor, Department of Music
| Phone number | 34117595 |
|---|---|
| Email address | georgelam@hkbu.edu.hk |
Degree(s):
BMus (Boston), MMus (John Hopkins), PhD (Duke)
Research area(s):
Composition
Teaching area(s):
Music Theory and Musicianship
Previously taught at:
City University of New York
Selected output(s):
Lam, George Tsz-Kwan. 2018. The Emigrants for cello, percussion, and digital playback; commissioned and premiered by New Morse Code; supported by grants from the Queens Council on the Arts and the City University of New York PSC-CUNY Research Fund; released as a digital EP in 2020.
Lam, George Tsz-Kwan. 2018. Underwater Acoustics for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, on a poem by Rajiv Mohabir; commissioned by American Opera Projects for the Chautauqua Opera Company; premiered by Alexandra Rodrick and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Steve Osgood, conductor.
Lam, George Tsz-Kwan. 2018. Sissieretta Jones, Carnegie Hall, 1902: O Patria Mia for soprano and piano, on a poem by Tyehimba Jess; commissioned by American Opera Projects for the Chautauqua Opera Company; premiered by Kayla White (soprano) and Emily Jarrell-Urbanek (piano).
Lam, George Tsz-Kwan. 2018. Such Sweet Sorrow for bass and piano, on a poem by Allison Joseph; commissioned by American Opera Projects for the Chautauqua Opera Company; premiered by Brett Bode (bass) and Miriam Charney (piano).
Lam, George Tsz-Kwan. 2011. Suite for Cello; commissioned by Sara Sitzer; featured as the recording for a world-premiere dance work by the Isodoc Dance Group, Brooklyn, NY (2017).
Current project(s):
A Bridge of Magpies, a new opera in one act with a libretto by Eugenie Chan.