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DESCRIPTION:The Doctoral Colloquium is open to all.\n\nDoctoral Colloquium:
  Kai-Young Chan (Chinese University of Hong Kong)\n\nTitle: Writing Choral
  Music in Cantonese: Problems\, Practices\, and Potentialities\n\nAbstract
 : Due to the use of tones at various pitch levels to differentiate word me
 anings\, tone languages are naturally musical\; yet\, ironically\, their m
 usical expression is often limited by the tones. Unless sung to an optimis
 ed melody\, Cantonese lyrics may be incomprehensible or gravely misunderst
 ood––‘lord’ could be misheard as ‘pig’. While tone-melody relationships ha
 ve been addressed in Cantonese operas and Cantonese popular music\, Canton
 ese choral music––a fast-growing genre of contemporary music in Hong Kong–
 –remains a largely unexplored genre. This study aims to unpack the problem
 s\, practices\, and potentialities of text-setting in Cantonese choral mus
 ic. It offers solutions for overcoming text-setting constraints\, and anal
 yses the creative and notational practices present in recent works by Hong
  Kong composers. The research highlights the compositional and theoretical
  potentialities within this genre for listeners\, composers\, and performe
 rs\, particularly in the context of algorithmic and AI applications\, fost
 ering a greater appreciation for Cantonese musics.\n\nBiography: Kai-Young
  Chan is Assistant Professor of Composition at The Chinese University of H
 ong Kong. Performed in 20 countries\, his award-winning compositions are p
 ublished by Edition Peters\, Universal Edition\, and Navona Records. Throu
 gh digital platforms and open-access applications\, his research on Canton
 ese musics fosters interdisciplinary collaborations between music\, neuros
 cience\, and AI.\n
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LOCATION:A-832\, Elizabeth Wirth Music Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 
 1E3\, 527 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Doctoral Colloquium (Music) | Kai-Young Chan
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