Hiu-Man Chan 陳曉文
Guest Musician - Suona and Guanzi
客座音樂家 - 嗩呐, 管子
Hiu-Man Chan is a renowned folk wind instrument musician specializing in the Hulusi, Suona, and Guanzi. Originally from Hong Kong, he is a founding member of the Echos of China Ensemble and an active participant in the Bard East West Ensemble. Additionally, he has served as a freelance musician for both the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and the Macau Chinese Orchestra. Mr. Chan holds a Bachelor of Music (Honours) degree from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, where he pursued dual specializations in Suona and Guanzi. He has gained international recognition, achieving a Silver Award in the Senior Professional Category at the 4th Singapore Nanyang International Music Competition for Suona.
Mr. Chan has extensive experience in performing internationally such as New York Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Washington D.C., Bahamas, Canada, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Singapore. In 2022, he performed "Lo Ting" for Guanzi with live electronics at the Twentyalpha, which was broadcast by the Hong Kong Community Radio. In 2023, he performed in various prestigious venues, including Lincoln Center in New York, the Chinese Embassy in Washington, and the University of Maryland with the Bard East West Ensemble. Mr. Chan has upcoming performances including an invitation to the Spring Reception by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York at the Harvard Club in February 2024, participation by suona section principal in the Hsinchu Chinese Music Festival Music Camp in Taiwan in July 2024, and a performance at the Chinese Embassy in the Bahamas in September 2024. He is also set to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York with the Bard East West Ensemble in October 2024. In January 2025, he performed with Master Yazhi Guo before the Lunar New Year game of NBA team Brooklyn Nets, and reported by South China Morning Post.
陳曉文是一位知名的民族管樂演奏家,專精於葫蘆絲、嗩吶與管子。來自香港的他是「中國回聲樂團」的創團成員之一,並積極參與「巴德東西方樂團」的演出。此外,陳曉文亦曾擔任香港中樂團與澳門中樂團的自由音樂人。他畢業於香港演藝學院,取得音樂學士(榮譽)學位,主修嗩吶與管子雙專業。
陳老師曾於第四屆新加坡南洋國際音樂大賽中榮獲嗩吶專業組銀獎,並在國際舞台上嶄露頭角。他的演出足跡遍及紐約卡內基音樂廳、林肯中心、華盛頓特區、巴哈馬、加拿大、香港、澳門、台灣及新加坡等地。2022年,他在Twentyalpha音樂平台演奏電子音樂與管子結合的作品《螺汀》,並由香港社區電台轉播。2023年,他於紐約林肯中心、中國駐美大使館、馬里蘭大學等地演出,備受矚目。
未來演出計畫方面,2024年2月他將受邀於哈佛俱樂部參加由香港駐紐約經貿辦主辦的春節招待會;同年7月將以嗩吶首席身份參與台灣新竹中樂節夏令營;9月赴巴哈馬中國大使館演出;10月將隨巴德東西方樂團再度登上卡內基音樂廳舞台。2025年1月,他與著名管樂演奏家郭雅志老師於NBA布魯克林籃網隊農 曆新年比賽前同台演出,並受到《南華早報》報導。
