Prof. Richard Tsang

Professor Richard Tsang has been for many years the Founding Chairman of the Hong Kong Composers' Guild and Vice-Chairman of the Asian Composers’ League (ACL); and since 2013 an Honorary Member of the ACL. From 2002-08, he was elected President of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM), the first non-European to hold this position since the society’s establishment in 1923. Professor Tsang has served as Dean of Students and Professor of the Education University of Hong Kong, actively involved in the research and promotion of Creative Musicking concept and practices.

Over the years, Tsang has been active in the promotion of contemporary music and has organized many international exchange events and festivals in this field.