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

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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:

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

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References

  1. 1 2 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.