| Choy Kwok-tin, Martin started learning the clarinet at the age of 12, under the guidance of Norman Foster. He later entered the Hong Kong Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Daniel Silver. In 1985 he furthered his pursuit of music at the Royal College of Music under John McCaw, the Clarinet Principal of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. After returning from England, he was engaged as clarinetist in the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra for the 1987/88 seasons. Choy is now teaching clarinet and saxophone at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Baptist University and the Hong Kong Music Institute. Since 1996, Choy has been invited serveral times to hold master classes in Macau, and to act as adjudicator for the Macau Youth Music Competition. Apart from that, he is the Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Enscmble Association and a member of the renowned "Les Six" Wind Ensemble. Choy is also very active as a chamber and solo musician especially for Musicarama in Hong Kong. Currently, he is the Clarinet Principal of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Mr Choy is also teaching at the Alliance Primary School (Kowloon Tong) in charge of the instrumental program as well as te bandmaster of the band. |
