Hong Kong Stories - The Quest of Life：Hear the Wind Sing

Composer CHENG Ching-nam (Ah Nam) loves folk music from all over the world. Since he was small, he has been collecting folk music instruments. He started to learn Western classical music when he was a primary student. He has learned to play violin, piano and clarinet and was determined to become a pianist during his university years. However, an accident precipitates his review of his musical pathway. He eventually chooses composition as his calling and learns from folk music across the globe.

Ah Nam even learns the Mongolian throat singing “Khoomei” by himself on the Internet, hoping to introduce this singing element similar to the sound of wind of the Mongolian grassland into his contemporary music works. After several years of diligent practice, Ah Nam finally manages to control overtones and sings melodies. His throat singing style is different from the traditional “Khoomei”, which is remarkable.

Ah Nam is currently a doctoral music student majoring in Composition in the United States and continues to move towards the world to pursue his passion in music.