NG Ka-chun Ian 伍家駿 

Ian Ng is a New York City - based composer.   His music has been described by The New York Times as "invigorating" with "intricate rhythms", and by The Financial Times as having "a solid rhythmic grounding". The South China Morning Post observed that Mr. Ng's "attractive contrapuntal features are begging to be heard again".  He graduated from New York University with a Master Degree in Music Composition on a full scholarship.

Mr. Ng is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Prize, ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, Robert Avalon International Music Composition Competition, Susanville Symphony Composition Competition and ACL Young Composers Competition. In Spring 2016, Mr. Ng made his Carnegie Hall debut with his commissioned work Think Twice - Three Musical Games, performed by string ensemble Duo Scordatura. His past season commissions include I Recall Last Night at the Opera for New York Symphonic Brass at DiMenna Center for Classical Music, orchestral work How Fair Thou Dost Shine for the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra at the Brooklyn Museum, chamber music A Constant Fretful Stamping of Hooves for the NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble at the Frederick Lowe Theater and piano solo An Occasional Fretful Stamping of Hooves for the 42nd Hong Kong Arts Festival at the Hong Kong City Hall. As NYU resident composer, his commissioned composition for their orchestra, Cité en l’air, had its premiere in February 2012 at Symphony Space in New York City. Other collaborations include JACK Quartet at the Provincetown Playhouse, andPlay at the Firehouse Space, the Atlantic Music Festival Contemporary Ensemble at Colby College, choral group Die Konzertisten, HK New Music Ensemble, pianist Dimitri Dover, violinists Charles Yang and Tessa Lark, Exploring the Metropolis ConEd Composer Residency, and the Bright Sheng Partnership.

His music Grand Jeté on a Violin was choreographed by Marcelo Gomes, principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre, and had its premiere in 2012 at Lincoln Center.  It has subsequently been performed at New York City Center, and at theaters in Los Angeles, North Carolina, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Japan, Brazil and Israel. The ballet is featured in the Juilliard Open Studios interactive app. The music is also included in American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland's feature documentary A Ballerina's Tale, which had its premiere at the TriBeCa Film Festival in Spring 2015. Other dance and theater collaborations include Complexions Contemporary Ballet at the Joyce Theater, Fire Island Dance Festival, American Ballet Theatre JKO School, Some Dance Company and the City Contemporary Dance Company.

This summer, Mr. Ng will make his European debut with the Brouwer Trio at the 2016 Valencia International Performing Arts Festival in Spain. In the Spring of 2017, he will be presenting his first opera with the support of Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts.

伍家駿是位生於香港的作曲家，現時旅居紐約市。他的音樂被紐約時報評為 “ 活潑 ”, 並帶有 “ 錯綜複雜的節奏 ”; 金融時報則形容該為“ 強而有力的韻律 ” 。伍氏畢業於香港演藝學院作曲系。 他是香港作曲及作詞家協會，香港作曲家聯會及香港賽馬會獎學金的得主。他獲得香港賽馬會音樂及舞蹈信託基金贊助， 於2013年完成紐約大學作曲碩士學位。

伍氏多次獲得國際獎項， 包括美國音樂大獎、美國作曲及作詞家協會年青作曲家獎、羅伯特·阿瓦隆國際音樂作曲比賽冠軍及亞洲青年作曲家大獎冠軍等等。他的作品“ 三個音樂小遊戲 ” 於2016年春天在紐約市卡內基音樂廳由斯高特萊斯弦樂二重奏作首演。伍氏曾經在過往的樂季與不同的藝術團體合作， 當中包括紐約交響銅管五重奏、紐約布魯克林交響樂團、傑克四重奏、香港藝術節、香港中樂團、 香港創樂團、Die Konzertisten、亞特蘭大音樂節 、紐約市藝術都會駐團作曲家及盛宗亮國際作曲家聚會。在2012年間伍氏獲擔任為紐約大學交響樂團駐團作曲家 。他的委約作品 “ 看不到的城市 ” 於同年在紐約市管弦空間音樂廳作首演。

伍氏的作品“ 小提琴上的大跳 ” 在2012年並被美國芭蕾舞團首席舞蹈員馬塞洛·戈麥斯編成舞蹈作品於紐約市林肯中心美國州際大劇院作首演。該作品徐後亦在紐約市中心、洛杉磯、 印第安納波利斯、三藩市、巴西、日本及以色列等地方上演。該作品同時獲收錄於 Juilliard Open Studios 手機應用程式, 供於 iTune 下載; 亦在紀錄片“ 一個芭蕾舞者的故事 ” 中獲採用。電影女主角是美國芭蕾舞團的首位非裔首席女芭蕾舞員米斯蒂·科普蘭,  該片在2015年紐約翠貝卡影展中作首映。他的芭蕾作品“ 平行 ” 及“ 主題上的演變 ” 亦分別在 2014 和 2015 年間由金巴信斯現代舞蹈團及美國芭蕾舞團附屬學校在紐約上演。

今年夏季， 伍氏將前往加拿大參與蒙特利爾現代實驗音樂工作坊及西班牙瓦倫西亞國際表演藝術節。在曼克頓下城文化協會 、紐約市文化部及紐約州際藝術協會資助下，他將於2017年春季呈獻他的首部小型歌劇。