Hong Kong Band Directors Association

About

The Hong Kong Band Directors Association (HKBDA) is a non-profit making organisation registered under the Societies Ordinance of Hong Kong founded in 1982. Members of the association consists of Conductors, Band Directors, Band Administrators, Professional Instrumental Teachers, Composers, Arrangers, Musicians, Music Teachers and Experienced Amateur Band Players.

The objectives of the association are:-

  • To promote band music culture and band movement in Hong Kong through the interflow with both local and overseas bands;
  • To advance the education of the public in the appreciation and knowledge of music with particular reference to bands;
  • To establish a closer link and fellowship among members, other music lovers and performing groups;
  • To attain a higher standard of artistic excellence for bands, their performers, their conductors, and their literature;
  • To serve as a central advice and information bureau to assist in local band activities;
  • To participate, associate and co-operate with international and foreign band music bodies.

Events

2025

The Hong Kong International Band Fair 2025

Date:
17-08-2025

Venue:
Academic Community Hall (224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong)

Featuring Artists:
Hong Kong Brass Band
Winds Platform
cArts Youth Wind Orchestra (CAYWO)
Kinderland Wind Band
CCC Kei Wan Pri Sch (Aldrich Bay)
Tin Shui Wai Symphonic Winds
83 Symphonic Band
Greenery Winds
Hong Kong Youth Sinfonica
Red and Blue Symphonic Band
cArts Wind Orchestra (CAWO)
Hong Kong Youth Wind Philharmonia
O Wind Ensemble
Shinywinds
Hong Kong Chamber Wind Philharmonia

2025

Hong Kong Band Directors Association's Wind Orchestra

Date:
09-09-2025

Venue:
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall

Featuring Artists:
Hong Kong Band Directors Association's Wind Orchestra
Satoshi Yagisawa
Galison Lau
Shing Chun-hay
Samuel Leung Hong-yu
Alfred Wong

2023

Hong Kong International Band Fair 2023

Venues:
Tsuen Wan Town Hall
AC Hall, Hong Kong Baptist University

Featuring Artists:
Macau Youth Symphonic Band
Taipei Municipal Neihu Junior High School Wind Ensemble
Taiwan New Taipei Municipal LinKou Junior Hihg School Symphonic Band

2019

Contemporary Wind Band Compositions by Hong Kong Composers

Venue:
Tsuen Wan Town Hall

Featuring Artists:
Lio Kuokman
Hong Kong Band Directors Wind Band

Presented by Hong Kong Composers' Guild

2018

Hong Kong International Band Fair and Competition 2018

Venue:
Hall, Pui Ching Primary School

Adjudicators:
Dr Lee Tian Tee (Singapore)
Mr Duan Fu Hsuan (Taiwan)
Professor Craig Kirchhoff (USA)

2018

Band Clinic - Craig Kirchhoff

Venue:
Hall, Pui Ching Primary School

Featuring Artist:
Professor Craig Kirchhoff (USA)

2017

Dr Chung Yiu Kwong X Hong Kong Band Directors Wind Orchestra

Venue:
Tsuen Wan Town Hall

Featuring Artists:
Dr Chung Yiu Kwong (Conductor and Composer)
Dr Yeung Wai Kit (Dizi Solo)

2017

Hong Kong International Band Fair and Competition 2017

Venue:
Hall, Pui Ching Primary School

Featuring Artists:
Niconico Sounds in BRASS
Tanaka Roy (Conductor and Arranger)
Louis Kihara (Composer and Arranger)

2017

Conn-Selmer Institute (Asia) Hong Kong 2017

Venue:
The Education University of Hong Kong

Co-organized by Hong Kong Band Directors Association

Projects

Winter Band Festival

Dr. Chung Yiu Kwong x Hong Kong Band Directors Wind Orchestra

Hong Kong International Band Festival and Competition

Conn-Selmer Institute (Asia) Hong Kong

20th Asia Pacific Band Festival
Hamamatsu, Japan

Executive Committee

Hong Kong Band Directors Association

Chairman Dr. Lo Hau Man
Vice-chairman Victor Tam

Danilo Delfin
Treasurer Sean Cheung
Secretary Au Yin Tak

Eric Ng
Committee Stanley Chen

Jacobus Chong

Amos Lee

Eric Man

Tsang Man Sze

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