Simon Kong Su Leong 江賜良
Simon Kong Su Leong is a crossover musician who has devoted his life to composing, arranging, conducting, performing, organizing and teaching Chinese traditional music. Born in Sabah, Malaysia, dubbed as the “Land Below the Wind” in Southeast Asia, he graduated from Shanghai Conservatory of Music majoring in Chinese Music Composition. He studied under renowned composer Professor Zhu Xiaogu and was the first overseas student graduated with this specialization. He also studied contemporary composition and theories of Chinese folk songs under renowned composer Professor Xu Jianqiang and ethnomusicologist Professor Huang Bai respectively. His started his Chinese music journey with Mr Teo Seng Cheong, a well-known Malaysian Chinese music educator.
Simon is well-versed in a variety of Chinese traditional musical instruments. In recent years, he has delved into Chinese “Five-Elements” Composition and Orchestration Techniques, and the application of Chinese music in music therapy. Besides Malaysia, his works are regularly performed in various countries and regions such as Taiwan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Europe.
Simon is a composer that focuses on Chinese traditional music and has frequent collaborated with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Taipei Chinese Orchestra and Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. He has won numerous many awards, including the Chinese Music Competition 2005(Ensemble Category) organized by the Council for Cultural Affairs, Taiwan and obtaining the Composition Award ( 2nd prize) in the inaugural Singapore International Competition for Chinese Orchestral Composition. His musical works have also been published in Swedish BIS records, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Taipei Chinese Orchestra and other publishers in China. In 2017, he was invited by the Taiwan Philharmonic Chinese Orchestra to produce a concert titled A Musical Feast – Composer Simon Kong and the Taiwan Philharmonic Chinese Orchestra” and distributed it on DVD.
Besides composition, Simon has conducted extensively throughout Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan, served as a judge for international competitions and lectured too. He is also the Secretary-General of Sabah Chinese Music Society (Malaysia), founder of Nanyang Spirit Arts Centre and Music Director of “ecband”, a Sabah Pop-Chinese music ensemble.
江赐良是马来西亚集华乐作曲、编曲、指挥、演奏、策划、教学於一身的跨界音乐人。生於南洋"风下之乡"沙巴，毕业於上海音乐学院民乐作曲专业，师从着名作曲家朱晓谷教授，为第一位以民乐作曲专业毕业的外国留学生。在学期间亦向着名作曲家徐坚强教授学习现代音乐创作，随民族音乐学家黄白教授学习中国民歌理论；启蒙老师为马来西亚着名华乐教育家张诚忠。
江氏擅长演奏各种民族乐器，近年来钻研中华“五行”作曲、配器与民乐应用疗法等研究。其创作、移植、配器作品除了在马来西亚外，也多次在台湾、新加坡、中国、香港、欧洲等地上演。
江氏是一位以华乐创作为中心的作曲家，经常与新加坡华乐团、台北市立国乐团、香港中乐团等合作。曾多次获得包括台灣文建会2005年民族音乐创作奖（合奏曲组），首届新加坡国际华乐作曲大赛创作大奖等奖项。创编的作品曾收录在瑞典BIS唱片公司、新加坡华乐团、香港中乐团、台北市立国乐团、中国民乐教材书籍等专辑中。2017年受邀与台湾爱乐民族管弦乐团制作『乐馔-作曲家江赐良与台湾爱乐』音乐会并出版发行DVD。
江氏除创作外，也曾到马来西亚各地、台湾、新加坡、菲律宾、汶莱、香港、上海、深圳、武汉等地指挥多个乐团演出并担任国际大赛评委及讲课等；同时江氏也是马来西亚沙巴华乐学会秘书长、南洋风艺术中心创办人及沙巴电声华乐流行组合ecband的音乐总监。
Simon is well-versed in a variety of Chinese traditional musical instruments. In recent years, he has delved into Chinese “Five-Elements” Composition and Orchestration Techniques, and the application of Chinese music in music therapy. Besides Malaysia, his works are regularly performed in various countries and regions such as Taiwan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Europe.
Simon is a composer that focuses on Chinese traditional music and has frequent collaborated with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Taipei Chinese Orchestra and Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. He has won numerous many awards, including the Chinese Music Competition 2005(Ensemble Category) organized by the Council for Cultural Affairs, Taiwan and obtaining the Composition Award ( 2nd prize) in the inaugural Singapore International Competition for Chinese Orchestral Composition. His musical works have also been published in Swedish BIS records, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Taipei Chinese Orchestra and other publishers in China. In 2017, he was invited by the Taiwan Philharmonic Chinese Orchestra to produce a concert titled A Musical Feast – Composer Simon Kong and the Taiwan Philharmonic Chinese Orchestra” and distributed it on DVD.
Besides composition, Simon has conducted extensively throughout Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan, served as a judge for international competitions and lectured too. He is also the Secretary-General of Sabah Chinese Music Society (Malaysia), founder of Nanyang Spirit Arts Centre and Music Director of “ecband”, a Sabah Pop-Chinese music ensemble.
江赐良是马来西亚集华乐作曲、编曲、指挥、演奏、策划、教学於一身的跨界音乐人。生於南洋"风下之乡"沙巴，毕业於上海音乐学院民乐作曲专业，师从着名作曲家朱晓谷教授，为第一位以民乐作曲专业毕业的外国留学生。在学期间亦向着名作曲家徐坚强教授学习现代音乐创作，随民族音乐学家黄白教授学习中国民歌理论；启蒙老师为马来西亚着名华乐教育家张诚忠。
江氏擅长演奏各种民族乐器，近年来钻研中华“五行”作曲、配器与民乐应用疗法等研究。其创作、移植、配器作品除了在马来西亚外，也多次在台湾、新加坡、中国、香港、欧洲等地上演。
江氏是一位以华乐创作为中心的作曲家，经常与新加坡华乐团、台北市立国乐团、香港中乐团等合作。曾多次获得包括台灣文建会2005年民族音乐创作奖（合奏曲组），首届新加坡国际华乐作曲大赛创作大奖等奖项。创编的作品曾收录在瑞典BIS唱片公司、新加坡华乐团、香港中乐团、台北市立国乐团、中国民乐教材书籍等专辑中。2017年受邀与台湾爱乐民族管弦乐团制作『乐馔-作曲家江赐良与台湾爱乐』音乐会并出版发行DVD。
江氏除创作外，也曾到马来西亚各地、台湾、新加坡、菲律宾、汶莱、香港、上海、深圳、武汉等地指挥多个乐团演出并担任国际大赛评委及讲课等；同时江氏也是马来西亚沙巴华乐学会秘书长、南洋风艺术中心创办人及沙巴电声华乐流行组合ecband的音乐总监。
