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Kevin
Mazimas Ko, Adjudicator
Kevin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Music Composition
from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2001 and obtained his Masters
of Arts (MA) in Music Composition in 2003. In the meantime while
he was studying MA, he simultaneously completed an intensive Masters
degree course at Concordia University Wisconsin, majoring Church
Music, Handbells Conducting, Handbells Performing, Handbells Composing
as well as Choral Conducting. He was a choral conducting student
of Dr. James Nowach (University of Wisconsin) and a handbell conducting
student of Dr. William A. Payn (Bucknell University). He also developed
his handbells composing skills with Arnold Sherman and polished
his handbells performance technique with Dr. John Behnke (AGEHR).
He graduated with an outstanding result. In the summer of 2003,
he also learned Creativity in Handbell Performance and Teaching
under the supervision of the well known music educator, Dr. Hal.
Hopson.
Kevin founded the Asia Institute of Handbell in 2006, aiming
at nurturing youth ringers and building up an international exchanging
linkage among the South Asian Countries. He has instructed seminars
in Taipei, Tainan, Edmonton and Toronto. Major events include
The Taiwan Handbell Seminar and the SingBell Fest 2008 had been
held in 2007 and 2008 respectively.
From 2005-2009, Kevin has performed solo handbells in Taiwan,
Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, Korea and the United States. He
is going to instruct handbell workshops, master classes as well
as concerts in different schools to promote handbell music and
to advance the techniques of school choirs. Kevin loves to compose
too. Some of his arrangements like “Via Dolorosa”,
“El Baile Del Amante”, “Song of the Flowers”,
etc have already been published in the US and listed with the
AGEHR. Ensemble pieces like “Little River Flows”,
“You’re My Wing” and “You turned my Grey
to Blue” are specially written and arranged for the concert
tour 2005.
On the Other hand, Kevin has been interviewed by news papers
in Hong Kong and several TV channels in Taiwan, which includes
Christian Channels and entertainment programmes.
Kevin is currently the President of Asia International Handbell
Association (Hong Kong) and Asia Institute of Handbells, a professional
handbell soloist “The Embellishment” who performs
international-wise, a member of the Association of Lutheran Church
Musicians, Malmark Handbells Inc. Hong Kong and Taiwan officer
and distributor, the director of the Embellishment Youth Handbell
Choir, Tai Po Baptist Church guest conductor and consultant, the
overseas consultant of the Ministry of Bellz (Singapore) and the
honary consultant of Taiwan Handbells Association.
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