In 2023, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble commissioned composers to create musical duets for young students to perform with their teachers. The compositions incorporate graphic scores, game pieces, and traditionally notated works, bringing together musicians of all levels through a unique journey into contemporary music and art. shapes songs is an illustrated score book, consisting of the commissioned scores, as well as 16 striking illustrations created by four talented Hong Kong artists, curated by the team at Hong Kong Open Printshop.

Publisher: Hong Kong New Music Limited

Print curator: Hong Kong Open Printshop

Music curator: Samson Young

Illustrations by: Lam Kin Choi, Florence Lee, Eugene Lun, Hannah Shieh

Musical scores by Livia Malossi Bottignole, Santa Bušs, Felix Cheung, Seth Cluett, Bill Dietz, Kenrick Ho, Hong Kai-Wang, Partiparn Jaikampan, Uri Kochavi, Matthew Lam, Vanissa Law, Law Yuk-mui, Austin Leung, James Moore, Larry Shuen, Charlotte Tong, Eagle Wu, Stephen Yip, Samson Young

Collaborating printers: Ho Sheung Yan Nicolas, Wong Ho Ching Jeannie 

Project supported by: Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme (ACDFS) to celebrate HKNME’s 15th anniversary (2023-24).