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Tsang man sze 曾敏思

曾敏思小姐從十二歲開始跟隨蕭韻詩小姐於保良局第一張永慶中學樂器班學習色士風。1999年,曾氏入讀香港演藝學院音樂系主修色士風演奏,師隨衛庭新先生(前香港管弦樂團首席長笛)、蔡國田先生(前香港小交響樂團首席單簧管)及簡博文先生(香港管弦樂團單簧管手),並先後於2001及2003年取得音樂演奏文憑及音樂演奏深造文憑。在學期間,曾氏曾參與須川展也(世界著名日本色士風手)及謝德驥博士(美國愛荷華大學色士風教授)之大師班。

2009年,曾氏考獲英國倫敦聖三一音樂學院LTCL演奏文憑,並獲得優異成績。同年,應香港中文大學崇基管樂團之邀請,擔任客席色士風手。2010 及2013 年應香港青年管樂演奏家之邀請,隨團分別遠赴奧地利及荷蘭參加中歐國際青年管樂比賽及世界音樂大賽,並於分組賽嬴得冠軍及金獎。2011年,曾氏與一班活躍於香港之頂尖色士風樂手組成Hong Kong Saxophone Ensemble,並分別於2012年及2014年被邀到香港電台及無線電視台作現場演出錄音及接受訪問。2012年7月及2015年7月期間,更分別遠赴蘇格蘭及法國斯特拉斯堡參與三年一度之「第16及第17屆世界薩克斯年會」中演出。於2013起,獲邀出任香港專業管樂團之次中音色士風手。2015年10月,更以色士風獨奏嘉賓身份參與「香港青年管樂演奏家」十五週年音樂會之演出。

2010年7月,曾氏創立「香港青年色士風樂團」,並以音樂總監及指揮身份帶領樂團於香港不同場合演出。2015年8月,曾氏帶領樂團出席新加坡色士風研討會作演出及交流,大獲好評。曾氏現為香港多間中小學之色士風導師及樂團指揮,並由2007年開始至今,出任文化音樂坊有限公司之音樂總監一職,致力推廣及發展香港之音樂教育。

Ms. Tsang Man Sze starts playing saxophone at the age of 12 by joining the PLK No.1 W.H.Cheung College’ s instrumental class program under the guidance of Ms Sissie Siu. In 1999, Man Sze started her professional saxophone training with Mr. Tim Wilson (the former Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’ s principal flute), Mr. Martin Choy (the former Hong Kong Sinfonietta, principal clarinet) and Michael Campbell (Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra clarinetist) at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Music Department Later, Ms Tsang received her Diploma in performing Arts (Music, majoring Saxophone performance) and the Advanced Diploma performing Arts (Music, majoring Saxophone performance) in 2001 and 2003 respectively. During the study period at HKAPA, Ms Tsang had participated in Saxophone Master Classes hold by world famous Japan Saxophonist, Nobuya Sugawa and Dr. Kenneth Tse (Professor of Saxophone of the University of Iowa, United States).

In 2009, Man Sze obtained the Trinity College of Music, LTCL Diploma in distinction level. Same year, she was being invited to be a guest saxophone player of the Chung Chi Wind Orchestra of Chinese University of HK.

2010 and 2013, being invited to be a member of Hong Kong Young musicians’ Wind Orchestra, Ms. Tsang joined the Europe International Youth Music Competition in Austria and World Music Contest in Netherlands and won the Championship and Gold Medal in the group event respectively.

Man Sze is one of the founder members of the Hong Kong Saxophone Ensemble (HKSE) established in 2011 with Hong Kong famous and talented saxophone players. Being one of the Representatives of the HKSE, she was invited to Radio Television Hong Kong and TVB for interview and live performing broadcast in July 2012 and May 2014 respectively. In 2012 and 2015 summer, Man Sze performed with the HKSE in the 16th and 17th World Saxophone Congress in Scotland and Strasbourg, France. Since 2013, Man Sze was being invited as the Tenor Saxophone player of Hong Kong Professional Winds Orchestra. In October 2015, she performed as a guest soloist with Hong Kong Young Musicicans’ Wind Orchestra in the 15th Anniversary Concert.

Man Sze was the founder of "the Hong Kong Youth Saxophone Choir" in 2010 which aims to educate, develop and promote music to the youngsters in Hong Kong. As the music director and conductor of the Hong Kong Youth Saxophone Choir, Man Sze leads the group to perform in all kinds of occasions show frequently in Hong Kong. In August of 2015, with Man Sze’ s music direction, the Hong Kong Saxophone Choir participated in the Singapore Saxophone Symposium with a highly successful performance. From 2007, Man Sze has been appointed as Music Director of the Music Sphere Company Limited and serves as a saxophone tutor and conductor of numbers of primary and secondary school in Hong Kong.

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