Bio

關於黃愛恩

黃愛恩畢業於香港中文大學，取得音樂學士學位，曾師隨吳美樂博士學習鋼琴及葉綺娟女士學習聲樂。其後再出國深造，於加州大學洛杉磯分校 (UCLA) 取得民族音樂學博士學位。

然而，黃愛恩並不是一位平凡的鋼琴手；她出生時只有三根完整的手指，原因是她的母親在懷孕期間感染了德國痳疹，而病菌侵蝕了愛恩的四肢。醫生透過多次外科手術，為愛恩矯造其餘的七根手指頭，雖然愛恩的雙手生來有這樣的限制，但她克服重重困難，運用其獨特的雙手學習鋼琴，並達到演奏級的水準。

黃愛恩一直熱衷音樂活動，曾跟不同的音樂事工機構合作。在美期間，黃愛恩曾在加州洛杉磯其中一間音樂事工機構擔任琴手三年，並隨團前往美加、澳紐及亞洲等地作巡迴演出。

黃愛恩樂於分享她的生命故事，先後接受過不少本地及國外的報章、雜誌、電台及無線電視台《星期日檔案—三根指頭》之訪問 ，亦常獲邀於學校、教會擔任分享嘉賓，以及於保險業界及銀行界年會擔任主題演講者。此外，黃愛恩更獲邀為2008年國際傷殘奧運會香港區開幕禮、“Give Up Get Up” Nick Vujicic 香港佈道會及香港電台電視節目《音樂‧藥方》擔任嘉賓。於2010年，黃愛恩獲選為香港十大傑出青年。

黃愛恩現於香港中文大學、香港演藝學院、恆生商學書院等專上學院教授世界音樂。

 

Connie Oi-Yan Wong

 

Unlike any other pianists’ musical journeys, Connie has experienced an extraordinary trajectory in her musical career as a pianist and music educator. Due to her congenital deficiency, Connie was born with only three full fingers and had undergone a series of orthopedic surgeries to correct her fingers’ disfigurement throughout her childhood. It was only after she finished all the surgeries, at the age of 13, that Connie began her piano studies. Her passion for playing piano grew even stronger that gradually led Connie pursue her music dream in college years. Connie graduated at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in music, majoring in piano performance. Then she earned her M.A. and Ph.D in ethnomusicology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2006. Over her student years in the States, as a piano and keyboard player, Connie toured extensively with a  music ministry in Southeast Asian countries, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the US.

 

Connie’s inspiring story has been extensively reported by different media. She was interviewed and profiled on TVB’s “Sunday Report” in Hong Kong in August 2007. In addition, she has been profiled in numerous local and overseas newspapers, Christian TV programs and radio shows. As a keynote speaker and motivational speaker, Connie has been invited to share her encouraging story in schools, universities, churches and charity organizations. She also speaks at several well-known banking and insurance companies.

 

In 2008, she was invited to perform at the 2008 Olympic and Paralymic Equestrian Event, “Give Up Get Up” Nick Vujicic Conference, and was interviewed on RTHK’s “Music and Beyond.” In 2010, Connie was honored to be one of the “Top Outstanding Young Persons” of Hong Kong.

 

Connie is currently teaching world music seminars and courses at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hang Seng School of Commerce and other colleges as an adjunct assistant professor.