Howard Lam
林浩懷

Howard Lam Ho-wai is the recipient of Hong Kong’s the first-ever Champion title in Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival and many other awards. He is also an active member of the local harmonica community taking various roles, such as performer, ensemble founder, orchestra conductor, book author, mentor and adjudicator.

Howard starts learning harmonica at his young age and is honored to have the opportunity to learn from the two maestros Mr Leung Yat-chiu and Mr Fung On. His harmonica technique was mainly shaped in his youth through the training in the King’s College Harmonica Band, and then further enhanced with the attentive coaching by Mr Howard Yan. His repertoire spans from Baroque to Modern and his solo performances were well received by the audience, including a compliment by a columnist in Ming Pao on his performance as “the most impressive” and “gentle, fluent, and in a relaxing manner”.

Howard is also enthusiastic about promoting harmonica. He has been invited as seminar speaker, adjudicator and guest performer in overseas events and as interviewee in local media. He was the Captain of the King’s College Harmonica Band and served in committees of Hong Kong YMCA Harmonica Orchestra and Hong Kong Harmonica Association. One of the achievements he is most proud of was being the Deputy Editor-in-Chief to assist Mr Johnny Chan in editing the first-ever book on Hong Kong harmonica history Seventy Years of Hong Kong Harmonica.

林浩懷為香港在亞太口琴節首個冠軍名銜和其他大小獎項的得主。他亦是本地口琴界的活躍份子,擔當不同崗位,由演奏者、室樂團創辦人、樂團指揮、作者、導師及評審等。

林浩懷自幼學習口琴,榮幸能夠跟從兩位口琴大師梁日昭先生及馮安先生學習。他的口琴技藝主要塑造於年青時期在英皇書院口琴隊的訓練,其後得到甄天佑先生悉心指導,技術得以進一步提升。他的演奏範疇由巴洛克至現代,其獨奏演出得到各方好評,包括《明報》專欄作家讚賞其演奏「印象最深刻」及「奏來不徐不疾,流暢自如,展露從容的器度」。

林浩懷熱心推動口琴發展,曾受邀在海外主持講座、擔任評審及表演嘉賓,亦有接受本地媒體訪問。他曾任英皇書院口琴隊隊長,並曾在香港中華基督教青年會口琴樂團及香港口琴協會擔任委員。他最感自豪的其中一項成就是擔任副主編協助陳國勳先生,編撰首本香港口琴發展史專書《香港口琴七十年》。

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