Faculty

Kam-fung Fan began playing the saxophone in 2004. His teachers include Mr. Pluto Chu, Ms. Man-sze Tsang and Mr. Jacky Leung. He graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. He then studied with Dr. Tak-chiu Wong at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and earned a Bachelor of Music degree in 2021. In 2021-2023, he pursued the Master of Music degree in performance with full scholarships and worked as a graduate teaching assistant at Oklahoma State University under the guidance of Dr. Johnny Salinas and Dr. Jeffrey Loeffert.

 As a soloist, Kam-fung was the winner of The Elbe Valley International Music Festival Competition 2017 (Woodwinds class). He was also a finalist in The 1st and 2nd Asia Pacific Saxophone Competition. In 2020, he was awarded 1st prize in the “Golden Classical Music Awards’’ International Competition. In 2022, he received the 1st prize in the Charleston International Music Competition, the 2nd prize in The North International Music Competition, and the 3rd prize in the Medici International Music Competition. In 2023, he performed Glazunov’s saxophone concerto with Oklahoma State University Symphony Orchestra as a winner of OSU concerto competition. In addition to competitions, Kam-fung has received different scholarships, including the Hong Kong Government Scholarship, The Society of APA Local Scholarships 2019/20, and HKAPA Scholarship 2020/21.

As an educator, Kam-fung has participated in different outreach activities, such as giving a masterclass and serving as a judge for Oklahoma All-State Band second round audition, as well as taking part in the recruiting tours at Texas high schools with OSU’s woodwind faculty.

Being an active performer in Hong Kong, he is a freelance saxophonist of Hong Kong Sinfonietta, the conductor of Hong Kong Youth Saxophone Choir (Senior) and the assistant coach of a saxophone ensemble, Saxophonic Apprentices.