Rita Au
Clarinet
Rita Au was born in Hong Kong and received her Bachelor of Music degree with First Class Honours in clarinet performance from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2006. She also holds a Master of Music degree from the Indiana University Bloomington in the USA. Her mentors include Eli Eban, Howard Klug, John Schertle and Maria Wong. On return to Hong Kong in 2008 she has performed regularly with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and the Macao Orchestra. She has also played in numerous musicals and operatic productions. In 2014 she joined the woodwind quintet Viva!Pipers to give a series of educational concerts for Premiere Performances of Hong Kong. Rita Au became a member of City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong in 2017 and enjoys a dual career as both a performer and a clarinet teacher.
區淑儀
單簧管
區淑儀2006年生於香港。她於香港演藝學院畢業，以一級榮譽考取音樂學士學位，主修單簧管演奏，兩年後再在美國布林明頓的印第安納大學考獲音樂碩士學位。她的老師包括以利‧伊班、侯活‧克勒格、約翰·沙特勒及黃家儀。返港後，區淑儀經常在香港管弦樂團、香港小交響樂團、澳門樂團的音樂會上演出，亦演過多場音樂會和歌劇製作。自2014年起加入「非凡管樂派」木管樂五重奏並參與「飛躍演奏香港」推動的教育項目。區淑儀於2017年加入香港城市室樂團，演奏以外，她亦享受單簧管教學工作。