《追趕人》
A Chasing Man
鄭錫楠（季軍）
Cheng Sik-nam（2nd Runner Up)
鄭錫楠在香港出生和成長，他予2022年畢業於香港演藝學院音樂學院，主修作曲及電子音樂，師隨邱玉鳯博士（2018-2019）以及鄧慧中博士（2020-2022），在兩位老師的栽培下，鄭氏在作曲技巧、獨立思考和對藝術的看法得到獨到的個人風格。鄭氏予2022年為 JK & Ingrid Lee 創意項目基金的獲獎者，並且在2021/22年度獲得 ‘CASH Composition Scholarship’ 獲學金。
鄭氏致力探索不同型式的創作。在2022年，他參與由香港演藝學院戲劇學院學生演出的戲目《無病呻吟》作曲、填詞和鋼琴演奏的部分。他在2022年創作了一首管弦樂作品《亮紅新星》，以及在2020年為香港大學學生會編製學生會會歌。
他最近熱衷於演奏手碟並正尋找演出機會分享他的音樂。
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Cheng Sik-nam graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2022, studying the Bachelor of Music (Hons.). He majored in composition and electronic music with Dr. Yau Yuk-fung in 2018-2019 and Dr. Joyce Tang in 2020-2022. Cheng’s composition techniques, critical thinking and the perspective of arts were cultivated during both doctor’s tutelage. He was an awardee of the JK & Ingrid Lee Foundation Creative Project Fund in 2022 and CASH Composition Scholarship 2021/22.
Cheng aims to explore different form factors of creations. He was the songwriter, lyricist and pianist of Le Made Imaginaire, a drama show by HKAPA drama school, held in 2022 in Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre, HKAPA. He composed an orchestral work Luminous Red Nova in 2022. He was the arranger of the Union Song for the Hong Kong University Student Union in 2020.
He is currently having much passion on handpan and seeking opportunities to share his music.
人一生中，我們會自然地與別人比較，像是大中小學的學業成績、工作的事業發展，乃至結
婚生小孩，彷彿我們不斷追趕着一班列車，有人一早就登上了列車，亦有人仍拼命追趕着。
然而，我們都不知道這班列車的終點站在哪裏、哪裏有些甚麼、何時到達。那麼，我們到底
為了什麼如此拼命地追趕？為了別人的期望？抑或是自己為了不被別人超越？
《追趕人》以快速而平穩的節奏模仿人類追趕列車的情境，從而反思自己的人生。
School’s academic results, career development at work, starting a family, these things we will undoubtedly be compared with others during our lifetime. Seemingly we are chasing a train endlessly that some maybe on board already but some haven’t. For the destination, things we will see in the terminal, time of arrival, we, however, know nothing about it. So, is it worth using lots of effort to chase it? Are we actually fulfilling people’s expectations? Or are we afraid of being chased by others?
In a certain period of our life, we will know whether we take the right train or not. Ask yourself, what kind of thing means a lot to you? Is it wealth and power? Starting a family? Or is it pursuing a healthy physical and mental life? After all, it is our desire to decide where the terminal is and only yourself know about it.
A Chasing Man uses a rapid and steady rhythm, depicting the scenario of people chasing a train and thus, reflecting our career.