1912

Born at rank 6 of all siblings in Gao-yao County, Guang-zhou Province. Father’s name Chan Chung HWANG, Mother Huan-wei LIN.

1914

Father died.

1918

Went to the first school - the Chi-ing primary school.

1922

Transferred to another public senior school and made contact with music for the first time by mimicking a teacher playing the organ. Started learning English there. Due to the warlords starting armed rebellions, his family moved to Guang-zhou to stay with his big sister.

1923

Studied at an experimental primary school supervised by a teachers’ college, and soon jumped to year 5 thanks to excellent academic performance. Fourth elder brother died of plague.

1925

Graduated from primary school.

1928

Graduated from the high school supervised by the National Sun Yat-sen University, and admitted to go to a preparatory arts school at that university.

1930

Moved up to be collegian at the Department of Education, Faculty of Arts.

1931

 Shaken by the Nine-One-Eight Battle, decided to use music as a tool of education. Started learning composition skills, practising hard at playing the piano and violin. Involved in a new music movement.

1934

Graduated from university. Became a teacher at Hi-nan First school, Nan-hai County. Once a week, went to Guang-zhou by train to study piano-playing from Prof. Yu-ye Lee.  Even went to Hong Kong to learn Violin-playing from a Russian Master, named Tonoff.

1935

8-year-war against Japan’s aggression began. Composed fighting songs against Japanese aggression and travelled to many places, even into the countryside to teach people these songs accompanied with violin.

1939

 Invited to be a music teacher working for a team for training cadre members. Later, back to teach at Teachers College, Sun Yat-sen University, Arts College, 8 years.  Some representative works: ‘The hometown where I can not go back’, ‘An azalea’, ‘Mu-lan words’, ‘My home in Guang-zhou’,  ‘Moon song’.

1942

Headed a music camp, held by four Provinces – Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Hunan, Kiangsi - assembling 2000 people.

1949

Whole family moved to Hong Kong and taught at De-ming High School and Zhu-hai College.

1951

Mother died.

1952

Invited to Taiwan to perform for the first time.

1955

In Hong Kong, obtained violin teacher certificate of Royal Music College of UK.  Some representative works: ‘Black fog’, ‘Soft Smile’, ‘Autumn night’, ‘Cold night’, ‘North wind’,  ‘Love for mother country’. Promised Expatriate Committee to perform in Thailand and arranged an Emperor’s music ‘A light rain’ to a variation. Wife and daughters emigrated to America.

1956

Composed the music to go with the words of a song by President Gai-shi JIANG ‘Praising the Republic of China’, and on 26^th March performed the song ‘While rosy clouds all over the sky’ composed in co-operation with Ms Mei-yin ZHONG for the first time.

1957

Went to Rome to be a student of Prof. Franco Margoia at the National Music College.

1959

Study from Prof. Edgardo Carducci.

1963

Obtained a diploma of Rome Domer Music College, and then resumed at Zhu-hai College in Hong Kong.

1964

Completed some solos: ‘Flowers along the path’, ‘Regrets over leave’, ‘A poem for swallows’; Composed some sets of dance drama: ‘Yu the Great regulating rivers’, ‘Girls of Gathering lotus’, and a chorus of four movements - Three friends in cold winter.

1965

Composed other sets of dance drama: ‘Emperor HUANG fighting Chi-you’, ‘ Dancing flowers’.

1966

Composed chorus ‘Pipa song’, ‘The great Chinese people’.

1968

Accept an opportunity offered by the ministry of education ROC on Taiwan to give lectures for 2 months.  Received by President Gai-shi JIANG on 16th Sep. Back to Hong Kong and composed ‘Passing into oblivion’,  ‘Miss my hometown’, ‘Asking moon’, and an ensemble – A strong song.

1969

Met Han-chung Wan and started cooperating with him.

1970

Composed ‘Beautiful Taiwan’, ‘Touring in a blue sea at night’, ‘Song of spring’.

1971

Composed ‘Song of missing parents’, ‘A suite of new spring’.

1972

Composed ‘Praising Mt. Yang-ming’, ‘Mother country filled with blood everywhere’.

1973

Composed ‘A gull in the sky’, ‘A flute singing at an autumn night’, ‘A cold current’.

1974

Composed ‘A girl at Malan’, ‘Sitting in the silver moonlight’, ‘Kindness to human being’, and issued a set of Chinese art songs.

1975

Edited 1st album of music education – musical life. Composed ‘A girl at Malan’, ‘Sitting in the silver moonlight’, ‘Kindness to human being’, and issued a set of Chinese art songs.

1976

Composed 30 pieces of childrens’ songs.

1977

Edited 2^nd album of music education – Chatting by a plate of zither’. 

1978

Edited 3rd album of music education – Bamboo dew in forest of music.

1979

Edited 4th album of music education – Sound spring in valley of music.

1980

Composed ‘Praising the Sun Yat-sen University’.

1981

Composed ‘Mother, where are you?’, ‘A trilogy for welcoming spring’.

1982

Edited 5th album of music education – Fragrance of music floats everywhere.

1983

Back to Kaohsiung to get award and make a speech. Composed ‘A pastoral song’, ‘Flowers bloom in four seasons’.

1984

Composed ‘I love Kaohsiung’, ‘Praising Kaohsiung’.

1985

In April, the government of Kaohsiung held a music display for him. 

1986

Edited 6th album of music education – Spring stays in music garden forever.

1987

Moved and settled in Kaohsiung, helped music-loving groups, and issued many works:
1.The art of solo
2.The art of chorus
3.Piano solo
4.Children songs
5.Famous Chinese songs (chorus)

1988

Composed 4 pieces of arts songs for children.

1989

Edited 7th album of music education – Spring back to music garden.

1990

Composed ‘the moonlight in Love River’, ‘Song of red cotton’.

1991

Edited 8th album of music education – A music wind blows widely.

1992

Edited 9th album of music education – Blooming in a wonderland of music.

1993

Composed ‘I love Tai-tong’, a Catholicism song and a chorus for Buddhist Bible.

1994

Edited 10th album of music education – Pearls emerge at side of music rivers. Composed ‘Praising Miao-li’. Obtained Culture reward issued by the Executive Yan.  Received by President Teng-hui LEE.

1995

Edited 11th album of music education – Unlimited sea of music. Composed ‘Praising Nature’, ‘Song of Buddhist’.

1996

Composed ‘A song of peace’, ‘A song for practice Buddhist’, ‘Extoling Kaohsiung’.

1997

Composed ‘A song for social education’, ‘A legend of holy springs’.

1998

Edited 12th album of music education – to leave a reputation of music.

1999

On 24^th Feb A chorus evening party and an exhibition of music works at Kaohsiung Cultural Centre for Prof. Yau-tai Hwang.

2000

Composed ‘Blessing a happy festival’. Hurt in a rehearsal for his award ceremony, but recovered soon afterwards.