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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1979
+LIVE+ QUADRAPHONIC BAND CONCERT
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MORE THAN 6,000 PEOPLE INCLUDING THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, ARE EXPECTED AT THE FAN LING PLAYGROUND ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 6) TO SAMPLE THE FIRST +LIVE+ QUADRAPHONIC BAND CONCERT.
SOME 400 PLAYERS FROM NINE YOUTH BANDS WILL GATHER IN THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE PLAYGROUND TO GIVE A TWO-HOUR PERFORMANCE OF WESTERN CLASSICS AND POPULAR TITLES THAT WILL, IN THE WORDS OF THE ORGANISERS, +WRAP THE AUDIENCE IN MUSIC+.
IT WILL BE THE FIRST OPEN-AIR CONCERT STAGED IN THE TAI PO DISTRICT AND IS BEING JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES TAI PO SIX DISTRICTS ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION, THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE AND THE TOM LEE MUSIC FOUNDATION LTD.
THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MR. GORDON SIU, TODAY (THURSDAY) PROMISED +A SPECTACULAR SHOW+ FOR THE DISTRICT'S FIRST OPEN- AIR CONCERT.
+THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME WE HAVE USED THE MASSED BAND QUADRAPHONIC TECHNIQUE IN HONG KONG AND WHILE I HAVE HEARD OF IT BEING USED OVERSEAS, IT HAS NEVER BEEN PERFORMED BY SO MANY PLAYERS, HE SAID.
+THE RESULT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS SENSATIONAL.+
SATURDAY'S CONCERT IS THE RESULT OF THREE MONTHS' HARD WORK AND REHEARSALS BY THE BANDS AND THE ORGANISERS, WHO ARE ESPECIALLY PLEASED THAT TWO TAI PO DISTRICT GROUPS WILL BE TAKING PART THE BANDS FROM THE BUDDHIST KWAI TONG MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE TANG KING PO SCHOOL.
THE OTHER BANDS ARE THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND, THE HONG KONG LUTHERAN YOUTH BAND, THE SALESIAN SCHOOL BAND, THE DEL IA MEMORIAL SCHOOL BAND, THE HONG KONG YMCA BAND THE ST. BONAVENTURE COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL BAND.
THE CONCERT WILL HAVE THE BLESSING+ OF A LION DANCE AT 2.30 P.M. BEFORE THE GOVERNOR OFFICIALLY OPENS THE CONCERT WITH A BRIEF SPEECH AT 3 P.M.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CONCERT AT FAN LING PLAYGROUND AT 3 P.M. ON SATURDAY. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A GOVERNMENT VAN (AM 2088) WILL LEAVE THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, TSIM SHA TSUI AT 1.30 P.M.
AN OFFICER FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES.
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