TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1980
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FIRST HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC CAMP OPENS
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A HEALTHY MIND IS NOT ENOUGH A HEALTHY BODY IS ALSO REQUIRED, THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR DAVID LAN, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) WHEN OPENING THE HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC CAMP 1980 AT THE SA! KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE.
THE CAMP, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR HONG KONG'S YOUNG MUSICIANS, IS PART OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME SPONSORED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AND ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT.
DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS AT THE CAMP INCLUDE MISS TAKAKO NISHIZAKI, THE JAPANESE VIOLINIST- MR A.R. CASAVANT, THE AMERICAN MARCHING BAND AND MUSIC EXPERT, AND MR WANG CHEN-TUNG, A CONDUCTOR OF CHINESE MUSIC.
SOME 206 YOUNG MUSICIANS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 25 HAVE BEEN SELECTED, AFTER RIGOROUS AUDITIONS, TO TAKE PART IN THE CAMP.
+HERE IN THE SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE, UNDER A HOLIDAY CAMP ATMOSPHERE, THESE YOUNGSTERS HAVE THE CHANCE TO RECEIVE INTENSIVE MUSIC TRAINING AS WELL AS PRACTISE, PERFORM AND TO BENEFIT FROM EACH OTHER'S EXPERIENCE,+ MR LAN SAID.
+WE ALL KNOW THAT A HEALTHY MIND IS NOT ENOUGH. IT ALSO REQUIRES A HEALTHY BODY. TO THIS END, THE YOUNG MUSICIANS WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN VARIOUS SPORTS ACTIVITIES DURING THE EIGHT-DAY CAMP. THEY WILL NO DOUBT FIND THAT SPORTS, LIKE MUSIC, REQUIRES CONCENTRATION, CO-ORDINATION AND CO-OPERATION- AND I DO HOPE THAT THEY WILL ENJOY THE RHYTHM AND STYLE OF THESE SPORTS ACTIVITIES AS MUCH AS THAT OF THE MUSIC THEY MAKE, HE ADDED.
THE YONG CAMPERS WILL HAVE A FULL SCHEDULE DURING THE CAMP.
ON AVERAGE, THEY WILL RECEIVE EIGHT HOURS INTENSIVE MUSIC TRAINING, SUCH AS WORKSHOPS, MASTER CLASSES, LECTURES, FILMS AND REHEARSALS, AND TWO HOURS SPORTS ACTIVITIES EACH DAY. THERE WILL BE TWO SPECIAL SESSIONS WHEN THE CAMPERS WILL PROVIDE LIVE MUSIC FOR SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING DEMONSTRATIONS.
ADDED TO ALL THESE, THEY WILL GIVE TWO CONCERTS, ONE IN SAI KUNG TOWN ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 15) AND THE OTHER AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL ON SUNDAY (AUGŪST 17).
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