WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1980
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CONCERT BY THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA
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THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA WILL GIVE A CONCERT
AT THE SHOUSON THEATRE, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, AT 8 PM.
THE CONCERT WILL BE PART OF THE MUSIC PROGRAMME OF THE FESTIVAL OF YOUTH AND THE ARTS.
THE ORCHESTRA, TRAINED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE, HAS 60 MEMBERS AGED BETWEEN 13 AND 26.
UNDER THE BATON OF MR TONG LEUNG-TAK, THE ORCHESTRA GAVE AN INAUGURAL CONCERT IN DECEMBER AND HAS BEEN GIVING REGULAR PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
IT PARTICIPATED IN THE HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL, THE SECOND TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL, HAS VISITED MACAU AND GAVE 16 SUCCESSFUL CONCERTS IN THE UK AND FRANCE IN AUGUST LAST YEAR.
THE CONCERT IN SEPTEMBER, WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MR LIM SI-KWAN AND MR AIK YEW-GOH,
ONE OF THE MAIN FEATURES OF THIS CONCERT IS THE PLAYING OF VARIOUS ETHNIC MUSIC SUCH AS CAMBODIAN, PERUVIAN AND ALBANIAN FOLK TUNES BY CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT WILL BE THE PERFORMANCE OF MR KWAN SING-YAN'S TALE OF NARRATOR AND CHINESE ENSEMBLE +THE SKELETON MONSTER+ WHICH IS BASED ON THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE MONKEY EPIC.
OTHER ITEMS INCLUDE YANG-CHIN CONCERTO AND PI-PA SOLO.
TICKETS AT $3 (STUDENT), $5 AND $10, ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE OF THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE AND AT THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST FAMILY BOOKSHOP AT OCEAN CENTRE AND CANTON HOUSE, 54 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
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