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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1980
CONCERT BY +CHENG+ VIRTUOSO
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THE WORLD-RENOWNED CHENG+ VIRTUOSO PROFESSOR LIANG
TSAI-PING WILL GIVE A LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION CONCERT ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 9) AT 6 PM.
THE CONCERT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE AND WILL TAKE PLACE IN ITS WEST KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE, THIRD FLOOR, TUNG PING BUILDING, 157-159 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, MONG KOK.
ADMISSION WILL BE FREE.
PROFESSOR LIANG WILL EXPLAIN, IN BOTH MANDARIN AND ENGLISH, THE HISTORY OF CHENG+, A POPULAR CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND POINT OUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF THIS INSTRUMENT WITH THE JAPANESE KOTO, KOREAN KAYAKUM AND VIETNAMESE DAN TRAN.
HE WILL ALSO PERFORM TRADITIONAL PIECES AND SELECTIONS
OF HIS OWN COMPOSITIONS. THE WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE SONG OF SILK POUNDING+, +FLOATING LOTUS+, +MUTUAL LONGING+, AND HIGH MOUNTAIN AND FLOWING STREAM+.
FOR MANY DECADES, PROFESSOR LIANG HAS DEDICATED HIMSELF
TO RESEARCH IN AND PERFORMANCE OF THE +CHENG. HE HAS BEEN ACCLAIMED FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PROMOTION OF TRADITIONAL AND IN PARTICULAR ANCIENT CHINESE MUSIC. HE HAS GIVEN MORE THAN 200 CONCERTS TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN, SOUTHEAST ASIA AND EUROPE.
HE IS THE FIRST CHINESE MUSICIAN TO STAGE A CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL AND LINCOLN CENTRE IN THE USA.
PROFESSOR LIANG HAS RELEASED OVER 30 RECORD ALBUMS AND HIS COMPOSITIONS ARE WELL RECEIVED BY +CHENG+~LOVERS.
WATER CUT
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN BEACON HILL WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR NINE HOURS FROM 9 PM ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 7) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR REPAIRS.
THE PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE THOSE ON BEACON HILL ROAD, EASTBOURNE ROAD, RHONDDA ROAD, ALNWICK ROAD, WARWICK ROAD, EDE ROAD, BROADCAST DRIVE, FESSENDEN ROAD AND MARCONI ROAD.
SUPPLY TO AN AREA OF KOWLOON CITY WILL ALSO BE INTERRUPTED FROM TUESDAY MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING MORNING.
THE AREA IS BOUNDED BY NGA TSIN WAI ROAD, KAI TAK ROAD, CARPENTER ROAD AND NGA TSIN LONG ROAD.
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