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MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1980
PROGRAMME FOR THE EVENING WILL INCLUDE THE +WILLIAM BYRD+ SUITE BY GORDON JACOB, +STAR WARS MEDLEY+ BY JOHN WILLIAMS, +TWO MARCHES FOR THE SULTAN ABDUL MEDJID+ BY ROSSINI AND DONIZETTI, AND +THREE HUNGARIAN SONGS+ BY BELA BARTOK. TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE AT $5 AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, MUSIC OFFICE AND TOM LEE PIANO COMPANY.
EIGHT WORKSHOPS WILL BE ORGANISED DURING THE FESTIVAL, VISITING ARTIST, MURRAY KHOURI AND LOCAL WIND INSTRUMENTALISTS WILL GIVE LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATE PLAYING OF CLARINET, OBOE, FLUTE, HORN, TRUMPET, TROMBONE AND BASSOON TO YOUNG HONG KONG MUSICIANS.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE THE BAND DAY, JOINTLY PRESENTED WITH THE URBAN COUNCIL, TO BE HELD FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM ON NOVEMBER 23 (SUNDAY) IN THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM.
IN THE MORNING, MARCHING BANDS WILL COMPETE FOR THREE AWARDS: 'BEST BAND DRILL TROPHY' 'BEST MARCHING MUSIC TROPHY' AND THE 'BEST SPECTACLE TROPHY'. THE ADJUDICATORS WILL BE MR WONG LAM, MRS SELINA CHOW, MR G.M. COMPSON, MR DICKEN YUNG AND MRS ELIZABETH WONG.
IN THE AFTERNOON, SYMPHONIC BANDS WILL COMPETE FOR THE 'BEST SYMPHONIC BAND MUSIC TROPHY' AND WILL BE JUDGED BY MR CHARLES YEUNG, MR COLIN WOOD, MR THOMAS LEE OF THE TOM LEE MUSIC FOUNDATION, MR JOHN DUNN AND MRS ELIZABETH WONG.
ADMISSION TO BOTH THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON PERFORMANCES IS FREE. ADMISSION CARDS ARE OBTAINABLE AT THE MUSIC OFFICE AND BRANCH OFFICES OF TOM LEE PIANO COMPANY.
IN THE EVENING, A GALA CONCERT WILL BE HELD AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM AT 8 PM. THERE WILL BE PERFORMANCES
EY A COMBINED YOUTH BAND OF SOME 300 PLAYERS, THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE BAND, AND THE REGIMENTAL BAND OF THE FIRST BATTALION OF THE QUEEN'S OWN HIGHLANDERS,
TAI CHI SWORD, CONTEMPORARY DANCE AND RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS TEAMS FROM THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE EVENING'S ENTERTAINMENT.
THE EVENT WILL BE CLOSED WITH A PERFORMANCE OF HANDEL'S HALLELUJAH CHORUS.
TICKETS AT $5 WILL BE SOLD AT THE CITY HALL BOX OFFICE, QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM BOX OFFICE, MUSIC OFFICE AND TOM LEE PIANO COMPANY.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE MUSIC OFFICE ON TELEPHONE 5-283257 OR 3-819204.
ALL TICKETS FOR THE FESTIVAL WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR FREE DISTRIBUTION FROM FRIDAY (OCTOBER 24).
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