FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1981
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HK YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND FESTIVAL STARTS TOMORROW
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THE FOURTH HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND FESTIVAL
ORGANISED
BY THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH TOM LEE MUSIC FOUNDATION WILL START TOMORROW MORNING.
A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR WONG LAM, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT STATUE SQUARE AT THE JUNCTION OF CHATER AND CONNAUGHT ROADS, AT 11 AM.
FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY, THERE WILL BE A LION DANCE PERFORMING TO THE RHYTHM OF A 15-PIECE BAND MUSIC.
A SHORT CONCERT WILL ALSO BE GIVEN BY THE BAND ON THE TOP OF AN OPEN DOUBLE-DECK BUS.
THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE SAME BAND WILL BE PERFORMING AT SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND FOR AN HOUR FOLLOWED BY A SHOW AT VICTORIA PARK.
AT 2.30 PM, THE BAND WILL STAGE ITS FIRST KOWLOON CONCERT, AT THE CONCOURSE OF THE SPACE MUSEUM IN TSIM SHA TSUI.
SUBSEQUENT PERFORMANCES WILL BE GIVEN AT MACPHERSON PLAYGROUND AND AT KOWLOON PARK.
ON SUNDAY, PEOPLE VISITING THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE TREATED TO A PROMENADE CONCERT AT FANLING PLAYGROUND.
POP AND CLASSICAL MUSIC WILL REVERBERATE IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS AS MORE THAN 10 BANDS ARE SCHEDULED TO PERFORM ENMASSE.
THEY CONSIST OF MORE THAN 350 PLAYERS FROM 10 SCHOOL BANDS AND YOUTH BANDS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S MUSIC OFFICE. THE FIRST AND SECOND GURKHA RIFLES BAND WILL ALSO GIVE A CONCERT.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE BAND FESTIVAL TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT STATUE SQUARE AT 11 AM AND THE PROMENADE CONCERT ON SUNDAY STARTING AT 2.30 PM.