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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1982
YOUNG SYDNEY MUSICIANS TO PERFORM HERE
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FIFTY-FOUR MEMBERS OF THE SYDNEY CONSERVATORIUM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ARRIVED IN HONG KONG BY AIR YESTERDAY (FRIDAY) AND LEFT IN THE AFTERNOON FOR CHINA TO GIVE A NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES IN THE FRIENDSHIP THEATRE AND THE CULTURE PARK IN GUANGZHOU, CHINA.
THE YOUNG MUSICIANS, RANGING IN AGE FROM 17 TO 23 AND STUDENTS OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES STATE CONSERVATOR IUM OF MUSIC, WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON THURSDAY (MARCH 4). AT THE INVITATION OF THE MUSIC OFFICE, RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, THEY WILL GIVE A CONCERT AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL NEXT SATURDAY (MARCH 6) AT 8.00 PM.
LED BY ITS RESIDENT CONDUCTOR, DR RONALD SMART, AND SOLOIST MR CHRISTOPHER KIMBER, THE ORCHESTRA HAS WON WIDE ACCLAIM.
ITS PERFORMANCE OF WALTON'S +BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST+ IN 1978 WAS LISTED AS ONE OF THE TOP CONCERTS IN AUSTRALIA IN THAT YEAR.
AT THE COMING CONCERT ON MARCH 6, THE ORCHESTRA WILL PERFORM WORKS BY DON BANKS (+DRAMATIC MUSIC+), FRANZ LISZT (LES PRELUDES- SYMPHONIC POEM), FELIX MENDELSSOHN (VIOLIN CONCERTO IN E MINOR, OP.64) AND JEAN SIBELIUS (+SYMPHONY NO.2 IN D, OP.434).
THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILL JOINTLY PERFORM WITH THIS VISITING GROUP IN FRANZ LISZT'S ITEM LES PRELUDES- SYMPHONIC POEM+.
TICKETS AT $15, $10, $5 ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MUSIC OFFICE (HK ARTS CENTRE,9/F) AND THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL BOX OFFICE. FOR ENQUIRY PLEASE CALL 5-283257.
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT IN KWAI HEI STREET
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A SECTION OF KWAI HEI STREET IN KWAI CHUNG BETWEEN ITS TWO JUNCTIONS WITH KWAI LOK STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE WAY NORTH- WEST-BOUND FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (MARCH 1) FOR ABOUT 1-1/2 MONTHS FOR CONNECTING SEWAGE PIPES,
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