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FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1982
FLUTE PLAYER WINS FIRST LADY MACLEHOSE PRIZE FOR MUSIC
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A TWENTY-YEAR-OLD FLAUTIST, CHAN KWOK-CHIU, CURRENTLY STUDYING AT THE HONG KONG CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, HAS WON THE FIRST ANNUAL LADY MACLEHOSE PRIZE.
THE PRIZE, IN THE FORM OF A TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP, is NAMED IN HONOUR OF THE WIFE OF THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, AND WILL BE AWARDED TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING SECOND YEAR MUSICIAN ATTENDING THE CONSERVATORY.
THE FUND FOR THE PRIZE THIS YEAR AMOUNTS TO $15 000 AND WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.
THE PRIZE WILL ENABLE THE SELECTED STUDENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS TO ATTEND SUMMER SCHOOLS AND MUSIC FESTIVALS IN EUROPE OR NORTH AMERICA.
THIS YEAR'S WINNER WILL LEAVE ON SATURDAY (JULY 17) FOR
A SIX-WEEK STAY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
CHAN KWOK-CHIU, WHO COMES FROM A FARMING FAMILY IN TAI PO, BEGAN FLUTE LESSONS WHILST AT THE TAI KWONG MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HE WAS A PRIZE WINNER AT THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL AND AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL GAVE UP MUSIC TEMPORARILY.
ENCOURAGED BY HIS TEACHER, TIMOTHY WILSON, KWOK-CHIU APPLIED FOR AND WAS AWARDED A JOCKEY CLUB MUSIC FUND SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND THE HONG KONG CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC TWO YEARS AGO.
KWOK-CHIU, WHO VISITED AUSTRALIA LAST YEAR AS A MEMBER OF THE JING YING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, IS VERY EXCITED AT THE PROSPECT OF SPENDING PART OF HIS SUMMER VACATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. HE WILL ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL AT CANTERBURY, KENT, FOR THREE WEEKS, AND THE CANFORD SUMMER SCHOOL, IN DORSET, FOR A FURTHER TWO WEEKS. ONE WEEK OF HIS TRIP WILL BE DEVOTED TO ATTENDING CONCERTS AND FESTIVALS.
KWOK-CHIU, WHO HOPES TO PERFORM PROFESSIONALLY WHEN HE GRADUATES FROM THE CONSERVATORY IN A YEAR'S TIME, PLAYS THE ER-HU AND CHINESE FLUTE IN ADDITION TO STUDYING THE FLUTE.
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