MONDAY, JULY 19, 1982
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THE SECOND HONG KONG YOUNG MUSIC-MAKERS' TALENT QUEST
THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT WILL CO-ORGANISE WITH RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE COMPOSERS' AND AUTHORS' SOCIETY OF HONG KONG (CASH) THE SECOND HONG KONG YOUNG MUSIC-MAKERS' TALENT QUEST FOLLOWING LAST YEAR'S ENCOURAGING SUCCESS,
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TALENT QUEST ARE:-
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TO AROUSE INTEREST IN AND RAISE THE STANDARD OF COMPOSING SERIOUS MUSIC AND SINGING AMONG LOCAL AMATEUR MUSICIANS;
* TO ENCOURAGE THE APPRECIATION OF SERIOUS
MUSIC AMONG LOCAL AUDIENCE; AND
* TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG COMPOSERS
TO HAVE THEIR WORKS PERFORMED IN PUBLIC.
THE TALENT QUEST WILL FEATURE MUSIC COMPOSITION AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID LOCAL AMATEUR COMPOSERS AND SINGERS, WHO ARE AGED UNDER 30 AND 25 RESPECTIVELY BY JANUARY 1983, ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE SECOND HONG KONG YOUNG MUSIC MAKERS' TALENT QUEST SHOULD REACH THE MUSIC OFFICE, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, 9TH FLOOR, 2 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 13, 1982, HE SAID.
THERE WILL BE TWO SECTIONS IN THE COMPOSITION CATEGORY, ONE FOR WESTERN INSTRUMENTS AND THE OTHER FOR CHINESE INSTRUMENTS. PARTICIPANTS MAY SUBMIT UP TO TWO WORKS FOR EACH SECTION.
PROMISING WORKS WILL BE SELECTED FOR A WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE AT THE SEMI-FINALS IN DECEMBER 1982. A MINIMUM OF THREE PIECES FROM EACH SECTION WOULD BE FURTHER SELECTED FOR PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BY PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS PROVIDED BY THE ORGANISERS AT THE FINAL CONCERT IN JANUARY 1983.
IN THE VOCAL PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, EVERY PARTICIPANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO SING ONE SOLO ITEM FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPINGS: OPERA, ORATORIO, LIEDER AND ART SONG WRITTEN BY HONG KONG COMPOSERS. THE TOTAL DURATION OF VOCAL PERFORMANCE BY EACH PARTICIPANT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 30 MINUTES.
PRIZES OF $3 000, $1 500 AND $500 WILL BE AWARDED TO THE FIRST THREE MOST OUTSTANDING PARTICIPANTS OF EACH SECTION.
IN ADDITION, THE MOST OUTSTANDING VOCAL PERFORMER MAY BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL SINGING COMPETITION TO BE HELD IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN JULY 1983 WHILE THE MOST OUTSTANDING COMPOSER OF EACH SECTION MAY HAVE THEIR SELECTED WORKS PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE COMPOSERS AUTHORS' SOCIETY OF HONG KONG.
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APPLICATION FORMS LISTING OUT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS OF THE TALENT QUEST ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE, CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE COMPOSERS' AND AUTHORS' SOCIETY OF HONG KONG AT HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, 12TH FLOOR, HONG KONG.
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