SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1984
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YOUNG MUSICIANS' AWARDS CONTEST ENDS
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THE 1984 HONG KONG YOUNG MUSICIANS' AWARDS, AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE MUSICAL CALENDAR SINCE 1981, CONCLUDED THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING AFTER TWO CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS OF KEEN COMPETITION AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL.
THE CHINESE MUSIC FINAL WAS HELD LAST (SATURDAY) NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY THE WESTERN MUSIC FINAL TONIGHT, ALL PLAYED OR COMPOSED BY YOUNG HONG KONG MUSICIANS BEFORE LARGE AUDIENCES.
THERE WERE TWO CATEGORIES IN EACH OF THE CHINESE MUSIC AND WESTERN MUSIC SECTIONS ONE FOR COMPOSITION AND THE OTHER FOR CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE.
SUCCESSFUL COMPETITORS IN THE TWO SECTIONS ARE
WESTERN MUSIC FINAL 1
(COMPOSITION)
1. MR MAK WAI-CHU (WOOD WIND QUINTET)
2. MISS HEVA CHAN (MEANDERING)
3. MISS LAI SHEUNG-PING (NIGHTMARE)
(CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE)
1. MR WONG SI-HANG (LEADER) NR. 465 (FIRST MOVEMENT)
STRING QUARTET NO. 6K
2. MR DANNY WONG (LEADER) TRIO FOR CLARINET,
VIOLA AND PIANOFORTE (THIRD MOVEMENT)
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3. MR CHAN KWOK-CHIU (LEADER) TRIO IN G MAJOR FOR FLUTE,
BAFFOON AND PIANOFORTE (FIRST MOVEMENT)
THE WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY OF THE TWO SECTIONS RECEIVED CASH AWARDS OF $3 000, $1 500 AND $500 EACH, AMOUNTING TO A TOTAL OF $20 000.
THE AWARDS WERE PRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, MR S. WILKINSON; THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, MR HAROLD KWOK: THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE COMPOSERS AND AUTHORS SOCIETY OF HONG KONG, MR WILLIE YEUNG; AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIETY, MR MALCOLM BARNETT.
THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR C.K.K. WONG AND THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MR CLIVE OXLEY, OFFICIATED AT BOTH THE CHINESE MUSIC AND THE WESTERN MUSIC FINALS.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE COMPOSERS AND AUTHORS SOCIETY OF HONG KONG, THE AWARDS WERE AIMED AT RAISING THE STANDARDS OF COMPOSING AND PERFORMING SERIOUS MUSIC AMONG LOCAL YOUNG AMATEUR MUSICIANS AND AROUSING INTEREST IN THE APPRECIATION OF SERIOUS MUSIC.
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