TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1984
+ IT IS THE AIM OF THE MUSIC OFFICE TO DO ALL IT CAN TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE OF OUR YOUNG MUSICIANS, AND TO THIS END, A VARIED AND INTERESTING PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES HAS BEEN PRÉPARED, MR WILLIAMSON SAID.
THE OPENING CONCERT OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL ON DECEMBER 2 AT 8 PM.
A CANTONESE OPERA TROUPE, LED BY MISS LI PO-YING AND MR LAW KAR-YING, WILL PERFORM AT THE KOWLOON CARITAS SOCIAL CENTRE AT 8 PM ON DECEMBER 5, WHILE THE GUEST MUSICIANS FROM CHINA WILL GIVE A CONCERT AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ON DECEMBER 7 AT 8 PM.
IN SUPPORT OF THE FESTIVAL, THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA OF THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL PRESENT A CONCERT AT THE KO SHAN THEATRE ON DECEMBER 8 AT 8 PM.
NINE WELL-ESTABLISHED LOCAL AMATEUR CHINESE ORCHESTRAS, TOGETHER WITH THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA, WILL APPEAR IN THE FINALE CONCERT TO BE HELD AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ON DECEMBER 9 AT 8 PM.
THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MRS DORIS HO, SAID THAT THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL PROMISED TO BE EVEN MORE EXCITING THAN THE FIRST WITH A FULL EIGHT-DAY PROGRAMME FEATURING A SERIES OF CONCERTS, SEMINARS AND MASTER CLASSES.
MASTER CLASSES ON ER-HU, SOU-NA, YANG CHIN AND GU-CHING WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE VISITING CHINESE MUSICIANS AT THE MONG KOK, YAU MA TEI AND HONG KONG MUSIC CENTRES ON DECEMBER 3.
A SEMINAR ON THE +AESTHETIC VALUES OF CHINESE MUSIC+ WILL BE CONDUCTED THE SAME DAY BY PROFESSOR LOUIS CHEN AT THE YAU MA TEI MUSIC CENTRE, AND ANOTHER SEMINAR ON THE +RELATIONSHIP AND COMPARISON BETWEEN CHINESE AND JAPANESE MUSIC+ BY PROFESSOR LUI PING-CHUEN AT THE YAU MA TEI MUSIC CENTRE ON DECEMBER 8.
THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR GRAHAM BARNES, WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICIATING GUEST AT THE OPENING CONCERT, EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE FINALE CONCERT.
TICKETS FOR THE OPENING CONCERT, THE DEMONSTRATION CONCERT AND THE FINALE CONCERT AT $5 EACH ARE ON SALE AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE WHERE FREE ADMISSION TICKETS FOR THE CANTONESE
THE OPERA PERFORMANCE ON DECEMBER 5 MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED. TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES IS O-428127.
TICKETS FOR THE CONCERT BY THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA, AT $10, $20 AND $40 ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL URBAN COUNCIL COMPUTERISED BOX OFFICES.
THE NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES IS 3-7213283.
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