MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1985
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NEW YOUNG SINGING TALENT SOUGHT
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THE YOUTH CHOIR AND THE CHINESE FOLK SINGING CHILDREN'S ENSEMBLE FROM THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH ARE LOOKING FOR NEW TALENT.
PERSONS, BETWEEN 15 AND 23 YEARS OLD, WHO CAN READ MUSIC REASONABLY WELL ARE WELCOME TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE YOUTH CHOIR AND THOSE BETWEEN SEVEN AND 12, CAN JOIN THE CHINESE FOLK SINGING CHILDREN'S ENSEMBLE AS MEMBERS.
SINCE ITS INAUGURATION IN 1980, THE YOUTH CHOIR HAS
BEEN UNDER INTENSIVE TRAINING BY INSTRUCTORS OF THE MUSIC OFFICE. OVER THE YEARS, THE CHOIR HAS DEVELOPED A POLISHED STYLE OF SINGING AND HAS BENEFITED CONSIDERABLY FROM THE ADVICE OF PROMINENT LOCAL AND OVERSEAS CHORAL CONDUCTORS.
THE CHINESE FOLK SINGING CHILDREN'S ENSEMBLE WAS FORMED
IN 1981 TO PROMOTE CHINESE FOLK SINGING. IT HAS SINCE PERFORMED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, INTRODUCING A GREAT VARIETY OF CHINESE FOLK SONGS, INCLUDING SOME NOT OFTEN HEARD,
BCTH CHOIRS REHEARSE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS AT THE MONG KOK MUSIC CENTRE OF THE MUSIC OFFICE-THE CHILDREN'S ENSEMBLE FROM 2 PM TO 4 PM AND THE YOUTH CHOIR FROM 4.30 PM TO 6.30 PM.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE ALL OVER HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS OCTOBER 21, QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AN AUDITION AT A LATER DATE.
FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT MISS EUDORA CHIU (YOUTH CHOIR) AT 5-283257 AND MISS ELAINE CHAN (CHINESE FOLK SINGING ENSEMBLE) AT 3-7149255.
STREET CLOSURE CONTINUES
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THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CHEUNG MOU STREET BETWEEN CHEUNG YEE STREET AND LAI CHI KOK ROAD, IMPLEMENTED IN CONNECTION WITH EMERGENCY REPAIR ARISING FROM THE BURSTING OF WATER MAINS, WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS.
TRAFFIC FROM LAI CHI KOK ROAD HEADING FOR CHEUNG SHUN STREET WILL BE DIVERTED INTO TAI NAN WEST STREET AND CHEUNG YEE STREET.
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