FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1936
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MASTERCLASS ON CHINESE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
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A RENOWNED ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTOR FROM CHINA, MR PENG XIUWEN, WILL GIVE A MASTERCLASS TOMORROW (MAY 31) AT THE YAU MA TEI MUSIC CENTRE OF THE MUSIC OFFICE, THE TWO-HOUR MASTERCLASS WILL START AT 4.30 PM.
MR PENG IS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE CHINA BROADCAST ARTS GROUP THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR OF THE CHINA BROADCAST FOLK ORCHESTRA, AND A COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CHINESE MUSICIANS IN CHINA.
HE HAS ALSO BEEN THE PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR OF THE CHINA BROADCAST CHINESE ORCHESTRA SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT. HE HAS LED THE ORCHESTRA ON TOURS OF THE SOVIET UNION, ITALY, WEST GERMANY, YUGOSLAVIA, ROMANIA, MALTA, ALGERIA, AND JAPAN AS WELL AS HONG KONG.
MR PENG IS HERE AT THE INVITATION OF THE URBAN COUNCIL TO CONDUCT CONCERTS BY THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA FROM JUNE 6 TO 8.
MEMBERS OF CHINESE ORCHESTRAS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE FREE MASTERCLASS. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-7226240 OR 5-458791.
CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN OPENS TOMORROW *****
THE OPENING OF THE YEAR-LONG EASTERN DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 3 PM AT DR SEAKER CHAN MEMORIAL HALL IN NORTH POINT.
THE OPENING CEREMONY, AND A SEMINAR ON CIVIC EDUCATION WHICH FOLLOWS, ARE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE CAUSEWAY BAY KAI FONG ASSOCIATION, THE NORTH POINT KAI FONG ASSOCIATION, THE SHAU KEI WAN KAI FONG ASSOCIATION AND THE CHAI WAN KAI FONG ASSOCIATION.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING WILL BE THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, MR SHUM CHOI-SANG, AND THE PRESIDENTS OF THE FOUR KAI FONG ASSOCIATIONS.
SEVERAL SPEAKERS WILL GIVE TALKS ON VAR TOUS ASPECTS OF CIVIC EDUCATION AT THE SEMINAR THAT FOLLOWS.
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