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TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1986
YOUTH MUSIC GROUPS TO VISIT SINGAPORE, JAPAN
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THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA AND THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND. BOTH MANAGED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH, WILL BEGIN OVERSEAS TOURS THIS WEEK.
THE 55-MEMBER SYMPHONIC BAND WILL DEPART FOR JAPAN ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 1) FOR A 12-DAY VISIT AND THE 75-MEMBER CHINESE ORCHESTRA WILL LEAVE FOR SINGAPORE ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 2) FOR A WEEK'S VISIT.
THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MRS DORIS HO, ASSISTED BY SIX OFFICIALS, WILL LEAD THE YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA TO SINGAPORE.
THE ASSISTANT MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR (PROFESSIONAL), MR THOMAS WANG, WILL BE IN CHARGE OF THE YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND'S VISIT TO JAPAN. HE WILL BE ASSISTED BY FIVE OFFICIALS,
THE ORCHESTRA AND BAND MEMBERS, AGED TEN TO 25, WERE SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 300 APPLICANTS THROUGH OPEN AUDITIONS. THEY ALSO RECEIVED INTENSIVE TRAINING FROM VISITING CONDUCTORS AND INSTRUCTORS WHO TOOK PART IN THE 1986 HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC CAMP WHICH ENDED LAST SUNDAY.
UNDERLINING THE PURPOSE AND VALUE OF THE OVERSEAS TOURS, HRS HO SAID THEY FORMED AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TRAINING SCHEME RUN BY THE MUSIC OFFICE AS WELL AS BEING MAJOR ANNUAL EVENTS. THE TOURS PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS TO PERFORM BEFORE OVERSEAS AUDIENCES AND TO RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL-LEVEL TUITION.
MRS HO NOTED THAT THE MUSIC OFFICE HAD PREVIOUSLY ARRANGED VISITS TO AUSTRALIA, CHINA, JAPAN, EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.
THE YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA WILL GIVE A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AT THE VICTORIA CONCERT HALL ON AUGUST 5 AND WILL ALSO PLAY AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE AND AT SCHOOLS.
THE ITINERARY WILL INCLUDE A SERIES OF MUSICAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES WITH PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR CHINESE MUSIC GROUPS INCLUDING THE SINGAPORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION CHINESE ORCHESTRA AND THE PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION CHINESE ORCHESTRA.
MEMBERS OF THE ORCHESTRA WILL MAKE VISITS TO VARIOUS CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS.
THE REPERTOIRE OF THE ORCHESTRA WILL INCLUDE TRADITIONAL AND MODERN WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA, ENSEMBLE, SOLI AND SOLO PERFORMANCES. THE GROUP WILL RETURN ON AUGUST 8.
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