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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1987
YOUTH STRING MUSIC WEEK ENDS
A DEMONSTRATION CONCERT BY THE TREMPER GOLDEN STRINGS AMERICA WAS WELL RECEIVED BY AN AUDIENCE OF 1,400 AT TSUEN WAN HALL THIS (SUNDAY} MORNING.
FROM TOWN
THE 29-MEMBER STRING GROUP PERFORMED RENDITIONS OF BOTH CLASSICAL AND POPULAR PIECES. THEY IMPRESSED THE AUDIENCE WITH THEIR "STROLLING STRING" TECHNIQUES, STAYING ADJACENT TO THE AUDIENCE AS
THEY PERFORMED.
THE CONCERT WAS PART OF THE PROGRAMME FOR THE YOUTH STRING MUSIC WEEK ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE TO CELEBRATE ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY.
THE GOLDEN STRINGS HAS COME TO HONG KONG TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STRING WEEK AND WILL LEAVE ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9.
FOUNDED IN 1972, THE GROUP WAS SET UP WITH THE AIM ΤΟ PROVIDE QUALIFIED MUSIC STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM A VARIETY OF POPULAR MUSIC GENERALLY INACCESSIBLE TO STRING PERFORMERS.
AFTER THE PERFORMANCE THIS MORNING, THE GROUP ATTENDED A LUNCH RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE AT THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE WHERE THEY MET MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND STRING INSTRUCTORS FROM THE OFFICE.
THE YOUTH STRING MUSIC WEEK WILL CLOSE WITH A GALA CONCERT AT TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AUDITORIUM TONIGHT AT 8 PM FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY BOTH THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND THE GOLDEN STRINGS.
THE YOUTH SYMPHONY WILL OPEN THE CONCERT WITH ROSSINI'S BARBER OF SEVILLE OVERTURE, FOLLOWED BY BENJAMIN BRITTEN'S SIMPLE SYMPHONY.
THE GOLDEN STRINGS WILL PLAY SHOWTIME SELECTIONS INCLUDING SUCH POPULAR PIECES AS "NEW YORK, NEW YORK",
GREATEST LOVE OF ALL" AND "SOMEWHERE IN TIME".
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FIRST MONG KOK DISTRICT FESTIVAL AND CHRISTMAS LIGHTINGS
MONG KOK
A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE FIRST DISTRICT FESTIVAL AND CHRISTMAS LIGHTINGS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (MONDAY) AT THE GRAND TOWER HOTEL.
THIS IS THE FIRST EVER ILLUMINATION DISPLAY SET UP IN MONG KOK TO TIE IN WITH THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL AND THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.
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