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SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 1990
YOUNG MUSICIANS PERFORM AT GALA
MORE THAN 500 YOUNG THE MUSIC OFFICE PRESENTED A CONCERT BY MUSICIANS AT THE HONG KONG CULTURAL CENTRE TODAY (SUNDAY).
THE ANNUAL GALA IS ONE OF THE
THE MUSIC OFFICE TO PERFORM IN PUBLIC.
PROVIDE
MAJOR ACTIVITIES ORGANISED ITS TRAINEES WITH AN OPPORTUNITY
BY
TO
COUNCIL OF
FOR AT THE TRAINEES, THEIR
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
THE HONG KONG ACADEMY PERFORMING ARTS, DR HELMUT SOHMEN, AND MRS SOHMEN OFFICIATED
PRESENTED GALA AND
TO THE OFFICE'S OUTSTANDING AND CHOIR
BAND ORCHESTRAL,
MEMBERS
OF RECOGNITION IN ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE PAST YEAR.
AWARDS
ADDRESSING A CAPACITY AUDIENCE, DR SOHMEN SAID: "I
TO WITNESS THE TO BE HERE TODAY
EXCELLENT PROGRESS STUDENTS OF THE MUSIC OFFICE OVER THE LAST YEAR.
"I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MUSIC OFFICE CONDUCTS OVER IN BOTH WESTERN AND CHINESE INSTRUMENTS AS WELL AS AURAL, CHORAL TRAINING FOR MORE THAN 4,000 TRAINEES EACH YEAR.
AM PLEASED MADE BY THE
700 CLASSES THEORY AND
"THESE TRAINING PROGRAMMES HAVE HAD AND ARE CONTINUING TO THEY NOT ONLY A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE HONG KONG MUSIC SCENE. CREATE A GENERATION OF KEEN YOUNG MUSICIANS, BUT ALSO NURTURE KNOWLEDGEABLE AUDIENCE FOR THE FUTURE.
INTERNATIONAL
HAVE
HELP
A VERY
DR LANGUAGE,
SOHMEN
AN REFERRING TO MUSIC AS SAID PEOPLE COMMUNICATED WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH MUSIC DESPITE DIFFERENCES IN COLOUR, RACE OR RELIGION.
"I CONGRATULATE THOSE OF YOU HERE WHO HAVE ACQUIRED THE OF THIS UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE AND HOPE YOU WILL USE IT FREELY TO YOURSELVES," HE SAID.
BASICS EXPRESS
TO
AS A MUSIC BELIEVER HIMSELF, DR SOHMAN ADVISED THE TRAINEES
ΤΟ THE VERY WIDE BE INQUISITIVE AND KEEP THEIR MINDS AND EARS OPEN RANGE OF MUSIC OTHER PEOPLE MADE AND PLAYED.
"LIKE MOST ARTS, THE FORMS OF MUSIC KNOW NO BOUNDS. TO YOU TO EXPLORE AND EVENTUALLY CREATE YOUR OWN MUSIC,"
ΤΟ DEMONSTRATE
IT 19 UP HE ADDED.
EARLIER, THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MRS AGNES ALLCOCK, CONCERT PROVIDED A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS PROGRESS THEY HAD MADE OVER THE LAST YEAR.
SAID THE THE
SHE ALSO GAVE A VOTE OF THANKS TO THE TEACHERS AND PARENTS THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.
FOR
AND
TO
WITH
THE
I
PIECES PRESENTED TODAY INCLUDED A NUMBER OF FAMOUS CHINESE WESTERN COMPOSITIONS AND FOLK SONGS. THE AUDIENCE WAS ALSO INVITED
LIKE TO "I'D
TEACH THE WORLD SING A SONG,
то PERFORMERS AT THE END OF THE CONCERT.
SING",
THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, ALSO ATTENDED THE GALA.
MRS SHELLEY
LAU,