WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1992
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FESTIVAL HK CHILDREN'S CHOIR IN CONCERT
THE MUSIC OFFICE'S FESTIVAL HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHORUS AND THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE WILL MAKE THEIR DEBUT IN THE "MUSIC ACROSS THE PACIFIC" PRE-TOUR CONCERT ΤΟ BR HELD AT THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS ON AUGUST 29 (SATURDAY).
THE TWO GROUPS WILL FLY TO CANADA AT THE END OF NEXT MONTH,
THEY WILL GIVE A SERIES OF PERFORMANCES IN TORONTO AND CALGARY AS PART OF THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OF FESTIVAL HONG KONG 1992.
IT IS HOPED THAT THEIR PERFORMANCES WILL PROMOTE FRIENDSHIP AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA.
IN THE "MUSIC ACROSS THE PACIFIC" CONCERT, THE CHILDREN'S CHORUS WILL SING THE FESTIVAL HONG KONG 1992'S THEME SONG "HEARTS ACROSS THE PACIFIC" AND OTHER CHINESE FOLK SONGS.
THE CHINESE MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE WILL PRESENT PIPA SOLO, PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS OTHER MUSICAL PROGRAMMES.
THE 40 MEMBERS OF THE CHILDREN'S CHORUS WERE SELECTED FROM 1,300 CANDIDATES IN MARCH THIS YEAR BY THE MUSIC OFFICE.
SINCE THEN THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING INTENSIVE TRAINING AND HAVE JUST COMPLETED A TRAINING PROGRAMME IN THE 1992 HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC CAMP.
MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE ARE MOSTLY WINNERS IN INTER-SCHOOL MUSICAL CONTESTS.
THEY HAVE BEEN GIVING OVERSEAS PERFORMANCES IN UNITED STATES AND CANADA IN RECENT YEARS.
AUSTRALIA, THE
TICKETS OF THE CONCERT, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE ACADEMY'S DRAMA THEATRE AT 7.45 PM, ARE NOW ON SALE AT $30 EACH AT THE URBTIX.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 722 6240.
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