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MONDAY, JULY 31, 1979

VISITING U.K. SCHOOLS CPCHESTRA TO GIVE CONCERT

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THE VISITING COUNTY OF AVON SCHOOLS CRCHESTRA WILL GIVE ITS FIRST CONCERT IN HONG KONG AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL IN KOWLOON TONG TOMORROW (TUESDAY) EVENING UNDER THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL YOUTH INSIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMME ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE CF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THEY WILL DE JOINED EY 500 CHILDREN HERE WHO WILL GIVE A PERFORMANCE OF CHINESE FOLK SONGS SINGING IN TOMORROW'S CONCERT.

THE CHILDREN ARE FROM THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR, THE MONG KON CHILDREN'S CHOIR, THE TSUEN WAN CHILDREN'S CHOIR, THE TSUEN WAN GIRLS' CHOIR, THE SHEK KIP FEI SHUM CI CHILDREN'S CHOIR, AND THE SCHOOL CHOIR OF THE CHING YIH GIRLS' SCHCOL.

AMONG THE POPULAR CHINESE DALLADS THEY WILL SING TOMORROW ARE +PASTORAL SONG+ AND +1°COMLIGHT LULLADY+.

ALSO APPEAPING IN TOMORROW'S CONCERT IS THE TALENTED LOCAL VIOLINIST, KISS TO YAN, WHO TOOK LEAVE FROM HER MUSIC STUDY IN ENGLAND TO TRAVEL WITH THE ORCHESTRA CH ITS ASIAN TOUR.

133 TO WILL GIVE A SOLO PERFORMANCE IN THE CONCERT.

ANOTHER LOCAL VIOLINIST MR. RAYMOND LEUNG, WINNER OF THE COMMERCIAL RADIO TROPHY IN THIS YEAR'S SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL AND DR. FURG WING-KIT, AN ACCOMPLISHED FLUTIST, WILL ALSO GIVE SOLC PERFORMANCES AT THE CONCERT.

THE COUNTY OF AVON SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS ONE OF THE LEADING ORCHESTRAS IN ENGLAND WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF LITTLE MORE THAN FOUR YEARS.

ITS MEMBERS ARE

ARE SELECTED FROM AMONG THE BEST INSTRUMENTALISTS II. AVON, WITH AN AGE RANGE OF 14 TO 19 YEARS.

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THEY ILL GIVE FOUR CONCERTS IN HONG KONG AND HAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES WHILE HERE TO WORK WITH LOCAL YOUNG MUSICIANS, LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER AND EXCHANGING IDEAS.

OTHER THAN REHEARSALS AND CONCERTS, THEY ALSO FIND TIME TO DO SOME SIGHTSEEING. TODAY THEY WENT ON A LAUNCH PICNIC TO SAI KUNG, AND WERE VERY IMPRESSED BY THE MANY BEAUTIFUL BEACHES AND MUCH RURAL LIFE II. HONG KONG.

+TC US, HONG KONG MEANS ONLY BUSY STREETS AND BRIGHT LIGHTS, E DID NOT KNOW THAT THERE IS OTHER SIDE TO THIS COMMERCIAL CITY TILL TODAY, + SAID "R. PONALS S'ITY, TOUR DIRECTOR OF THE ORCHESTRA.

+Tr. 13 PIC:10 13 A REFFEB-1' CHANGE. 10. WE FEEL READY FOR THE CONCERTS AND REHEARSALS AGAIN,+ ==

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