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EDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1978

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GIANT PROMENADE CONCERT FOR 3,000

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THE VISITING COUNTY OF AVON SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA WILL JOIN THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND IN A MASSIVE OPEN-AIR PROMENADE CONCERT AT THE POLYTECHNIC PODIUM IN KOWLOON TOMORROW (THURSDAY) EVENING.

MORE THAN 3,000 PEOPLE WILL ATTEND THE CONCERT WHICH WILL FEATURE MARCH MUSIC, POP SONGS AND ORCHESTRAL MUSIC.

THE COMBINED ORCHESTRA, CONSISTING OF SOME 400 MEMBERS, WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MR. DAVID C. STONE.

THIS IS THE FIRST ATTEMPT BY THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE TO PRESENT A COMBINED PERFORMANCE OF TWO PRASS EANDS AND TWO CRCHESTRAS IN A SENSOROUND ENVIRONMENT.

TOMORROW'S PROGRAMME WILL EE DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND WILL START OFF THE EVENING WITH MARCH MUSIC AND LOCAL POP SONGS, FOLLOWED BY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC EY THE YOUNG ORCHESTRA.

THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WAS FORMED IN JANUARY THIS YEAR UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE. THE 150 MEMBERS AGED BETWEEN MINE AND 23 YEARS, COME FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IN HONG KONG.

ACCORDING TO ITS CONDUCTOR, THE DISTINGUISHED VIOLINIST, THOMAS Y.S. WANG, THE ORCHESTRA SERVES AS A TRAINING GROUND FOR ASPIRING INSTRUMENTALISTS IN ORCHESTRAL AND ENSEMBLE PLAYING. IN ADDITION, THE EDUCATION VALUE IS ENORMOUS. SELF CONFIDENCE AND REL FANCE, DISCIPLINE, AND SOCIAL CONTACTS ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ATTRIBUTES.

LAST MONTH, THE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA GAVE A PERFORMANCE FOR A PRIVATE AUDIENCE.' +ALREADY, THE MEMBERS HAVE DEVELOPED A BOND WITH EACH OTHER AND GAINED TREMENDOUS CONFIDENCE THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE.+ MR. WANG SAID.

THE ORCHESTRA'S DIARY FOR THE COMING MONTHS INCLUDES A CONCERT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, A CONCERT TOUR OF SINGAPORE IN NOVEMBER, AND A RETURN VISIT TO ENGLAND NEXT SUMMER UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMMÉ.

THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND WAS FORMED IN MAY THIS YEAR TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG INSTRUMENTAL ISTS TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN ENSEMBLE PLAYING. THE BAND COMPRISES THE BEST PLAYERS TRAINED UNDER THE YOUTH MUSIC SERVICE PROGRAMME -- A SYSTEMATIC AND COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TEMINING SCHEME FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 23 RUN EY THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE.

/+A WIND BAND