SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1980
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CHINESE ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS
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THE EAST KOWLOON YOUTH ORCHESTRA, THE FIRST SUCH ORCHESTRA FORMED AND TRAINED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE IN THE DISTRICT, WILL PRESENT TWO CONCERTS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS MONTH,
THE FIRST CONCERT, JOINTLY PRESENTED WITH THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT RECREATION AND CULTURE PROMOTION ASSOCIATION, IS BILLED AS A 'MID-SUMMER CHINESE MUSIC NIGHT' AND WILL BE HELD IN KWUN TONG MARYKNOLL COLLEGE ON AUGUST 22 (FRIDAY).
FREE ADMISSION TICKETS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE MUSIC OFFICE SUB-OFF ICE AT 100 TING FU STREET, SECOND FLOOR, YAN HAU MANSION, NGAU TAU KOK AND FROM THE KWUN TONG CITY DISTRICT OFFICE IN TUNG YAN STREET.
THE SECOND CONCERT, JOINTLY ORGANISED WITH THE SAME ASSOCIATION AND TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 24 (SUNDAY) AT 8 PM IN THE TOWN HALL,
AT THIS INAUGURAL CONCERT, THE ORCHESTRA WILL PLAY MANY CLASSICAL AS WELL AS CONTEMPORARY PIECES.
TICKETS AT $5 ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TOWN HALL AND THE FOUR DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE. FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED ON TEL. 3-411328.
THE EAST KOWLOON YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA IS FOUNDED FOR CHINESE MUSIC ENTHUSIASTS IN THE DISTRICT. IT GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR SYSTEMATIC ORCHESTRAL TRAINING TO THE YOUNG PLAYERS AND PROMOTES INTEREST IN MUSIC AMONG THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
THE CONDUCTORS, AIK YEW-GOH AND LIU LI-CHUAN, ARE CHINESE MUSIC INSTRUCTORS OF THE MUSIC OFFICE.
THE ORCHESTRA HAS 80 MEMBERS WHO ARE YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER 25 AND EITHER LIVE OR WORK IN THE EAST KOWLOON AREA.
THEY STARTED THEIR FIRST REHEARSAL IN SPRING 1979- SINCE THEN REGULAR REHEARSALS HAVE BEEN HELD,
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