WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1980.
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VOCAL RECITAL AT FRIDAY MUSIC HOUR
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SOPRANO PENELOPE CHAN WILL PERFORM AT THE FRIDAY MUSIC HOUR+ ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE AND THE BRITISH COUNCIL AT 5.30 PM ON OCTOBER 24 AND 31.
THE FIRST RECITAL WILL BE GIVEN AT THE BRITISH COUNCIL (255 HENNESSY ROAD, 4TH FLOOR) AND THE SECOND AT THE MUSIC OFFICE WEST KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE (157 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, TUNG PING BUILDING, 3RD FLOOR).
PIANO.
MISS CHAN WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MISS WONG KIN-YU AT THE
MISS CHAN DEVELOPED HER VOCAL TALENTS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF MISS LEE BING, A LOCALLY DISTINGUISHED MEZZO-SOPRANO. IN EARLIER YEARS SHE PASSED WITH DISTINCTION GRADE 8 IN BOTH SINGING AND PIANO, THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC. IN 1975 SHE WAS THE FIRST- PRIZE WINNER OF THE ART SONG OPEN CLASS IN THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL, AND SINCE THEN HAD OBTAINED A NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.
A TEACHER BY PROFESSION, MISS CHAN CONDUCTS THE CHOIR IN HER CHURCH AND IS ACTIVE IN THE HONG KONG ORATORIO SOCIETY.
SHE HAS BEEN FOR THREE YEARS THE LEADER OF ITS SOPRANO SECTION AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WAS SELECTED TO SING AS SOLOIST.
SHE PARTICIPATED IN THE 1980 ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTATION OF OFFENBACH'S CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS+ IN THE ROLE OF ESPERANZA AND GAVE A RECITAL IN THE CITY HALL THEATRE LAST MONTH.
MISS WONG KIN-YU PURSUED MUSIC STUDIES AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC, LONDON,
LONDON, WHERE HER TEACHERS WERE DOUGLAS HAWKRIDGE (ORGAN) AND GEOFFREY PRATELY (PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT). THERE SHE WAS AWARDED THE FREDERICK KEENE AND HENRY RICHARDS PRIZES FOR ORGAN
PERFORMANCE. SHE HAS GIVEN ORGAN RECITALS AND PERFORMED IN MANY CONCERTS AS ACCOMPANIST.
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE TWO FRIDAY CONCERTS WILL INCLUDE FOLK SONGS, OPERA EXCERPTS, LIEDERS AND CHINESE ART SONGS.
FREE ADMISSION TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE BRITISH COUNCIL LIBRARY AND OFFICES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE (HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE 9TH FLOOR, AND 157 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD), ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TEL. NO. 3-819204.
DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
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THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON CHUM SIK-CHANG ON JANUARY 21, 1980 SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
CHUM SIK-CHANG, AGED 28, WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING LAU CHAK-MO IN A SHAM SHUI PO FLAT ON MARCH 2, 1978.
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