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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1981

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TWO VISITING UK MUSICIANS TO HOLD SEMINARS

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A PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE VALIDITY OF AESTHETIC EDUCATION+ ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE, WILL BE CONDUCTED BY TWO WELL-KNOWN BRITISH MUSIC PERSONALITIES, ATARAH BEN-TOVIM AND DOUGLAS BOYD, ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 17) AT 7.30 PM AT THE RECITAL HALL, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.

THE DISCUSSION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WILL CULMINATE A SERIES OF SEMINARS ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE FOR LOCAL SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, MUSIC OFFICE STAFF AND THOSE CONCERNED WITH THE MUSICAL WELFARE OF CHILDREN.

(INTERESTED PERSONS SEEKING FURTHER INFORMATION MAY CONTACT TEL: 3-819204).

TOPICS TO BE COVERED IN THE SEMINARS AND DISCUSSION WILL INCLUDE: PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPING AESTHETIC INTERESTS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN, WHETHER AESTHETIC SUBJECTS HAVE A FAR GREATER IMPORTANCE FOR OUR CHILDREN THAN ACADEMIC PURSUITS AND WHETHER THE MODERN EDUCATION SYSTEM PREPARES CHILDREN FOR THE WORLD OF TOMORROW.

SIX LOCAL TEACHERS OF VARIOUS FORMS OF ARTS WILL ALSO SPEAK ON THE IR INDIVIDUAL EXPERTISE IN TEACHING MUSIC, DRAMA, DANCE, LITERATURE AND OTHER RELATED SUBJECTS.

THEY ARE PROFESSOR DAVID GWILT, HEAD OF THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG- PROFESSOR TIM MOORE, HEAD OF THE PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG- DR ANNE BOYD, HEAD OF THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG- MRS B.M.M. MURRAY, PRINCIPAL, SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION- MR A.J. REEVÉ, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT- AND MISS JEAN WONG, HEAD OF JEAN WONG SCHOOL OF BALLET LTD.

MADAM ATARAH BEN-TOVIM, WHO PERFORMED LAST YEAR AT THE HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL, IS THE FOUNDER DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE CHILDREN'S CONCERT CENTRE IN ROSSENDALE. SHE WAS PRINCIPAL FLAUTIST WITH THE ROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA BEFORE LEAVING IN 1975 TO DEVOTE HERSELF FULL-TIME TO ALL ASPECTS OF PRESENTING MUSIC AND MAKING MUSIC ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN. SHE HAS TAUGHT MUSIC FOR SOME 20 YEARS IN UNIVERSITIES AND MUSIC COLLEGES IN BRITAIN AND OTHER COUNTRIES.

MR DOUGLAS BOYD HAS WORKED WITH ATARAH SINCE 1976, PRINCIPALLY ON THE ATARAH'S BAND CONCERTS WHICH HAVE BEEN ATTENDED, SO FAR, BY 1 250 000 CHILDREN.

TRAINED AS A LINGUIST, HE WORKED FOR MANY YEARS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY BEFORE JOINING THE BBC AS A STAFF TELEVISION PRODUCER. HE IS ALSO A WRITER, A RADIO PRODUCER AND A RECORD PRODUCER.