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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1982

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INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL SYMPOSIUM IN HONG KONG

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THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL OF UNESCO, TOGETHER WITH THE 10TH HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOLDING A FOUR-DAY CONFERENCE FROM MARCH 1 TO

THE SYMPOSIUM WILL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG AND WILL DEAL WITH ASPECTS OF EAST-WEST EXCHANGE IN MUSIC AND THE PERFORMING ARTS.

THE 1.M.C. IS A WORLD-WIDE UNESCO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION WHICH HAS BEEN AN INTEGRATING FORCE IN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC LIFE SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1949. ACTIVE IN 70 COUNTRIES, THE I.M.C. HAS A FAR-REACHING CHARTER WHICH FUNCTIONS OUTSIDE OF NATIONAL OR CULTURAL LIMITATIONS AND HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ESTABLISHING LINKS AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN COUNTRIES, REGIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

DELEGATES ATTENDING THE SYMPOSIUM WILL BE COMING FROM CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, HOLLAND, ITALY, DENMARK, JAPAN AND WILL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM MAJOR INTERNATIONAL ARTS CENTRES, FESTIVALS, BROADCASTING AUTHORITIES, THE MEDIA, AND MUSIC AND ARTS INSTITUTIONS.

AMONGST THE 40 DELEGATES PARTICIPATING WILL BE THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE I.M.C., PROFESSOR SIR FRANK CALLAWAY, THE PRINCIPAL OF LONDON'S GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA, MR JOHN HOSIER, DIRECTOR OF THE HOLLAND FESTIVAL, MR FRANS DE RUITER, PRESIDENT OF THE LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (NEW YORK) MR JOHN MAZZOLA, AND THE SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF UNESCO, MR JACK BORNOFF.

PRESIDENT OF THE FOUR-DAY SYMPOSIUM WILL BE MR ALEX S.c. wu, UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. ALL FOUR WORKING SESSIONS WILL BE HELD IN THE RECITAL HALL OF THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, WHICH IS ALSO SUPPORTING THE EVENT. IN ADDITION TO PARTICIPANTS FROM LOCAL CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE SESSIONS.

THE OPENING PAPER ENTITLED THE ROLE OF FESTIVALS, ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL CENTRES AND THE MASS MEDIA IN CULTURAL EXCHANGE+ WILL BE PRESENTED ON MARCH 1 AT 9.15 AM BY MR BORNOFF. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY +'LIVE' EXCHANGES AND TOURING CIRCUITS+ WITH MR DARWIN CHEN, DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL SERVICES, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AS SPEAKER.

AS IN THE THREE SUCCEEDING SESSIONS, A ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION WILL FOLLOW EACH PAPER WITH A PANEL DRAWN FROM LOCAL AND OVERSEAS DELEGATES, WITH ALL THE PROCEEDINGS RECORDED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG

THE SECOND MAJOR DISCUSSION TOPIC WILL BE THE EDUCATIONAL ROLE OF VISITING ARTISTS+ IN WHICH MR PETER BRINSON, DIRECTOR OF THE CALCUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION, LONDON, WILL GIVE THE ADDRESS, THIS SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 9 AM ON TUESDAY, MARCH 2, TO BE FOLLOWED BY A PANEL DISCUSSION WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL 1 PM.

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