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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1982

PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM IN TSUEN WAN

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THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD WILL SPONSOR TWO CONCERTS BY THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AT THE LOCAL TOWN HALL TO PROMOTE GREATER APPRECIATION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE DISTRICT.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE BOARD HAS DIRECTLY SUBSIDISED SUCH PERFORMANCES IN OUR TOWN HALL, TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER AND THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

*WE HOPE THAT OUR SPONSORSHIP AND PARTICIPATION WILL AROUSE PUBLIC INTEREST AND ENCOURAGE MORE RESIDENTS TO ATTEND SUCH CONCERTS, HE ADDED.

MR MACLEOD SAID THE BOARD HAD PLAYED A VERY ACTIVE ROLE IN PROMOTING CULTURAL EVENTS IN THE DISTRICT, NOTABLY THE ANNUAL TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL.

HE SAID THAT AS MUCH AS A THIRD OF THE BOARD'S $5.3 MILLION BUDGET WOULD BE SPENT ON CULTURAL ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR.

FOR SEVERAL YEARS THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY HAS CHARGED RELATIVELY LOW PRICES IN TSUEN WAN TO ENCOURAGE MORE LOCAL RESIDENTS TO ATTEND ITS CONCERTS.

MR MACLEOD SAID THE BOARD ALSO HOPED THAT THROUGH ITS CLOSE LINK WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE DISTRICT, THE AUDIENCE SUPPORT FOR THE ORCHESTRA'S CONCERTS IN TSUEN WAN WOULD BE INCREASED AND SUSTAINED NOT ONLY FOR THE COMING TWO CONCERTS BUT ALSO FOR OTHER PERFORMANCES.

FOR EACH CONCERT, THE BOARD WILL PROVIDE $20 000.

THE FIRST CONCERT, TO BE CONDUCTED BY CHEN XIEYANG FROM CHINA, WILL BE HELD AT 8 PM ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. THE PROGRAMME FOR THE EVENING WILL INCLUDE BERLIOZ'S OVERTURE ROMAN CARNIVAL+, LIN DEHONG'S THOUGHTS+, XI QUIMING'S SPIRITS AND BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN D MAJOR.

TICKETS AT $5, $10, $15 AND $20 ARE ON SALE AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL BOX OFFICE.

THE SECOND CONCERT WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 27, 1983, WITH MAXIM SHOSTAKOVICH AS THE CONDUCTOR.

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