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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1983

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LECTURE ON BENJAMIN BRITTEN BY DR DONALD MITCHELL

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THE BRITISH COUNCIL AND THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT WILL PRESENT A LECTURE BY DR DONALD MITCHELL ON THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN ON MONDAY (MARCH 14) AT 5.30 PM AT THE RECITAL HALL, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.

DR MITCHELL, WHO WILL BE IN HONG KONG ON SATURDAY, IS A RENOWNED ENGLISH MUSIC WRITER AND CRITIC. HE IDENTIFIES HIMSELF CLOSELY WITH THE MUSIC OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN.

HE HAD BEEN THE EDITOR OF MUSIC SURVEY AND TEMPO AND THE MUSIC CRITIC FOR MUSICAL TIMES AND THE LISTENER. BETWEEN 1979 AND 1982, HE CONDUCTED A SERIES OF LECTURES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT AND SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY,

DR MITCHELL'S WRITINGS HAVE BEEN ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY CONCERNED WITH THE 20TH CENTURY MUSIC, HIS RESEARCH ON THE MUSIC OF MOZART, BRITTEN AND MAHLER ARE ESPECIALLY RECOGNISED BY HIS COLLEAGUES AS AN UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENT.

DR MITCHELL IS CURRENTLY VISITING CHINA AS A BRITISH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE MEETING LEADING FIGURES OF THE CHINESE MUSICIANS' ASSOCIATION, CENTRAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, CENTRAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC IN BEIJING, SHANGHAI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND SHANGHAI CONSERVATORY OF MUSic. HE WILL PRESENT THEM WITH COLLECTIONS OF SCORES OF THE MUSIC OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN.

THE LECTURE TO BE CONDUCTED BY DR MITCHELL ON MONDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE AN INTERESTING AND A THOUGHT-PROVOKING SESSION.

FREE ADMISSION TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFF ICE t-

(A) HONG KONG MUSIC CENTRE,

9/F., HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE WAN CHAI

HONG KONG.

(B) YAU MA TEI MUSIC CENTRE

3/F., GOLDEN GATE COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 138 AUSTIN ROAD,

KOWLOON.

(C) MONG KOK MUSIC CENTRE,

1/F CAMBRIDGE COURT,

84 WATERLOO ROAD,

KOWLOON.

FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CALL 5-283257.