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MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1983

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UK TOUR OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG HK MUSICIANS

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SIX YOUNG HONG KONG MUSICIANS WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A CHINESE INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE ON A TOUR OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN JULY THIS YEAR.

THEY WILL BE SELECTED IN AN OPEN AUDITION AND WILL TRAVEL UNDER THE BANNER OF HONG KONG JING YING TO TAKE PART IN A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL EVENTS THERE.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE TOUR ARE NOW BEING INVITED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, IN RESPONSE TO INVITATIONS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

THE YOUNG MUSICIANS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EISTEDDFOD FROM JULY 5 TO 10 AND THE ALDEBURGH ORIENTAL DAY FROM JULY 15 TO 17, AND WILL ALSO PERFORM IN LONDON.

THE WINNER IN THE VOCAL SECTION OF THE 1982 HONG KONG YOUNG MUSIC MAKERS' TALENT QUEST, MISS LINDA LI, WILL JOIN THE TOUR AND TAKE PART IN THE LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EISTEDDFOD.

THE HONG KONG JING YING WILL COMPETE IN THE LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EISTEDDFOD, WHICH IS PRESENTED BY THE COUNCIL OF LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EISTEDDFOD WITH THE AIM OF FOSTERING INTERNATIONAL GOODWILL AND UNDERSTANDING. THE FIRST EISTEDDFOD WAS HELD IN 1947 AND SINCE THEN LLANGOLLEN HAS BECOME A FOCAL POINT FOR INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL INTERCHANGE.

AMATEUR SINGERS, DANCERS AND INSTRUMENTAL GROUPS OF ALL NATIONALITIES ARE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITIONS EACH YEAR. ALL COMPETITORS ATTENDING THE EISTEDDFOD ARE ASSURED OF FAITHFUL, CONSTRUCTIVE ARTISTIC ASSESSMENT OF THEIR EFFORTS BY AN INTERNATIONAL PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS, ALL EXPERTS IN THEIR SPECIAL FIELDS OF STUDY.

AFTER THEIR PERFORMANCES IN LLANGOLLEN, THE JING YING GROUP WILL STOP OVER IN LONDON FOR FOUR DAYS FROM JULY 11 TO 14 AND WILL PUT ON TWO PERFORMANCES.

FROM LONDON MISS LINDA LI, THE SOPRANO SOLOIST, WILL GO TO CARDIFF TO REPRESENT HONG KONG IN THE CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL SINGING COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, WALES AND THE WELSH NATIONAL OPERA, WHILE THE REST OF THE GROUP WILL TRAVEL TO ALDEBURGH TO TAKE PART IN AN ORIENTAL DAY FROM JULY 15 TO 17. ALDEBURGH IS WELL-KNOWN FOR ITS ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL WHERE FIRST-CLASS INTERNATIONAL FOLK MUSICIANS ASSEMBLE.

THE GROUP WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON JULY 19 AND WILL PERFORM IN THE 4TH HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC CAMP SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE FROM JULY 30 TO AUGUST 14.

MISS LI IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO HONG KONG ON JULY 25.

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