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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1984

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YOUNG MUSICAL TALENT SOUGHT

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LOCAL AMATEUR MUSICIANS WHO ARE 30 YEARS OF AGE OR BELOW MAY NOW APPLY TO COMPETE IN THE 1985 HONG KONG YOUNG MUSICIANS' AWARD, WHICH WILL BE HELD FROM NEXT MONTH UNTIL MARCH NEXT YEAR.

THE EVENT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, THE COMPOSERS AND AUTHORS SOCIETY OF HONG KONG (CASH) AND RÁDIO TELEVISION HONG KONG.

ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE AWARD AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY, THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MRS DORIS HO SAID THAT THE EVENT HAD UNCOVERED SOME TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS OVER THE YEARS.

+THE HAPPY AND ENCOURAGING RESULT OF THIS CO-ORDINATED EFFORT IS THAT OUR PAST WINNERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN DUE RECOGNITION AND SOME HAVE TAKEN UP ADVANCED STUDIES IN MUSIC WITH A VIEW TO A CAREER,+ SHE SAID.

THE EVENT, SHE SAID, HAD ALREADY GAINED RECOGNITION AS A COMPETITION OF HIGH STANDING.

THE GENERAL MANAGER OF CASH, MR WILLIE YEUNG, SAID SOME PAST WINNERS OF THE AWARD HAD BECOME MEMBERS OF HIS ORGANISATION AND WOULD BE EARNING ROYALTIES FROM PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF THEIR WORKS.

FOR THE COMING EVENT, CASH HAD DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF THE AWARD TO $40 000, HE SAID.

THE AWARDS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES:

COMPOST ION

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WESTERN AND CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND

ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

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WESTERN AND CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

CASH AWARDS OF $6 000, $3 000 AND $1 000 WILL BE GIVEN FOR EACH CATEGORY.

CONTESTANTS MAY APPLY FOR ENTRY TO ALL FOUR CATEGORIES, BUT WORKS SUBMITTED MUST NOT BE LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES,

ADJUDICATION WILL BE IN THREE STAGES THE PRELIMINARIES IN NOVEMBER, THE SEMI-FINALS IN JANUARY, AND THE FINALS, IN MARCH, 1985.

APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE.

THEY SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE HONG KONG MUSIC CENTRE AT 2 HARBOUR ROAD, 9TH FLOOR, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG, BY OCTOBER 29.

FOR ENQUIRIES PLEASE RING 3-7561328.

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