TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1984
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MUSIC OFFER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
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YOUNG HONG KONG MUSICIANS ARE BEING OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN AN ORCHESTRA, BAND OR CHOIR.
THEY ARE BEING INVITED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT TO JOIN ITS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, SYMPHONIC BAND, CHINESE ORCHESTRA, REGIONAL STRING ORCHESTRA, DISTRICT CHINESE ORCHESTRA, DISTRICT SYMPHONIC BAND, YOUTH CHOIR OR CHINESE FOLK SINGING CHILDREN'S ENSEMBLE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUSIC OFFICE SAID TODAY THAT APPLICANTS FOR ORCHESTRA OR BAND SHOULD BE UNDER 23 YEARS OF AGE, AND SHOULD HAVE ATTAINED AT LEAST GRADE V OR ABOVE IN THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC EXAMINATION, OR EQUIVALENT, IN AT LEAST ONE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC INSTRUMENT.
+THOSE WHO WISH TO JOIN THE CHINESE ORCHESTRA SHOULD HAVE GOOD PERFORMANCE SKILL IN ONE OR MORE CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. APPLICANTS WITH PREVIOUS ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE WILL BE FAVOURABLY CONSIDERED,+ HE SAID.
AS FOR THE YOUTH CHOIR, APPLICANTS SHOULD BE BETWEEN 17 AND 26 YEARS OF AGE, GOOD AT SIGHT-SINGING AND INTERESTED IN STANDARD CHOIR REPERTOIRÉ.
CHILDREN INTERESTED IN CHINESE FOLK SONGS AND BETWEEN THE AGES OF EIGHT AND 12 ARE WELCOME TO APPLY FOR THE CHINESE FOLK SINGING CHILDREN'S ENSEMBLE.
AN AUDITION WILL BE ARRANGED FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS AT A LATER DATE.
APPLICATIONS BY STUDENTS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS MUST BE ENDORSED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE AND COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE YAU MA TEI MUSIC CENTRE, GOLDEN GATE COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 138 AUSTIN ROAD, THIRD FLOOR, ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 31.
ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE BY CALLING TEL. NO. : 3-7226240.
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