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FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1986
FIRST ANNUAL CONCERT BY YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, WHICH WAS REORGANISED LAST SEPTEMBER, WILL PRESENT ITS FIRST ANNUAL CONCERT ON SUNDAY (APRIL 6), AT THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL. THE PROGRAMME WILL START AT 8 PM, WITH MR JOHN SZI-CHENG LAU AS GUEST CONDUCTOR.
THE ORCHESTRA, MANAGED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH, AIMS AT DEVELOPING THE MUSICAL TALENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND IT TÓDAY (FRIDAY) RECEIVED SPONSORSHIP FROM A COMMERCIAL FIRM IN ORDER TO HELP IT TO FURTHER ITS AIMS.
THE SPONSORSHIP FROM THE DHL WORLDWIDE EXPRESS COMES IN THE FORM OF CARDIGANS AND SOUVENIR HANDBOOKS FOR ORCHESTRA MEMBERS, WHICH WERE HANDED OVER IN A SHORT CEREMONY BY THE COMPANY'S GENERAL MANAGER MR TOBY TSE, TO THE ORCHESTRA'S CONCERT MASTER, MR MA WAI-KWAN.
THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MRS DORIS HO, WAS PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY HELD IN THE HENRY G. LEONG COMMUNITY CENTRE IN YAU MA TEI.
THE PROGRAMME FOR SUNDAY'S CONCERT INCLUDES BRAHM'S TRAGIC OVERTURE, OP. 18, BEETHOVEN'S SYMPHONY NO. 4 AND GOUNOD'S FAUST BALLET MUSIC.
THE CONCERT WILL CONCLUDE WITH TCHAIKOWSKY'S 1812 OVERTURE, OP. 49, PERFORMED JOINTLY BY THE ORCHESTRA AND THE STOWMARKET SCHOOLS' CONCERT BAND OF ENGLAND WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN HONG KONG ON A CULTURAL EXCHANGE VISIT ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE.
TICKETS AT $5 EACH ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL COMPUTERISED BOX-OFFICES OF THE URBAN COUNCIL. FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE TELEPHONE 3-731777.
KWAI CHUNG, TSING YI FUNDS FOR YOUTH PROGRAMME
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LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES OF KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR FUNDS TO ORGANISE ACTIVITIES FOR THE 1986 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.
A KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP TO OVERSEE THE ENTIRE PROGRAMME, THE ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE OF WHICH IS $495 000.
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