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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1987

YOUTH STRING MUSIC WEEK BEGINS

YOUTH STRING MUSIC WEEK, ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE ΤΟ CELEBRATE ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY, BEGAN TODAY (SUNDAY) WITH A YOUTH STRINGS CONCERT HELD AT THE NGAU CHI WAN CIVIC CENTRE.

FIVE STRING ORCHESTRAS OF THE MUSIC OFFICE PERFORMED

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CAPACITY AUDIENCE, PLAYING POPULAR PIECES BY HAYDN, BRAHMS, MOZART, BACH AND BEETHOVEN.

BESIDES FORMAL CONCERTS, A SERIES OF FREE STUDENT CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS FOR STRING INSTRUCTORS AND COMMUNITY CONCERTS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED AS PART OF A VARIED PROGRAMME.

ON TUESDAY, A "JING YING" CONCERT WILL BE STAGED AT THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL, SHA TIN TOWN HALL, BEGINNING AT 8 PM. TALENTED YOUNG LOCAL MUSICIANS, INCLUDING LUNG HEUNG-WING (PERCUSSION), LAM SEE-MING (PIANO), LEE SIU-LAM (HORN), YEUNG YUEK-CHA1 (VIOLIN), SUSAN CHAN (PIANO), AND JAMES LEUNG (BASSOON), WILL PERFORM.

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A VISITING STRING GROUP FROM WISCONSIN IN THE UNITED STATES, THE TREMPER GOLDEN STRINGS, HAS BEEN INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE WEEK'S ACTIVITIES.

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FOUNDED IN 1972, THE GOLDEN STRINGS GIVE QUALIFIED STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM A VARIETY OF POPULAR MUSIC GENERALLY INACCESSIBLE то STRING PERFORMERS AND TO ENTERTAIN IN VARIOUS CIVIC FUNCTIONS AS WELL AS SCHOOL FUNCTIONS.

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ALL MEMBERS OF THE GROUP ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE "STROLLING STRINGS' APPROACH OF THE GROUP IS HIGHLY PERSONALISED AS THE PLAYERS STAY ADJACENT TO THE AUDIENCE AS THEY PERFORM.

OVER THE YEARS, THE GROUP HAS PERFORMED FOR NUMEROUS DIGNITARIES, INCLUDING MRS NANCY REAGAN, WIFE OF PRESIDENT REAGAN. IT MADE A CONCERT TOUR OF THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, WEST GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND ENGLAND IN JULY.

THE GROUP IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY AND TO GIVE ITS DEBUT PERFORMANCE AT A STUDENT CONCERT AT YING WAH COLLEGE THE FOLLOWING DAY.

ON SATURDAY, A COMMUNITY CONCERT FEATURING THE GOLDEN STRINGS WILL BE HELD AT THE NEW WORLD CENTRE IN TSIM SHA TSUI, BEGINNING AT 2 PM.

TICKETS FOR THE JING YING" CONCERT, AT $10 EACH, ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL URBTIX OUTLETS. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-283257 AND 3-7962896.

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