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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1988

YOUTH CHINESE MUSIC FESTIVAL STARTS NEXT MONTH

CHINESE MUSIC FANS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUNG AND TALENTED MUSICIANS DURING THE 1988 HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE MUSIC FESTIVAL TO BE HELD FROM NOVEMBER 5 TO 13.

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FEATURING A SERIES OF CONCERTS, MASTER CLASSES, LECTURES DEMONSTRATIONS, THE NINE-DAY FESTIVAL IS ORGANISED ANNUALLY BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH AND AIMED AT IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS STIMULATING GREATER PUBLIC INTEREST IN CHINESE MUSIC.

THE FESTIVAL'S OPENING CONCERT WILL BE HELD AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL AT 8 PM ON NOVEMBER 6 DURING WHICH PIECES OF NEW COMPOSITION SUCH AS 'RESEVILLE', 'TURMOIL IN THE NORTHERN FRONTIER' AND THE GENESIS' WILL BE PRESENTED.

FOUR GUEST MUSICIANS FROM CHINA, LI XIAO-GANG (YANG-QIN), QU AN-HUA (ERHU), XIAO JIAN-SHENG (SAN-XIAN } AND SUN GUI-SHENG (DONG-XIAO) HAVE ALSO BEEN INVITED TO GIVE DEMONSTRATION PERFORMANCES AND TO CONDUCT MASTER CLASSES AT VARIOUS MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

IN SUPPORT OF THE FESTIVAL, THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL ORGANISE A CONCERT, TO BE PERFORMED BY THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA, AT 8 PM ON NOVEMBER 9 AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM AS PART OF THE FESTIVAL'S PROGRAMMES.

THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA WILL ALSO PERFORM AT THE

CONCERT.

DURING THE FESTIVAL PERIOD, TWO OTHER CONCERTS, THE JING YING AND THE INTERFLOW CONCERTS, WILL BE STAGED AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE AT 8 PM ON NOVEMBER 10 AND AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL AT 2 PM ON NOVEMBER 13.

THE JING YING CONCERT, FEATURING THE GUEST MUSICIANS FROM CHINA AND THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA WILL BE THE CLIMAX OF THE FESTIVAL.

"IT IS HOPED THAT THE WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES WOULD MEET WITH THE NEEDS OF CHINESE MUSIC ENTHUSIASTS AND AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"APPRECIATION SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE YUET WAH MUSIC COMPANY AND THE HANG SENG BANK FOR THEIR GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP TOWARD OUR ACTIVITIES," HE ADDED.

TICKETS FOR THE CONCERTS ON NOVEMBER 6, 9 AND 10 AT $20 AND $30 EACH ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL URBTIX OUTLETS.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-7962893.

$10, $15,