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MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1988

SHE BEGAN VIOLIN

STUDIES UNDER THE INSTRUCTION OF RENOWNED PROGRESSED RAPIDLY AND JOINED THE SHE VIOLINIST, TAKAKO HEYMANN. YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA OF THE MUSIC OFFICE IN 1985, WHICH ENABLED TO TRAVEL ABROAD AND PERFORM IN VARIOUS CITIES IN THE IN 1987.

UNITED KINGDOM

BUT

"I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE VIOLIN BEFORE I JOINED THE IMTS,

I SPEND NOW I HAVE GROWN TO LOVE PLAYING THE INSTRUMENT SO MUCH THAT ABOUT TWO HOURS EVERY DAY PRACTISING," O-CZARN SAID.

THE

BEING A TALENTED VIOLINIST, O-CZARN STOLE THE LIMELIGHT AT

SOLO (UNDER 16) 1987 SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL WHEN SHE WON THE VIOLIN AND THE VIOLIN DUET (SENIOR).

UNLIKE HER SISTER, 15-YEAR-OLD O-GAY PREFERS PLAYING THE PIPA.

SKILL FROM A PLAYING

NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN PIPA SHE LEARNED THE PLAYERS SUCH AS MS CHAN MAN-CHONG AND MS LI PING OF THE MUSIC OFFICE.

HER TALENT ENABLED HER TO JOIN THE YOUTH CHINESE

ACHIEVE THE

RUNNER-UP IN FIRST HER 1987, HELPED

YEAR'S THIS IN ENSEMBLE PIPA AND (INTERMEDIATE)

ORCHESTRA IN THE PIPA SOLO MUSIC SCHOOL

FESTIVAL.

AS A

MEMBER

OF THE

YOUTH CHINESE

ORCHESTRA,

REPRESENTED HONG KONG IN PERFORMANCES IN AUSTRALIA DURING HOLIDAYS.

O-GAY HAS THE SUMMER

OF TYPES DIFFERENT

MUSICAL AND HAVE PLAYING TECHNIQUES

FOUND THAT THE THE SISTERS

EXPERIENCES

ALTHOUGH VIOLIN AND PIPA ARE TWO INSTRUMENTS WHICH REQUIRE DIFFERENT DIFFERENT TIMBRE AND ACOUSTIC FIDELITY, DIFFERENCES DID NOT PREVENT THEM FROM EXCHANGING LEARNING DURING THEIR PRACTICES AT HOME.

YOUTH STRING

ORCHESTRA,

I HAD THE MANY

"AFTER JOINING THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE MY PLAYING SKILL AND TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH MUSIC LOVERS, O-CZARN SAID.

BOTH SISTERS, HOWEVER,

EMPHASISED

THE

IMPORTANCE OF

FAMILY

SUPPORT.

MY PARENTS ENABLED "THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND ENDLESS SUPPORT OF

THE ELDER ONE SAID. ME TO SPEND LONG HOURS PRACTISING AT HOME,

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THE MUSIC OFFICE HAS FOUND THAT COMMON INTEREST IN MUSIC HELP ENHANCE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS.

WOULD

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