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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1988

THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR OF THE MUSIC OFFICE, MISS LOLLY CHIU,

SCHOOL PRESENTED SOUVENIR PENNANTS TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOUR ORCHESTRAS AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CONCERT IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR SUPPORT OF THE FESTIVAL.

"MUSIC IN ITS BEST FORM SHOULD BE A NON-VERBAL

SELF-EXPRESSION

OF LIFE EXPERIENCE.

"TEACHERS AND STUDENTS SHOULD THEREFORE TRY TO MAKE AN EFFORT CAN UNDERSTAND TO READ, STUDY, REFLECT AND DISCUSS THE MUSIC SO THEY AND EXPAND THE PHILOSOPHY AND FEELING IN

MUSICAL EXPRESSION,

MISS CHIU SAID.

THEIR

"THEY SHOULD ALSO LEARN TO APPRECIATE HOW FINE MUSIC ENRICHES THOSE WHO STUDY IT AND THE SOCIETY THAT PRODUCES IT, SHE ADDED.

IT

MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WERE FULL OF PRAISE FOR THE PERFORMERS GENERATION AND SAID THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRING MUSIC AMONG THE YOUNGER WAS MOST PROMISING.

A

TO ADD COLOUR TO THE CONCERT A CELLO AND PIANO RECITAL DEMONSTRATION WAS GIVEN BY MR FELIX SCHMIDT AND MS ANNETTE COLE AND VIOLIN DEMONSTRATION WAS PRESENTED BY MR LU SIQING.

MR SCHMIDT HAS BEEN HAILED AS "ONE OF THE BEST CELLISTS IN WORLD TODAY" BY THE VIOLIN VIRTUOSO SIR YEHUDI MENUHIN.

THE

FIRST PRIZE OF THE MR LU SIQING, AGED 19, HAS WON THE PAGANINI INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION IN ITALY.

APART FROM PERFORMANCES, MR SCHMIDT AND

THE MUSIC CENTRES CONDUCT MASTER CLASSES AT

OF TOMORROW (MONDAY) AND ON TUESDAY. FURTHER ENQUIRIES 5-283257.

1987

MR LU WILL ALSO THE MUSIC OFFICE CAN BE MADE ON

CHILDREN'S CHOIR LOOKS FOR PIANIST

THE CHILDREN'S CHOIR OF THE YAU MA TEI AND CULTURE AND ARTS ASSOCIATION IS RECRUITING A PIANIST SERVE AS AN ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR FOR THE CHOIR'S JUNIOR AGED BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE YEARS OLD.

TSIM SHA TSUI WHO WILL ALSO GROUP MEMBERS

SPONSORED BY THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD, THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT AND ORGANISES VARIOUS CLASSES ON FINE ARTS.

THE CHILDREN'S