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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1989

AT 23RD FLOOR,

ALL ENTRIES MUST REACH THE NARCOTICS DIVISION QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES. CENTRAL, BY NOVEMBER 15. RESULTS OF COMPETITION WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER 30.

THE

ENTRY FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES, THEIR SUB-OFFICES AND THE NARCOTICS DIVISION.

TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-8672761.

MUSIC OFFICE HOLDS YOUTH STRING MUSIC FESTIVAL

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THE 1989 HONG KONG YOUTH STRING MUSIC FESTIVAL. ORGANISED THE MUSIC OFFICE, WILL START NEXT SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 12).

BY

THERE WILL BE THREE CONCERTS DURING THE EIGHT-DAY FESTIVAL. CLASSICAL COMPOSITIONS BY HANDEL, BACH, MOZART, MENDELSSOHN, TSCHAIKOVSKY AND OTHERS WILL BE PERFORMED BY LOCAL YOUNG MUSICIANS.

IN ADDITION, A SERIES OF MASTERCLASSES AND LECTURES CONDUCTED AT THE MUSIC OFFICE'S MUSIC CENTRES.

THE FESTIVAL WILL OPEN ON CONCERT AT THE CITY HALL CONCERT DISTRICT STRING ORCHESTRAS OF THE ORCHESTRAS. IT WILL BEGIN AT 2 PM.

WILL BE

NOVEMBER 12 WITH AN INTERFLOW . HALL WITH PERFORMANCES BY THE MUSIC OFFICE AND FOUR SCHOOL

OF

A CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT WITH PERFORMANCES BY ELITE TRAINEES THE MUSIC OFFICE WILL BE HELD AT THE DRAMA THEATRE OF THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS ON NOVEMBER 18. IT WILL BEGIN AT 8 PM.

THE CLIMAX OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE THE FESTIVAL CONCERT TO BE HELD AT THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL ON NOVEMBER 19. ALSO BEGINNING AT 8 PM.

STAMITZ'S "CONCERTO IN D MAJOR", SAINT SAENS'S "CONCERTO IN B MINOR NO. 3" AND MOZART'S "SINFONIA CONCERTANTE FOR VIOLIN, VIOLA AND ORCHESTRA IN E FLAT MAJOR. K364" WILL BE PRESENTED BY TWO WORLD-KNOWN MUSICIANS, MR IVAN CHAN AND MS XIAO HONGMEI, AND THE COMBINED ORCHESTRA OF HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND MUSIC OFFICE INSTRUCTORS' ORCHESTRA (WESTERN).

LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR MR EDWARD HO WILL OFFICIATE AT THE FESTIVAL CONCERT. THE FESTIVAL IS SPONSORED BY YUET WAH MUSIC COMPANY.

TICKETS FOR THE CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT AND THE FESTIVAL CONCERT AT $10 AND $20 EACH ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL URBTIX OUTLETS. THE INTERFLOW CONCERT IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TEL. 5-283257.

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