FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1990
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HK YOUNG MUSICIAN: PROMOTE CHINESE MUSIC IN CALIFORNIA
AFTER A SUCCESSFUL FIVE-DAY MUSICAL TOUR OF VANCOUVER, THE 66 MEMBERS OF THE HONG FUNG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA AGAIN WON APPLAUSE FROM THE AMERICAN AUDIENCE IN A SERIES OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES IN CALIFORNIA IN THE PAST FEW DAYS.
THE ORCHESTRA ARRIVED IN SAN FRANCISCO LAST SATURDAY (JULY 28) AND GAVE A LUNCH TIME CONCERT AT THE EMBARCADERO CENTRE ON JULY 30, ATTRACTING ABOUT 1,000 LOCAL RESID! VTS.
"OUR MISSION IS TO INTRODUCE CHINESE MUSIC AND THE VARIOUS CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO THE AMERICAN AUDIENCES," THE TOUR DIRECTOR, MRS AGNES ALLCOCK, SAID.
"WE ARE EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE. IN PARTICULAR, WE ARE OVERJOYED TO LEARN THAT THE 3,000 TICKETS FOR THE FUND-RAISING
HALL CONCERT AT THE PRESTIGIOUS LOUISE DAVIES SYMPHONY
ON AUGUST 1 WERE ALL SOLD OUT BEFORE WE ARRIVED IN SAN FRANCISCO, SHE SAID.
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THE CONCERT AT THE LOUISE DAVIES HALL WAS JOINTLY PRESENTED THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND SING TAO NEWSPAPER OF SAN FRANCISCO.
IT WAS ATTENDED
BY SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM BOTH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
AN ATTEMPT CALIFORNIA
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE CONCERT, MRS ALLCOCK SAID THE CONCERT TOUR BY THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA WAS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE BOND BETWEEN HONG KONG AND FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT.
DEUKMEJIAN,
THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, MR GEORGE SAID IN HIS MESSAGE TO THE ORCHESTRA THAT THROUGH ITS PERFORMANCES, THE CITIZENS OF BOTH HONG KONG AND THE UNITED STATES WOULD GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF BACH OTHER'S CULTURE, TRADITIONS AND MUSIC.
"IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR THE CONDUCTOR, MR TONG LEUNG-TAK, ADDED.
YOUNG MUSICIANS,"
"EVERYWHERE THEY WENT, THEY IMPRESSED THE AUDIENCE WITH THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE. HONG KONG SHOULD BE PROUD OF THEM,' HE SAID.
MR TONG AND HIS ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR, MR HO MAN-CHUEN, RECEIVED HIGH ACCLAIM FROM MUSIC CRITICS IN BOTH VANCOUVER AND SAN FRANCISCO.
THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE THE OLDEST ORCHESTRA IS 16, WITH THE YOUNGEST BEING 12 YEARS OLD AND
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/THE ORCHESTRA
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