Junior music groups and Chinese orchestras will perform orchestral works at two concerts in June.
The concerts will be presented by the Leisure & Cultural Services Department's Music Office. Two similar concerts were held successfully in April.
The first concert on June 1 will be performed by the Music Office Junior Chinese Orchestra, the Hong Kong Junior Chamber Ensemble, and the Hong Kong Children's Symphonic Band.
Programme highlights include Liu Wenjin's
The Great Wall Capriccio, an arrangement of Stravinsky's
Round Dance from the ballet
The Firebird, and Hannickel's
Concerto for Crash Cymbals. The concert starts at 8pm at Sha Tin Town Hall Auditorium.
The second concert on June 8 will be jointly performed by the Music Office Children's Chinese Orchestra, the Island Youth Chinese Orchestra, the Kowloon Youth Chinese Orchestra, and the New Territories Youth Chinese Orchestra.
The musicians will showcase Chinese music including Loo Leung-fai's
Memory of the Childhood, Zhao Jiping's
Celebration Overture, Su Wen-cheng's sheng concerto
The Smiling, Proud Wanderer and Li Xin's
Good Days arranged by Ning Zuoliang. The concert will be held at 8pm at Tsuen Wan Town Hall.
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