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Music from the Heart

Hearty notes from Hong Kong and China

Music from the Heart I

 

Led by Wong On-yuen, the Folk Music Ensemble of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra will perform traditional folk pieces in Chinese music.

The Folk Music Ensemble of the HKCO
Leader: Yim Hok-man
Assistant Leaders: Sun Yongzhi, Ching Sau-wing

By tradition, the Music from the Heart series is an occasion on which musicians of the HKCO can display the less known aspects of their talents, and a platform for presentation of all types of original compositions by local composers. The 2004 series sees an extension of the platform to the Mainland as students and their teachers from China's music institutes and conservatories are invited to present their new, original works in Chinese music. It is hoped that by cultivating this channel of exchange, the Chinese music scene in Hong Kong would be enlivened and more compositions would appear.

 

Music from the Heart II

 

6.6.04  3:00pm
Conductor and Artistic Director: Wang Fujian
A concert featuring Soloists and Ensembles from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing

 

6.6.04  8:00pm
Conductor: Wang Fujian
(Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Folk Music,
Central Conservatory of Music of Beijing)
Conductor: Chew Hee-chiat
(Assistant Conductor, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra)

In the first half of the programme, the HKCO will perform Nan Guan, a new work by the Filipino composer, Jose Maceda, another new work by Hong Kong born composer Lee Pui-ming who is now residing in Toronto, and other original compositions by Hong Kong composers.

The second half of the programme features original compositions by the undergraduates and professors of the Central Conservatory of Music, with soloists and ensembles coming also from the Conservatory.
 

Programme

6.6.2004（3:00pm）

 Banhu Solo  Hua-Bang-Zi  Folk Music of Hebei Arr. by Yan Shaoyi

 Pipa solo  King Chu Doffs His Armour  Ancient Melody  Complied by Lin Shicheng

 Erhu Solo  The Butterfly Lovers 
He Zhanhao & Chen Gang  Arr. by He Zhanhao

 Guzheng Solo  High Mountains and Flowing Water  Chekiang Folk Melody

Dizi and Guzheng  Flying Patridges 
Score by Zhao Songting  Orch by Yuan Feifan

Pipa and Zhudi Duet  The Dialogue Between Wind and Strings  Li Wen

Erhu Solo  Fantisie sur Carmen de Bizet  Sarasate  Arr. by Yan Jiemin

 Drum Duet  The Ox Fighting the Tiger 
Wang Guojie  Arr. by Jiangzhou Farmers
Drum Troupe

Sextet  Muted  Wang Lu

 

6.6.2004（8:00pm）

Ensemble  Nan Guan  Jose Maceda

Seven Piece Ensemble  Freely Chatting 
Li Wen

Quintet  Lou Lan  Zhou Juan

Sextet  Muted  Wang Lu

Sanxian and Seven Pieces  Speedy Strings  Chang Ping

Nine Piece Ensemble  Filigree  Xie Peng

 

Date: 4-6.6.04
Time: 8:00 pm
 
Date: 6.6.04
Time: 3:00 pm
 
Venue:
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Studio Theatre
$120,$90


Wong On-yuen / Conductor

  • The Concertmaster and Assistant Conductor of HKCO. From 1981, Wong has produced twenty-six albums as soloist and has held more than a hundred huqin recitals at home and abroad.

  • The New York Times "The variety of colour he produced was enough to make a listener momentarily regards the four strings of the violin as needless luxury".

  • The awards he has received include "Hong Kong's Ten Outstanding Young Persons 1985", "Performer of the Year 1989" awarded by the Hong Kong Artists' Guild, "The Most Outstanding Asian Artist Award" by the Chinese-American Arts Council of New York (1991)," Outstanding Gentlemen of the 1990's" by the RED company of the United States(1992) and the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)(1997).

Wang Fujian / Conductor

  • Famous conductor. Wang is considered one of the most active conductors on the Chinese music scene in recent year. He has been the key instructor in Chinese music orchestral studies of The Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Currently, he is the Associate Professor of the Conservatory and Deputy Head of the Department of Folk Music.

  • With years of experience in his art form and in teaching, Wang is recognized for his views on the establishment and development of Chinese folk orchestras.

Chew Hee-chiat / Conductor

  • Currently the Assistant Conductor of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (HKCO). Chew has been the Music Director of Professional Cultural Center Orchestra (PCCO) of Malaysia since 1996.

  • His works include Orchestra Suite No1, Orchestra Suite No2, The Third, and Fantasy Dance.