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My Heart, My Home
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The Spirit of the Great Wall in a City that Never Sleeps |
In his latest symphony, The Great Wall, Chan Wing-wah
has found new expressions that are quite different from his six previous
works. It is an emotion-laden tribute to China and Hong Kong. The Great
Wall represents a milestone in human history and the source of numerous
stories about humanity. Today, its architectural significance remains, as
it is the only architecture visible on earth when looked from space. The
music attempts to put the Great Wall in an historical perspective while at
the same time, expresses hopes for a new “great wall” built of benevolence,
love, peace and joy, that extends from the prosperous land of modern China
to embrace the rest of the world.
The
Hong Kong musical provenance
A musical provenance is built on many complicated elements. It is often
closely related to the background of the composer – his/her nationality,
culture, training and lineage, the period he/she is in, as much as his/her
personality and preferences. The plethora of commissioned works by Hong Kong
composers now in the stock repertoire of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
reveals a multitude and diversity of musical provenance. They are
demonstrative of the east-west character of Hong Kong, with an interesting
mixture of the more “conservative”, Chinese traditional style and the more
“avant garde”, western style, while at the same time growing to be more
internationalized and embracing global visions.
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A Student Guided concert
15.7.2004（Thur）
2:30-3:30pm
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Fee : $35 (URBTIX) |
16-17.7.2004（Fri,
Sat）
Ensemble Hong
Kong, the City that Never Sleeps Pang Xiuwen
Ensemble Themes from TV Suite Joseph Koo
The Story of Book and Sword, The Legend of the Flying Swordsman, Heaven
Sword and Dragon Sabre, The Good, the Bad,
the Ugly and The Bund
Wind Instruments and Orchestra Love in Hong Kong Suite No.2
Arr. By Joshua Chan
First Movement : Love on My Own : Avoiding You, Things Will Go By,
Lavender, Love, Letter for Myself, A Girl's Prayer
Second Movement : Love in Many Forms, Good-bye, Rosemary, On the Verge
of Love, Shall We Talk, Boys in the Girls School 1st phrase, Sodden Mud
Third Movement : Love - Bitter and Sweet, Blessed, Beautiful All My
Life, Lonely Christmas, Breakup Request, Hugging, My Proud
Wind Instruments: Guo Yazhi
15’ Intermission
Ensemble Autumn Moon on a Placid Lake Arr. By Wu Wai-lap
Ensemble In Celebration of Good Times Arr. By Pang Xiuwen
Ensemble The Seventh Symphony:
The Great Wall Chan Wing-wah
(Commissioned by HKCO/World Premiere)
First Movement : One Lone Castle Wall amidst Sprawling Ranges
Second Movement : The Sense of Loss on the Great Wall
Third Movement : He Who Cannot Make It to the Great Wall Is No True
Man
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Date:
16-17.7.04
Time: 8:00 pm
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Venue
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Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall | |
$150,$130,$110,$90 |
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Chan Wing-wah
Conductor |
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Composer and conductor, Chan Wing-wah is currently Sub-Dean of
the Faculty of Arts and Chairman of the Music Department at
the Chinese University of HK, the Chairman of Arts Promotion
Committee of the HK Arts Development Council and the HK
Composers' Guild.
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His musical style presents a modern version of traditional
Chinese culture showing an enthusiasm towards life. His
compositions had included six symphonies and other chamber and
orchestral works.
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Chew Hee-chiat Conductor |
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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.
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His works include Orchestra Suite No1, Orchestra Suite No2,
The Third, and Fantasy Dance.
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Guo Yazhi
Saxophone |
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Formerly on the teaching staff of the Central Conservatory of
Music in China, Guo is currently the Suona Principal of the
HKCO.
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He
stuns the music world with his performance of the modernistic
suona concerto, played on the improvised removable reed suona.
He participated in the International Pro Musicis Competition
held in New York in 1998, and won the only Grand Prize in the
Finals. In the same year, he was selected by the Ministry of
Culture of China as one of the most outstanding musicians in
China.
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