35th Orchestral Season

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September 2011
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Season Opening Concert: Sounds from a Musical Shangri-la

Season Opening Concert: Sounds from a Musical Shangri-la

Journey into a musical Shangri-la

Date and Time
23/9/2011 8:00pm
Venue
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Ticket Fee
$380, $250, $150
Conductor
Yan Huichang
Performed by
Song and Dance Music of the Dong Ethnic Minority Group:
The Ethnic Song and Dance Troupe of Rongjiang
A riveting musical experience of the exotic and the contemporary, this concert features the music and dance of China’s ethnic minority groups, such as the ‘Grand Song’ (choral singing) of the Dong’s of Guizhou (which is inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity), the pipa­accompanied singing of the Dong’s of Chejiang, the lusheng dance of the Miao’s etc., performed with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra on stage. This dialogue between the ethnic and the modern, the vernacular and the orchestral delivers the Orchestra’s mission to perpetuate esoteric cultures by putting them on the world stage.

Tickets are available on 16-Aug-2011.

Programme
Orchestra     Rafting (from Sketches of a Dong Village Suite)     Zhao Yongshan

Unaccompanied Female Choral Singing of the ‘Grand Songs’ in the Dong Tradition
Song of the Cicada Vernacular Music of the Dong Minority Group
Collected and Collated by the Group

Orchestra      Under the Moon (from Sketches of a Dong Village Suite)

Female vocal with pipa accompaniment by the Wan Village of the Dong’s
The Great Love of Our Father and Mother
Vernacular Music of the Dong Minority Group
Collected and collated by Pan Chaoyong

Orchestra      Bull-fight (from Sketches of a Dong Village Suite) Zhao Yongshan

Orchestra Village Scenes (from Life on the Plateaux, First Movement) He Zhanhao

Duet Singing for male and female voices, with pipa accompaniment by
the Chejiang Village of the Dong’s
Two Hearts in Love
Vernacular Music of the Dong Minority Group
Collected and collated by Zhang Yong

Symphonic Suite
The Lusheng Festival Contest (from Sketches of the Guizhou Ranges)
(No. 23, 1982/2007), First Movement Vernacular Music of the Dong Minority Group
Arr. by Zhu Jian’er based on his own composition

Lusheng dance of Gunzhong Village of the Miao’s
Lusheng Dance of Gunzhong
Vernacular Music of the Dong Minority Group
Collected and collated by Pan Chaoyong and Ni Guangzuo 

Symphonic Suite
Serenade on a Moonlit Night (from Sketches of the Guizhou Ranges)
(No. 23, 1982/2007), Third Movement 
Arr. by Zhu Jian’er based on his own composition

Symphonic Suite      A Feastday (from Sketches of the Guizhou Ranges)
(No. 23, 1982/2007), Fourth Movement
Arr. by Zhu Jian’er based on his own composition

Orchestra Images of Southern Guizhou – A Song of Joy by the Shui Ethnic Group
Yu Chiu-for (Commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra/World Premier )

The Chinese Ethnic and Folk Culture Showcase
Free Foyer Performance

23/9/2011 (4:00pm)
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Foyer (Free Admission)

The Chinese Ethnic and Folk Culture Showcase

12-25/9/2011
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Foyer Exhibition Area

Partner schools:
  • St. Paul’s Convent School (The Qiang ethnic group in Sichuan)
  • HKBUAS Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School (The Shui ethnic group in Guizhou)
  • Hon Wah College (The Zhuang ethnic group in Guangxi)
  • Pui Kiu Middle School (The Li ethnic group in Hainan)
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