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The Music Association of Auckland

Annual Camerata Concert

奧克蘭音樂協會 - 周年音樂會

4 November 2007 十一月四日

7 pm Sunday 星期日晚上七時

Raye Freedman Arts Centre 地點

Silver Road, Epsom

MAA acknowledges the funding from COGS [Community Organisation Grants Scheme] Auckland, North Shore & Manukau City, special thanks to MAA supporters and members.

Programme 演出節目 :

Music Director / Soprano solo: Maggie Ding 丁曼

Conductor: Elizabeth Lau 劉颍潼 , Gordon Wang 王國忱

MAA Chorus Group 音樂協會合唱團

Soloist 獨唱者 : Johnson Kwok 郭垕 枬 , John Yeh 葉保慶

Clarinet Duet 單簧管重奏 : Elsa Lam, Donald Nicholls

Piano accompany: Hsu Yun Pai 徐昀白

Iris Cheng - Folk Song 民歌組合

Male & Female ensemble 男聲 , 女聲小組唱

Chinese instruments 民樂演出

MAA Composition Competition Winner 作曲比賽得獎者

Special guests 特邀演出 : Mozart Orchestra

Tianyi Lu

Magic Violin Assemble

 

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in NZ Exchange Programme

You and your students are invited to attend a free exchange session in Auckland with the world renowned Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (HKCO) on Wednesday, September 12.

The exchange session, in the Raye Freedman Arts Centre, will involve members of the HKCO sharing information on the history and characteristics of orchestras in China, as well as introducing and demonstrating a number of Chinese instruments.

The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra will also give a short performance and the public is welcome to attend the session, which is free. It has been jointly organised by the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in Sydney, the Asia New Zealand Foundation, the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra, The Music Association of Auckland and the Raye Freedman Arts Centre. The HKCO is visiting New Zealand as part of a programme to promote Chinese music to a wider audience.

The Orchestra was founded in 1977 and is the only professional, full-sized Chinese orchestra in Hong Kong. It has an establishment of 85 musicians, who perform in the four sections - bowed-strings, plucked-strings, wind and percussion instruments.

While deeply rooted in its Chinese cultural heritage, the Orchestra has a repertoire that includes both traditional folk music and contemporary full scale works. It also explores new frontiers in music through commissioning works of different types and styles.

Over the years, the Orchestra has commissioned more than 1,700 original compositions and arrangements from all over the world.

Under the leadership of its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Yan< Huichang, the Orchestra has been performing at many world-famous venues and international festivals as the Cultural Ambassador of Hong Kong.

It has performed in Australia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, Macao, Canada, the United States, Holland, Austria, Germany, England, France, the Czech Republic and Ireland.

The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra has also been deeply involved in the research and development of Chinese musical instruments, which will be shown at the exchange session.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!

The session will be held at the Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Silver Road, Epsom, Auckland on Wednesday, 12 September 2007 from 2.30 – 4.30 pm.

Registration please email: Iris Cheng diss@xtra.co.nz
Phone: (09) 5287792 / 021 813 033