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The Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra will perform three concerts in October entitled "Peter and the Wolf", with Dr Yip Wai-hong as music director and Johnny Ng as guest conductor and narrator. The concerts, featuring relaxing music and narration of the story of "Peter and the Wolf", will be fun-filled occasions for young music lovers and their families.
The programme includes Borodin's "Polovtsian Dances" from "Prince Igor", Tchaikovsky's "Danse des cygnes" from the "Swan Lake" suite, Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre", Brahms' "Hungarian Dance No. 5" and Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf".
Music director Dr Yip Wai-hong is an eminent music educator. He served Hong Kong Baptist University as the Head of its Music and Fine Arts Department for almost 30 years. He founded the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Children's Choir, Yip's Children's Choir and the Hong Kong Children's Symphony Orchestra with an aim of nurturing young talent in Hong Kong.
Guest conductor Johnny Ng received a Conducting Fellowship with the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen (AACA) in 2013 and made his debut with the AACA Orchestra in July of the same year. He is currently serving as the Music Director for the Hong Kong Pops Orchestra, Resident Conductor for the Hong Kong Children's Symphony Orchestra, and Guest Conductor for the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Orchestra and the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra.
Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, "Peter and the Wolf" - Concert by Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra will be staged at 8pm on October 10 (Friday) at the Theatre of Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, at 8pm on October 11 (Saturday) at the Theatre of Sheung Wan Civic Centre, and at 3pm on October 12 (Sunday) at the Auditorium of Tai Po Civic Centre. Tickets priced from $100 to $180 are now available at URBTIX. Half-price tickets are available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and their minders, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (limited tickets for CSSA recipients are available on a first-come, first-served basis). A maximum discount of 20 per cent is offered for the group booking package. Please refer to programme leaflets for details.
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7321 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/program_630.html. For ticketing enquiries, please call 3761 6661. For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. For Internet bookings, please visit www.urbtix.hk.
Ends/Friday, September 5, 2014
Issued at HKT 10:00
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