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The Youth Choir and the Children﷿s Choir of the Music Office will perform in the 䩕Around the World in Songs蒅 concert next Sunday (November 12) at 3pm at the Auditorium of Sha Tin Town Hall. The concert is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
The two choirs will use sweet and melodious international folk songs to take the audience on a trip around the world.
Conductors for the concert are the instructors of Music Office Dr Angelina Au and Linde Lee, with piano accompaniments by Kwan Pui-pui and Mable Siew.
The Children﷿s Choir will perform an array of folk songs including the traditional Cantonese 䩕Moonlight蒅, 䩕Lark! O Lark蒅 from Xingjiang, the poetic 䩕Sakura蒅 from Japan, 䩕Arirang蒅 from Korea, 䩕Rasa Sayag eh蒅 from Malaysia, the passionate 䩕Tinikling蒅 from Philippines, the popular 䩕Waltzing Matilda蒅 from Australia, 䩕Siyahumba蒅 from South Africa, 䩕Zum Gali Gali蒅 from Israel, as well as two Russian songs 䩕The Lonely Ash Tree蒅 and 䩕Rushing Troika蒅.
The Youth Choir will also present many well-known folk songs like 䩕Mas Que Nada蒅 from Brazil, 䩕Les Champs-elysンes蒅 from France, 䩕La Bamba蒅 which was once a mega-hit in Mexico, as well as folk songs from Germany, Italy, England, Newfoundland.
Not to be missed is 䩕This is Our Home蒅 from local renowned composer Joseph Koo, to be jointly presented by the two choirs.
Tickets for the concert priced at $40 and $20 are available at URBTIX outlets. Half-price tickets are available for senior citizens, people with disabilities, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients.
Reservations can be made by phone on 2734 9009 or on the Internet at www.urbtix.hk. For programme information, call 2796 7537 / 2582 5311 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/musicoffice.
Ends/Friday, November 3, 2006
Issued at HKT 14:05
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