Hong Kong Children's Choir enchants audiences in Portugal (English only) (with photos)

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     The Hong Kong Children’s Choir enchanted the audience at the Lisbon International Youth Music Festival (Lisbon Music Fest) with a delightful performance on July 26 (Lisbon time).

     Taking place in Lisbon during July and August, the Lisbon Music Fest brings together talented young musicians from all over the world. This is the second edition of this special Portuguese festival. Youth orchestras, choirs and jazz ensemble perform in various beautiful venues and outdoor locations.

     Deputy Representative of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (Brussels ETO), Miss Drew Lai, said that the Brussels ETO has invited many talented Hong Kong musicians to Europe over the years. This year, the performances by the Hong Kong Children’s Choir promised to demonstrate its pursuit of excellence as well as artistic talent and team spirit to audiences in Portugal, said Miss Lai. Hong Kong is proud to have such a cultural ambassador, she added.

     The Hong Kong Children’s Choir is the world’s largest children’s choir group, with over 5000 members and around 100 professional instructors. It will be giving six performances during its tour of Portugal, including three in Lisbon, and in Evora, Batalha and Élvas.

Ends/Wednesday, July 27, 2016
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The Hong Kong Children's Choir at the reception hosted by HKETO, Brussels in Lisbon on July 26 (Lisbon time) is pictured with (from left): the General Manager of the Hong Kong Children's Choir (HKCC), Mr Wilson Tse; the conductor / accompanist of the HKCC, Mr Dominic Lam; the Director of the HKCC, Mr Fung Yuen; the Artistic Director of Lisbon International Youth Music Festival, Mr Rui Fernandes; the Festival Director, Mr Tiago Neto; the Deputy Representative of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels, Miss Drew Lai and the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the HKCC, Ms Kathy Fok.

From left: the General Manager of the HKCC, Mr Wilson Tse; the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the HKCC, Ms Kathy Fok; the Artistic Director of Lisbon Music Festival, Mr Rui Fernandes; the Deputy Representative of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Brussels, Miss Drew Lai; the Festival Director, Mr Tiago Neto; the Director of the HKCC, Mr Fung Yuen; the conductor / accompanist of the HKCC, Mr Dominic Lam and the Assistant Representative of HKETO Brussels, Mr KK Yeung at the reception hosted by HKETO, Brussels in Lisbon on July 26 (Lisbon time).

The Hong Kong Children's Choir performing at the Lisbon International Youth Music Festival.

The Hong Kong Children's Choir (HKCC) is pictured with (from left): the Deputy Representative of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Brussels, Miss Drew Lai; the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the HKCC, Ms Kathy Fok; the Director of the HKCC, Mr Fung Yuen; the Assistant Representative of HKETO Brussels, Mr KK Yeung; the General Manager of the HKCC, Mr Wilson Tse and the conductor / accompanist of the HKCC, Mr Dominic Lam.