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Hui Pui (1924-2013) was the vocal teacher of many noted singers and artists, including Ivy Ling Po, Stella Chee, Roman Tam, Liza Wang and Adam Cheng. The Hong Kong Public Libraries of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department has organised an exhibition entitled "The Hong Kong Musicians Series: Our Vocal Teacher: Hui Pui" to showcase Hui's musical score sheets, records and photographs, enabling visitors to learn more about this respected vocal teacher and to review the prosperity of Hong Kong's pop music industry from the 1960s to the '80s.
Born in Suzhou, Hui Pui (born Xu Ningyi) was devoted to music from a young age. Hui entered St John's University after secondary school graduation. Because of her keen interest in music, Hui quit the university after a year and entered a renowned music school, the National Conservatory of Music, with a major in vocals to receive her official vocal training.
Hui moved to Hong Kong in 1949. She joined Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited as a ghost singer for movies and taught singing skills to actors. After this start to her career as a vocal teacher, she served as a tutor of the artist training course at Television Broadcasts Limited and was known as one of the four most famous vocal teachers in Hong Kong.
The exhibition is now being held in the Arts Document Reading Room at 10/F of Hong Kong Central Library and will run until April 30 next year. Admission is free. For enquiries, please call 2921 0259.
Ends/Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Issued at HKT 15:00
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