As part of its Guangdong Music Series, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will present two free concerts featuring Chaozhou and Cantonese music at the Six Arts Terrace of Kowloon Walled City Park in March.
The first concert, "Music Under the Tree: Chaozhou Music", will be performed by the Hong Kong Chiuchow Music Ensemble led by Lau Fok-kwong, and will be held at 2.30pm on March 9 (Saturday). The programme will include Chaozhou gongs and drums da luogu and xiao luogu music, xianshi ensemble music and Chaozhou operatic singing, including "Universal Celebration", "Lions Playing with a Ball", "As the Waves Wash the Sand", "Liu-Yao-Jin: The Swaying Willow's Golden Sound" and "Su Liuniang" (excerpt) and more.
The second concert, "Music Under the Tree: Cantonese Music", will be held at 2.30pm on March 10 (Sunday), with various local Cantonese music performers taking part including Tong Siu-yin, Tang Siu-wai, To Wing, Pak Tak-wan, Chan Pik-sum, Chan Sing-cheong, Leung Wing-yin, Kwok Ka-ying, Yanki Ma, Jason Lau, Sit Fung-kwan, Yu Wing-ka, Wong Chung-yin, Jessica Fung, Chung Siu-sun, Pang Hong-tai, Wan Kai-ho, Chiu Hing-wan, Szeto Siu, Thomson Chan, Lo Ting-fung, Adward Lam and Tony Lo. The programme will include "Rain Lashing on the Plantain", "Autumn Moon over a Placid Lake" , "Meditations in the Boudoir", "Birds Returning to the Woods", "A Hungry Horse Shaking Its Bells", "Thunder in a Drought", "The Toll of the Temple Bell" and more.
Admission is free. Members of the public are invited to enjoy the original essence of traditional Cantonese music under the trees at Kowloon Walled City Park.
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7321 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/programs_722.html.
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