The Music Office Youth Choir (MOYC) and the Music Office Children's Choir (MOCC) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will jointly perform in an annual concert, which this year is entitled "Sing We at Pleasure", at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall at 3pm on January 6 (Sunday). The programme will include a variety of lively works by famous composers past and present.
Dr Angelina Au, Lai Wing-yan, Yau Man-ching and Kobe Ip will be the conductors and pianists. The choirs will sing popular favourites from various countries including "Tundra" by Norwegian composer Gjeilo, which describes Norway's magnificent mountain scenery; renowned Argentina composer Piazzolla's "Libertango"; and American composer Wildhorn's "Tell My Father", which tells the story of a soldier during the American Civil War.
Other highlights include Mendelssohn's "For he has commanded his angels to watch over you", Stevie Wonder's "Don’t You Worry About a Thing" and Greg Gilpin's "For the Beauty of the Earth".
Established in 1980, the MOYC now has 80 members, with ages ranging from 15 to 25. In addition to performing in local concerts, the choir has toured overseas including Singapore, Japan, Malaysia and Austria. At the Singapore International Choral Festival 2016, the choir won Gold Awards in the Equal Voices, Mixed Voices and Musica Sacra categories and was also named the champion in the Equal Voices and Mixed Voices categories.
Since its establishment in 1981, the MOCC's membership has grown to 82, with ages ranging from 8 to 15. The choir performs both Western and Chinese choral works, including local premieres and operettas.
Concert tickets priced at $45, $55 and $65 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2796 1003 or 2582 5311 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/musicoffice.
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