The Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra (HKYSO) of the Music Office under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Macao Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) and the Guangzhou Symphony Youth Orchestra (GSYO) will come together to present the talents of young musicians from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao at the "2024 GBA Youth Symphonic Spectacular" concert at the Auditorium of Sha Tin Town Hall at 7.30pm on November 16 (Saturday).
A delightful concert programme will be presented to the audience by the three youth orchestras under the batons of the conductor of the HKYSO Lee Sing-wan, the conductor of the MYSO Stephen Lam, and the Music Director of the GSYO Jing Huan respectively.
Highlights include "Namouna Suite d'orchestre No. 1" by the prominent French composer Lalo of the Romantic era; "Romanian Rhapsody No. 1" featuring composer Enescu's unique interpretation of Romanian folk music; and "Harvest Song", depicting the joy of a better life. At the finale of the concert, musicians from the three orchestras, under the baton of Jing, will perform Shi Wanchun's "Festival Overture" and Borodin's "Polovtsian Dances" as a joint orchestra, drawing the concert to a perfect conclusion.
Tickets priced at $70, $90 and $115 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2796 7537 or 3842 7784 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/mo/activities/yme/2024gba.html.
This concert is one of the programmes of the 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival. Hong Kong is the host city of the Festival for the first time, organising and co-ordinating over 260 performances and exchange activities to be held in the "9+2" cities in the Greater Bay Area. The festival aims to showcase the vibrant and diverse cultural richness of the region and foster cultural exchange and co-operation among the cities. For more information, please visit www.gbacxlo.gov.hk.
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