Guangdong Music Classics By The Hong Kong Cantonese Orchestra
Music
Description
Description
The concert “Guangdong Music Classics” by the Hong Kong Cantonese Orchestra will be staged in March as one of the attractions of the Guangdong Music Series presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
The concert will present a series of memorable works of Guangdong music in various formats, from instrumental solo to ensemble and vocal performance of Cantonese tunes. A ground-breaking format will see the use of leiqin solo to imitate the vocal styles of Cantonese opera legend Hung Sin Nui.
The concert will feature renowned Guangdong musicians including Zeng Qiujian (gaohu, yehu and leiqin), Nam Hung (vocal), Lei Yeying (gaohu), Kwok Ka-ying (yangqin), Wong Ling-yan (pipa) and Chan Chi-chun (dizi).
The programme will include “Butterflies Flying in Pairs”, “Autumn Moon over a Placid Lake”, “The Flowing Water and the Drifting Clouds”, “Lovers’ Sorrow”, “United We Go”, “Thunder in a Drought”, “Orioles Singing among the Billowing Willows”, “The Wandering Dragon Toys with the Phoenix”, “Birds Returning to the Woods”, “Dao-Chui-Lian”, “Butterflies among the Flowers”, “Beautiful Water Lily on a Silver Lake”, “Praise of Lychee” and “The Peacock in Its Full Glory”.
Repertoire：Butterflies Flying in Pairs (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Orioles Singing among the Billowing Willows (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：The Peacock in Its Full Glory (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Autumn Moon over a Placid Lake (Pipa Solo)
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The Flowing Water and the Drifting Clouds (Yehu, Zheng and Xiao)
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Lovers’ Sorrow, United We Go (Five-piece Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Thunder in a Drought (Dizi and Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Birds Returning to the Woods (Gaohu Solo)
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Repertoire：Dao-Chui-Lian (Yangqin Solo)
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Repertoire：Butterflies among the Flowers (Gaohu, Yangqin and Cello)
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Repertoire：Beautiful Water Lily on a Silver Lake (Cantonese Folk Tunes)
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Praise of Lychee (Leiqin Solo)
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Repertoire：The Wandering Dragon Toys with the Phoenix (Zheng and Vocal)
Gaohu：Zeng Qiujian; Lei Yeying
Yehu：Zeng Qiujian
Leiqin：Zeng Qiujian
Vocal：Nam Hung
Zheng：Lei Yeying
Yangqin：Kwok Ka-ying
Pipa：Wong Ling-yan
Dizi：Chan Chi-chun
Xiao：Chan Chi-chun
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Classical Music Yearbook 2015" published by International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong).
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