Spirit Music Concert
Music
Description
Description
Two “Spirit Music Concerts” will be staged in February to share with music lovers the charm of Guangdong music infused with jazz elements – a form of music that became popular in the 1940s. The concerts are part of the Guangdong Music Series presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
“Spirit music” is a unique genre of Guangdong music. In the 1940s, Cantonese musicians introduced various Western instruments like the violin, the xylophone, the saxophone and the guitar into their performances. This Westernised music, with an infusion of jazz elements, excited people with its powerful and lively form. The type of music was hence called “spirit music” and became popular in teahouses, dance halls and nightclubs at the time. Performers included the so-called “Four Kings of Spirit Music”, namely Wan Chi-chung (violin), Lui Man-shing (yuehu), Ho Tai-so (electric guitar) and Ching Ngok-wai (jazz drums).
The enriching programme will include the ensemble pieces “The Evening Primrose”, “Penang Beauties”, “The Little Red Peach”, “The Beauty Yonder” and more, as well as the vocal works “Pacing Horses”, “Beautiful Water Lily on a Silver Lake”, “Love’s Yearning” and “Song of the Red Bean”.
The performers at the concerts will be Tse Tsz-ming (violin), Szeto Siu (xylophone), To Wing (violin), Wong Kam-sing (jazz drums), Yu Mau (xiao and houguan), Chow Chung-nga (percussion and vocals), Ho Kang-ming (pipa), Kan Sui-ling (saxophone), Wan Kai-ho (guitar), Hon Hung (banjo), Kwok Ka-ying (yangqin) and Chiu Hing-wan (electric guitar).
Repertoire：In Vigorous Spirit (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Peddling Spring (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Nostalgia for Fall Colours (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：The Evening Primrose (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Penang Beauties (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Nostalgia (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：The Little Red Peach (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Enigma (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Joyous Celebrations (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Women (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Heaven on Earth (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Love Is Everywhere (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Song of Leisure (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：The Beauty Yonder (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：The Green Island Serenade(Ensemble)
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Repertoire：It’s a Crazy World (Ensemble)
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Repertoire：Pacing Horses (Vocal Music)
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Repertoire：Beautiful Water Lily on a Silver Lake (Vocal Music)
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Repertoire：Love’s Yearning (Vocal Music)
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Repertoire：Song of the Red Bean (Vocal Music)
Violin：Tse Tsz-ming; To Wing
Xylophone：Szeto Siu
Jazz Drums：Wong Kam-sing
Xiao：Yu Mau
Houguan：Yu Mau
Percussion：Chow Chung-nga
Vocal：Chow Chung-nga
Pipa：Ho Kang-ming
Saxophone：Kan Sui-ling
Guitar：Wan Kai-ho
Banjo：Hon Hung
Yangqin：Kwok Ka-ying
Electric Guitar：Chiu Hing-wan
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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