Events
CU Chorus: "The Choral Music of Ng Cheuk-Yin" Concert
11 Jun 2017
8pm
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus
Music Director & Conductor: Leon Chu
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus was founded in 1972 by a group of CUHK students. With Leon Chu as the current Music Director and Conductor, the Chorus presents a range of diversely-themed performances, making an influence to broaden the horizon of local choral music scene. The Chorus has constantly engaged in exchange activities with choirs in the mainland China and Southeast Asia, and in recent years the Chorus was also invited to various large-scale performances in local and overseas music festivals.
CU Chorus has been actively commissioning new works by Hong Kong composers, so as to develop a unique and local voice in Hong Kong choral music. In 2014, the Chorus released its first commercial album Spring Breeze Kisses My Face — The Choral Music of Jan Tien-hao on The Modern Audio label, to such popular acclaim that it is awarded as one of the Best Sales Releases (Classical and Operatic Works Recording) in the IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award 2014.
Ticket price: $180*
Tickets are available at all URBTIX outlets, on Internet, by mobile ticketing app My URBTIX (Android and iPhone/iPad versions) and telephone.
*Half-price tickets available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and full-time students
-Standard Price Discount for CUHK Alumni Credit Card Holders: 10% off
-CUHK Students: additional 10% off to concessionary half price tickets
Ng Cheuk-Yin is currently one of the multi-faceted musician in the town, equally at home across various genres and musical styles. As a singer in a cappella groups himself, Ng maintains strong interest in traditional choral singing, with a number of works that achieve popular acclaim across Hong Kong and the Greater China region.
This encounter with Ng Cheuk-Yin and CU Chorus showcases his choral works in the past decade, recognizing his contribution to the choral music scene. By introducing his works to a wider audience, the concert also aims at attracting local audience’s attention in Hong Kong music scene and its latest development.
Programme:
－Fly Me to the Moonlight
－《HuXi》
－Spring Diary
－Requiem HK Choral Suite
－ Newly-commissioned choral suite in 4 movements
