Guandong Music

Warning: In Cantonese

Category: Music

Genre: Music

Company:
Cantonese Music Assembly

Venue:
Yau Ma Tei Theatre

Date and Time:
March 4, 8pm

Ticket Price:
120-180

Location:
Kowloon

Nearest MTR Station:
Yau Ma Tei

Ticketing By: Urbtix

Age Limitation: 6

‘Cantonese Music Assembly’ represents young music performers in Hong Kong and Guangzhou converge to play music together. Who are all born in the 70s and 80s. They have received years of strict musical training and are active in Chinese, Western and pop music communities. On top of the traditional “Hard-and-soft-bow” five-piece combo, the ensemble also combines traditional Guangdong music, new interpretations of Guangdong songs and vocal music in the performance to bring a brand new experience to the audience. The concert aims at showcasing the vibrant and diverse culture of Guangdong and how it absorbs external cultures, as well as to demonstrate the commitment of the new generation of Hong Kong and Guangzhou musicians towards the transmission and passing on of Guangdong music.

Programme includes A Song of Triumph, In Celebration of Good Times, Autumn Moon Upon Placid Lake, Birds Returning to the Woods, United We Go, A Hungry Horse Shaking Its Bells, Cantonese Songs Ensemble, Lion Dance．Stepping High．Billowing Waves, Village Children, Xian in Cantonese Style, Stepping Rain With Lighten Heart plus a vocal recital of The Toll of the Temple Bell, Meditations in the Boudoir

Running time of the performance is approximately 2 hours including an intermission of 15 minutes.