Hong Kong – Over 200 school bands and orchestras to perform at Hong Kong Youth Music Interflows

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Over 200 school bands and orchestras to perform at Hong Kong Youth Music Interflows

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     The 2024 Hong Kong Youth Music Interflows organised by the Music Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will be held from November 21 to December 12. More than 200 orchestras and bands (String Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band and Chinese Orchestra) from local primary and secondary schools will participate in the interflows, exchanging through observing.
 
     More than 50 orchestras will take part in the four classes of the String Orchestra Interflow at the Auditorium of the Yuen Long Theatre on November 21 and 22.

     Over 40 orchestras will perform in the Symphony Orchestra Interflow, with four classes to be held at the Concert Hall of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on November 25 and 26.

     Over 70 bands will take part in the six classes of the Symphonic Band Interflow at the Arena of Queen Elizabeth Stadium from December 3 to 6. The top two Gold Award Winners of each class in the Symphonic Band Interflow (if awarded) will be invited to compete for the Tom Lee Cup in the primary and secondary school categories at the Symphonic Band Extravaganza on December 7. Renowned Hungarian trombone virtuoso Ádám Mester, together with the Hong Kong Youth Symphonic Band, will guest perform at the Symphonic Band Extravaganza.

     Over 70 orchestras will participate in the six classes of the Chinese Orchestra Interflow at the Auditorium of Tuen Mun Town Hall from December 10 to 12.
 
     Tickets for the String Orchestra Interflow are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). Those for the Symphony Orchestra Interflow, the Symphonic Band Interflow and Extravaganza will be available from October 28 and November 5 onwards respectively, while those for the Chinese Orchestra Interflow will be available from November 12 onwards. Tickets for each performance are priced at $70. For the String Orchestra Interflow (primary school classes), each person can purchase a maximum of two tickets each time. For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288. For programme enquiries, please call 2158 6467 (String Orchestra Interflow and Symphony Orchestra Interflow), 2596 0898 (Symphonic Band Interflow) or 2796 1003 (Chinese Orchestra Interflow) or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/mo/activities/musicactivities/hkymi/2024hkymi.html.

     The Chinese Orchestra Interflow under the 2024 Hong Kong Youth Music Interflows is one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html.