Guangdong Music Series: 'Quintessence of Hakka, Chaozhou and Cantonese Music' Concert

Han (Hakka), Chaozhou and Cantonese music may seem like distant ideas on account of their characteristics, but they are actually bonded and influence each other.  The Hakka music has integrated the ancient Zhongyuan tunes and the Guangdong folk music.  It is marked by its serenity and elegance while being straightforward and frank at times.  The Chaozhou guzheng was based on the music played by the literati from around Chaozhou and the folk tunes.  It was and is still popular around Chaozhou and Shantou, the Chaozhou-speaking regions.  It is an integral part of Chaozhou silk-string music.  The Cantonese guzheng is a relatively new edifice.  It is mostly transcribed from other Cantonese music onto the guzheng by the Lingnan experts.

Professor Rao Ningxin, the leading virtuoso and educator of guzheng, will bring us authentic Hakka music for the night.  Rao Shuhang, son of Professor Rao, will perform Cantonese music= on the guzheng, with Chen Junhui on the Chaozhou guzheng.  It is going to be the best place for guzheng lovers.  The concerts have also invited three renowned musicians including Tam Po-shek, a dongxiao virtuoso, who is recently active in pops music and multi-media performances.  He is also versed in the Lingnan calligraphy and painting.  His mastery in Guangdong culture and aesthetics would surely unveil in his music.  Lei Yeying, on the gaohu, is the first one who obtained a master’s degree in Gaohu Performance and Teaching in the mainland. She is now teaching in the Xinghai Conservatory of Music.  The National Class One Composer, Wang Peiyu, is also an expert of Chaozhou and Shantou music who studyied a wide range of Chinese instruments at young age, particularly Chaozhou guzheng.  He has also contributed much to the Chaozhou and Shantou repertoires.

Audience can enjoy the flavourful Guangdong music with the Hakka, Chaozhou and Cantonese scents in these two concerts of different programmes.

Programme

9 Mar (Friday) 8pm

Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre

Han Music

Chaozhou Music

Cantonese Music

10 Mar (Saturday) 8pm

Theatre, Yau Ma Tei Theatre

Han Music

Chaozhou Music

Cantonese Music

Each performance will run for 2 hours including a 15 minute intermission.  Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually.  Latecomers will only be admitted during the intermission or at a suitable break.  The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists.

Guangdong Music Series: 'Quintessence of Hakka, Chaozhou and Cantonese Music' Concert

DATE

VENUE

PRICE

09.03.2018 (Fri)
20:00

Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre

$260, $160

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10.03.2018 (Sat)
20:00

Theatre, Yau Ma Tei Theatre

$260, $160

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DATE

09.03.2018 (Fri)
20:00

VENUE

Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre

PRICE

$260, $160

BUY NOW

DATE

10.03.2018 (Sat)
20:00

VENUE

Theatre, Yau Ma Tei Theatre

PRICE

$260, $160

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Tickets available from 4 January 2018 at URBTIX outlets^, on Internet, by Mobile Ticketing App and Credit Card Telephone Booking.

Discount Schemes

Half-price tickets available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients. (Limited tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first-come-first served basis. Full-time student tickets with quota limit for Lectures of ‘A Century of Cantonese Music’.)

Group Booking Discount*

10% off for each purchase of 4-9 standard tickets of the same programme ; 15% off for 10-19 standard tickets of the same programme; 20% off for 20 or more standard tickets of the same programme.

‘Guangdong Music Series’ Package Discount*

For each purchase of standard tickets , the following concession applies:

10% off for any 2 different programmes; 15% off for any 3 different programmes; 20% off for any 4 or more different programmes.

Patrons can enjoy only one of the above discount offers.

^The box office of Yau Ma Tei Theatre and Hong Kong Space Museum sell tickets for programmes performed at their respective venue facilities only.

*Group Booking Discount and ‘Guangdong Music Series’ Package Discount are not applicable to Lectures of ‘A Century of Cantonese Music’

Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually.  Latecomers will only be admitted during the intermission or at a suitable break.

The presenter reserves the right to change the programmes and substitute artists.

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