Hong Kong Cultural Centre Arts Education Programme 2019

‘The Transcendent Instrument’ Pipe Organ Education Concert

24 October 2019 (Thursday) 8pm
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
(Conducted in Cantonese)
Free admission with ticket

It is hard to miss this ‘King of the Instruments’, handmade pipe organ by Austrian manufacturer Rieger Orgelbau, when you are inside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. To expose the public to this pipe organ’s amazing power as well as its wide range of sounds and huge variety of tone colours, the Centre has invited two outstanding local organists to host this education concert, in which they will illustrate the origin and evolution, the structure, and comparison with other musical instruments through audio-visual displays and live demonstrations to enable the audience to learn more about the playing techniques and appreciation of different styles of organ music; thus stimulating their interest in this ‘King of the Instruments’.

Hosts:

Marsha Chow Marsha Chow
  • ♫ Master of Music in Organ Performance and Walford Davies prize winner, Royal College of Music
  • ♫ Collaborations with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and
  •      The Sacred Singers, etc.
  • ♫ Organist and choir conductor of the Oi Kwan Road Baptist Church
Gary Tong Gary Tong
  • ♫ Master of Music in Organ Performance, University of Alberta, Canada
  • ♫ Second-prize winner of the Royal Canadian College of Organists National Playing Competition
  • ♫ Organist of the Methodist International Church, Hong Kong

Guest Performers:

The Christian Choir, Hong Kong University of Students’ Union

Christian Choir, Hong Kong University of Students’ Union

Hong Kong Youth Choir

Hong Kong Youth Choir

Words from the Audiences:
“Very Creative, Impressive, Informative, Amusing and Really Professional!” 
“Wonderful! Joyful & Professional. Appreciated so much!”
“A wonderful concert and give us great experience on the pipe organ.”
“The choir and organ recital is amazing and impressive.”

Free tickets will be given out, limited to four per person, on a first-come first-served basis at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre enquiries counter between 9 am and 9 pm starting from 4 October (Friday).Children aged 6 and above are welcome. The programme lasts approximately 90 minutes without intermission.

The presenter reserves the right to substitute artists and change programme should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary. The content of this programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

Programme Enquiries: 2734 2009 / 2734 2819