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Internationally renowned Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra leads the way.<\/strong><\/div>\n
June 25, 2024<\/div>\n
By Foong Pek Yee<\/div>\n
foongpekyee@gmail.com<\/a><\/div>\n
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FOR many, it is a walk down memory lane.<\/div>\n
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And for\u00a0 music lovers, it is a performance by a world class orchestra not to be missed.<\/div>\n
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The good news is this\u00a0 August will see the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (HKCO), established in 1977,\u00a0 \u00a0performing in Malaysia for the first time – \u00a0Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Debut Malaysia Tour 2024.<\/div>\n
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To date, the orchestra has been invited to perform at famous venues and festivals all over the world, including Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Arctic Circle.<\/div>\n
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The upcoming performance in Malaysia, organized by Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), will be held at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, Kuala Lumpur on August 3 and 4,\u00a0 and at the Dewan Tan Sri Loh\u00a0 Boon Siew in Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology\u00a0 (TAR UMT) in Penang on August 7.<\/div>\n
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Under the guidance of HKCO resident conductor Chew Hee Chiat, the\u00a0 performance comprises two series.<\/div>\n
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Dynamism: Chew Hee Chiat who joined Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in 2002, has a Master of Music in orchestra conducting from the University of South Carolina. He also holds a double Bachelors degree in cello performance and computer science from the Southeast Missouri State University.\u00a0 He is\u00a0 now HKCO’s\u00a0 assistant artistic director and resident conductor (photo: hkco.org).<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Chew says\u00a0 the “Classic Series” on the August 3 performance at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas in Kuala Lumpur\u00a0 is from HKCO’s\u00a0 reserved repertoire of Chinese classic\u00a0 music and also works by Hong Kong composers.<\/div>\n
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The program (based on hkco.org) :<\/div>\n
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The Chorale of Spring<\/em><\/strong> Ng King-pan.<\/div>\n
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Essence<\/em><\/strong> (The sixth movement from Ji<\/em>) Ng Cheuk-yin<\/div>\n
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Jing\u2027Qi\u2027Shen<\/em><\/strong> Chan Ming-chi , Sanxian, Narrative Singing and Orchestra<\/div>\n
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Song of the Black Earth<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong> Sui Lijun. Lyrics by Shang Cunbao
\nSanxian: Zhao Taisheng<\/div>\n
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Kampung and the City<\/em> <\/strong>Chow Jun Yi (Chinese music without bounds international composition competition original composition- Best Orchestra Work)<\/div>\n
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Follow the Pagoda Tree to Trace the Roots of\u00a0Our Ancestors<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Zhao Jiping<\/div>\n
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The Yellow River Capriccio<\/em> <\/strong>Cheng Dazhao<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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And the “Movie and Television Series”\u00a0 includes some popular theme songs from Hong Kong will be held at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, Kuala Lumpur on Aug 4.<\/div>\n
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The program (based on hkco.org) :<\/div>\n
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Theme from Laputa <\/span><\/em><\/strong>Joe Hisaishi Arr. by Chew Hee Chiat<\/span><\/p>\n

Malaysia Pop Songs<\/strong>
\nGetaran Jiwa<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>P. Ramlee\u00a0 Arr. by Kong Su-leong<\/span><\/p>\n

Dikir Puteri\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong>Pak Ngah Arr. by Chew Hee\u00a0Chiat<\/span><\/p>\n

Sinaran\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em> Azlan Abu Hasan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Arr. by\u00a0Tan Kah Yong<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Impossible Medley\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Arr. by Ng King-pan<\/span><\/p>\n

Vocal and orchestra Light of Life<\/em><\/strong> lyrics by Kwok-Kong Cheng, Chelsia Cheng\u00a0 Arr by Chan Ka-wing.<\/p>\n

Sam\u2019s Songs in the Movies\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Sam Hui\u00a0 \u00a0 Arr. by Ng Cheuk-yin<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Love of the Past\u00a0 \u00a0J<\/strong>oseph Koo\u00a0 (Gu Jia Hui)\u00a0 \u00a0 Arr. by Tan Kah Yong
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Time We Have Gone Through\u00a0Together\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em>Wu Wai-lap\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Arr. by Ng Cheuk-yin
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A Medley of Themes from\u00a0Television Drama Series<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Joseph Koo (Gu Jia Hui).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The program (<\/strong>based on hkco.org)\u00a0 for the performance at\u00a0 the Dewan Tan Sri Loh Boon Siew, TAR UMT in Penang on August 7:<\/div>\n
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Theme from Laputa<\/em><\/strong>\u3000Joe Hisaishi\u3000Arr. by Chew Hee Chiat<\/div>\n
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Malaysia Pop Songs<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Getaran<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Jiwa<\/strong>\u3000<\/em>P. Ramlee\u3000Arr. by Kong Su-leong<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Dikir Puteri\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0Pak Ngah\u00a0 Arr. by Chew Hee Chiat<\/div>\n
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Sing Sing Sing<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0Louis Prima\u00a0 \u00a0Arr. by Ng King-pan<\/div>\n
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A Medley of Themes from Television Drama Series<\/strong>\u3000<\/em>Joseph Koo (Gu Jia Hui)<\/div>\n
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Follow the Pagoda Tree to Trace the Roots of Our Ancestors<\/em><\/strong>\u3000Zhao Jiping<\/div>\n
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The Yellow River Capriccio<\/strong><\/em>\u3000Cheng Dazhao<\/div>\n
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Celebrating Milestones:\u00a0 Music is the bridge. UTAR\u00a0 president Datuk Prof Dr Ewe Hong Tat during a press conference on HKCO\u00a0 (photo: utar.edu.my).<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Updating details of the event at a\u00a0 press conference on June 6 , Dr Ewe\u00a0 highlighted its significance as” an event in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China”.<\/div>\n
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“It is more than promoting the appreciation of Chinese orchestra music.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0” It is\u00a0 a platform for cultural\u00a0 exchange, appreciation\u00a0 and networking .”<\/div>\n
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Works from famous\u00a0 Malaysian composers; Chow Jun Yi’s Kampung and the City <\/em>, Azlan Abu Hasan (Sinaran<\/em>) and P Ramlee (Getaran Jiwa<\/em>) will also be featured at the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra – Debut Malaysia Tour 2024,<\/div>\n
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Double celebration: Puan Sri Chelsia Cheng (third from right)\u00a0 and\u00a0 Dr Ewe (third from left) at the press conference on the HKCO ‘s upcoming performance in Malaysia in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Malaysia China diplomatic relations.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/div>\n
And it was also 50 years ago\u00a0 (1974) when she\u00a0 as Chan Chau Ha then went into showbiz (photo:\u00a0 utar.edu.my)<\/strong><\/div>\n
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\u00a0Puan Sri Chelsia\u00a0 -an\u00a0 award winning actress, singer and songwriter – will be special guest performer on August 4.<\/div>\n
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Winner of the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress in 1976 , Puan Sri Chelsia\u00a0 remains a household name and influential figure with her charm and charisma.<\/div>\n
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Joining force to bring in Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra -Debut Malaysia Tour 2024 are the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, the Professional Cultural Center Orchestra, Pertubuhan Hui Yin Seh Ayer Itam and media partners- Sin Chew Daily, Guang Ming Daily, Mango Media and Star Media Group.<\/div>\n
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For further enquiries on the event, contact Ms Hee (016-3312561) Mr Lim (016-4150325)<\/div>\n
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Internationally renowned Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra leads the way. June 25, 2024 By Foong Pek Yee foongpekyee@gmail.com FOR many, it is a walk down memory lane. And for\u00a0 music lovers, it is a performance by a world class orchestra not to be missed. The good news is this\u00a0 August will see the Hong Kong Chinese … Continue reading “On the right note and enlightening”<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[402,403,398,400,399],"class_list":["post-4096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-people","tag-chelsia-cheng","tag-chew-hee-chiat","tag-hong-kong-chinese-orchestra","tag-malaysia-china-diplomatic-relations","tag-universiti-tunku-abdul-rahman"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4096"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4150,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096\/revisions\/4150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}