Hong Kong In Recital
30 Oct [Tue] ∣7:30pm
Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music
The Festival opens with an intimate yet exciting chamber concert. From Ravel’s Piano Trio to Pius Cheung’s Etudes, this is an evening filled with high level of energy, virtuosity and technical masterpieces. Kreisler’s charming Tambourin Chinois written with Eastern inflections at the time complements the authentic delights of Li Zi-li and Chen Gang.
KREISLER Tambourin Chinois, Op.3
LI Zi-li Harvest Song of the Fisherman
CHEN Gang Sunshine on Tashkurgan
BRAHMS Trio for Viola, Cello & Piano, Op.114
Pius CHEUNG Etudes
ARLEN / Pius CHEUNG Somewhere Over The Rainbow
RAVEL Piano Trio in A minor
Chuan-yun LI violin, Andrew LING violin & viola, Richard BAMPING cello
Warren LEE, Mary WU and Nina YIP piano, Pius CHEUNG marimba
Free Admission
I am thinking in a room, different from the one you are hearing in now (homage to Alvin Lucier) by Samson YOUNG
- A sound performance for two performers with EEG sensors,
woodblocks and snare drums
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30 Oct [Tue] ∣1:00pm
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Two actors remain entirely immobile. Their degree of concentration and their struggle to remain focused are monitored by EEG sensors, activating the solenoid motors which “perform” on the instruments; while their facial expressions are displayed on a wide screen. Created by multimedia artist Samson Young for two performers with EEG sensors, woodblocks and snare drums, this intriguing amalgam of computer technology and visual and musical installation explores the art of mind-triggering....a fascinating experience for both the artists and the audiences.
Free Admission
Cutting Edge In Hong Kong
31 Oct [Wed] ∣7:30pm
Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music
As an East-West hub, Hong Kong is a perpetual source of inspiration for composers. They explore new directions and territories to create their own sounds. In this concert, works by Hong Kong composers of different generations reveal the multi-faceted soundscape of contemporary musical Hong Kong.
CHAN Wing Wah Into Immensity
Victor CHAN Music for Flute, Bass Clarinet and Piano
Joyce TANG Quicksilver Swirls
HUI Cheung Wai Cage Moved East 20 Grins (Garbage Garden)
Richard TSANG Lotus Fantasy
Fung LAM Remembering Dowland
Yeung-ping CHEN Stars and Moon, Cloud and You
Tactus, Manhattan School Music’s contemporary ensemble
Jeffrey MILARSKY conductor
Free Admission
Pius Cheung Marimba Master Class
31 Oct [Wed] ∣4:00pm
Miller Recital Hall, Manhattan School of Music
Dubbed a “neo-Romantic marimba virtuoso”, Pius Cheung is an internationally renowned marimbist and composer, having performed with such leading conductors as Sir Simon Rattle, Charles Dutoit and Christoph Eschenbach. Also an inspiring teacher of young percussionists, Cheung has given master classes at institutions throughout the US, and is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Oregon.
Manhattan / Hong Kong Chamber Music
1 Nov [Thur] ∣7:30pm
Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music
In this intimate concert, musicians from Hong Kong perform side-by-side with MSM’s faculty some of the most memorable piano chamber music from Infante, Faure and Schumann. Regarded as “Father of the modern music in Hong Kong”, composer, teacher, broadcaster and contemporary music promoter Doming Lam will certainly delight the audiences with his Moonlight Over the Spring River.
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INFANTE Trios danses FAURE Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op.15 Traditional Tune / Moonlight Over the Spring River arr. Doming LAM SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in Eb major, Op. 44 |
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Daniel EPSTEIN, Warren LEE, Nancy LOO and Mary WU piano
Laurie CARNEY and Peter WINOGRAD violin, Andrew LING violin & viola,
Nicholas MANN violin
Richard BAMPING and David GEBER cello
Free Admission
Meet-the-Artists*
1 Nov [Thur] ∣12:00 noon
Asian Cultural Council in New York
Organised by Asian Cultural Council
An informal afternoon gathering which creates an opportunity for dynamic and stimulating dialogues between artists from New York and Hong Kong.
* By Invitation Only
Composition Forum
1 Nov [Thur] ∣3:00pm
Miller Recital Hall, Manhattan School of Music
Moderators : CHAN Wing Wah, Johnny M POON
Panelists : Victor CHAN, Fung LAM and Richard TSANG
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 Victor CHAN |
 Fung LAM |
 Richard TSANG |
This forum will explore the development of new music in Hong Kong, illustrated with some of the pieces performed in the Cutting Edge in Hong Kong concert on 31 October by their composers. There will also be a panel discussion relating to the school of “new Chinese music” within the broader context of the contemporary Asian music development; the cultural identity and compositional practices of the new generation of Asian composers; and the phenomenon of cross-cultural pollination.
Gala Orchestra Concert
2 Nov [Fri]∣7:30pm
Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music
Chuan-yun Li is one of Hong Kong’s finest violinists and the youngest winner ever of the Wieniawski International Youth Violin Competition at the age of eleven. Later trained under the legendary Dorothy Delay, he went on to the international stage performing with the world’s leading maestros and orchestras. Yuki Ip’s charming and warm soprano has won her much adoration and critical acclaims in Hong Kong. Her career highlights include performing with José Carreras and under the baton of Maestro Helmuth Rilling. Maestro Johnny M Poon leads the MSM Symphony in the Festival Closing Gala Concert.
MOZART Symphony No.35 in D Major K. 385 “Haffner”
MOZART Temerari...Come Scoglio from Cosi Fan Tutte
STRAVINSKY No Word from Tom from The Rake's Progress
Fung LAM Illumination
CHEN Gang The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
& HE Zhan Hao
MSM Symphony
Johnny M POON conductor
Chuan-yun LI violin
Yuki IP soprano
Chinoiserie Moderne : Beyond Exoticism
3 Nov [Sat] ∣2:00pm
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Chou Wenchung has been long esteemed as the founder of the contemporary Chinese musical idiom, due to his pioneering efforts and innovative integration of Chinese-Western musical traditions. His works have been described as deeply rooted in the Chinese literati tradition. His four protégées, Bright Sheng, Zhou Long, Chen Yi and Tan Dun, share similar backgrounds and each has blossomed into highly individualistic composer, owing to their experiences living in different parts of rural China during the Cultural Revolution. This special matinee concert pays tribute to these five outstanding American-Chinese composers.
ZHOU Long Wu Kui
Bright SHENG “Three Chinese Love Songs”
1. Blue Flower
2. At the Hillside Where Horses Are Running
3. The Stream Flows
TAN Dun Eight Memories in Watercolor
CHEN Yi Tibetan Tunes
CHOU Wenchung The Willows are New
Bright SHENG “Seven Tunes Heard in China”
1. Seasons
6. Pastoral Ballade
7. Tibetan Dance
ZHOU Long Wild Grass
CHEN Yi Memory
CHEN Yi Romance of Hsiao and Ch’in
ZHOU Long Taiping Drum
Warren LEE, Nancy LOO, Mary WU and Nina YIP piano, Chuan-yun LI violin,
Andrew LING violin & viola, Richard BAMPING cello, Yuki IP soprano
Special appearance : Barbara FEI narrator
Programmes are subject to change without prior notice.
