1st Hong Kong Early Music Festival 2019 - Baroque Music in AsiaConcerto da Camera
Concerto da Camera presents
1st Hong Kong Early Music Festival
“Baroque Music in Asia”
19th October, 2019 (Saturday), 7:30pm-9pm
“Baroque Music in Asia” (Heritage Concert Series)
St. Stephen’s Chapel, St. Stephen’s College,
22 Tung Tau Wan Road, Stanley, Hong Kong
Tickets are available online at art-mate.net.
Walk in welcome, no change given.
Proceeds excluding costs will go to St. Stephen's Chapel's organ maintenance fund.
Free car parking available
Public transportation to St. Stephen's College
Citybus Nos. 6, 6X, 73, 260, 314, 973
New World First Bus Nos. 63
Green minibus No. 40 and No. 52.
The theme of the 1st Hong Kong Early Music Festival is “Baroque Music in Asia”. The week-long festival will contain concerts, workshops and masterclasses presented by Concerto da Camera in partnership with The New Baroque Company (Seoul, Korea), a performing ensemble specializing in early music and multi-disciplinary arts. The collaboration is made possible by an International Exchange Grant from Arts Council Korea (ARKO).
Featured artists of the 1st Hong Kong Early Music Festival include:
Elizabeth Coupe soprano
Hyeonho Jeon recorder
Karen Yeung dulcian
Dr. Hyunjung Choi baroque violin
Shio Ohshita baroque violin
Yujin Chang baroque cello
Dr. Sonia Lee harpsichord/ pipe organ
Tang Yukit frame drum
The Main Festival Concert will be held at the following beautiful heritage site:
The 70-year old St. Stephen’s Chapel in Stanley, Hong Kong on 19th October
The 1st Hong Kong Early Music Festival Concerts will feature:
♣ Instrumental and vocal music by important late Renaissance and Baroque composers Monteverdi, Castello, Fontana, Selma y Salaverde and Fiorenza;
♣ Music by Teodorico Pedrini (1671–1746), an Italian composer and a missionary priest who spent 36 years at the Chinese Imperial Court, serving the Kangxi Emperor (1662–1722), the Yongzheng Emperor (1722–1735), and the Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796);
♣ Music from the notebook of the French Jesuit missionary Joseph-Marie Amiot (1718-1793), French missionary, who lived in China during the time of the Qianlong Emperor; and,
♣ Contemporary works for period instruments by celebrated living composers, Jisun Yang (Korea) and Dr. Asako Hirabayashi (US/Japan).
Workshops, masterclasses, and other activities will take place during the festival week. Please see the end of this document for a festival schedule summary, and stay tune to our official website, Facebook page and Instagram for more updates.
THE PRESENTER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE PROGRAMME AND ARTISTS WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE
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