George Crumb's Black Angels

Around Twilight Lecture Demonstration (In Cantonese)

When George Crumb (1929-2022) passed away earlier this year, he left the world with a rich mix of ground-breaking compositions. The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (1968) was among the most influential, recognised, and most frequently performed classical composers over the last 50 years, renowned for his hauntingly poetic sound world and stunningly beautiful handwritten scores. Composed in 1970 for an amplified string quartet, Black Angels is a fiendishly challenging piece in which themes of death, destiny and obsessive spirituality prevail, picking up vibrations from the then tense backdrop of the Vietnam War.

Based in Hong Kong and the Netherlands, Cong Quartet was the Winner of the 2019 Salzburg Mozart International Chamber Competition in Tokyo and won the Second Prize at the 2021 Kreutzer International Competition in Belgium. In the upcoming Around Twilight Lecture Demonstration, members Francis Chik, Sally Law, and Yan-ho Cheng will appear alongside guest violist Evan Robinson in conversation with Prof. Chan Hing-yan about Crumb's artistry and creativity behind this contemporary masterpiece.

| PROGRAMME |
CRUMB Excerpts from Black Angels

| REMARKS |
．Patrons under the age of 8 will not be admitted.
．The programme is approximately 1 hour without intermission.
．Guests are advised to arrive punctually. No latecomers will be admitted until a suitable break in the programme.
．Please show the QR code in your ticket confirmation email for admission.
．The presenter reserves the right to make final decisions on seating arrangement.
．Programmes and artists are subject to change.

| ADMISSION |
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．A temperature check will be conducted upon entry. Anyone with fever or respiratory symptoms should seek medical advice and will not be admitted.
．Guests are required to wear masks throughout the event.
．Please use the disinfectant dispensers and always maintain social distancing.
．Due to social distancing requirements, some seats in the venue will be left empty. Please only take your assigned seat as stated on the ticket.
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* Persons aged below 12 or aged 65 or above and those with disabilities that render use of the app difficult. All exempted persons are required to register their names, their contact numbers, and the date and time of their visits. They are also required to present relevant identification documents for verification at the request of the staff on-site during registration.