46th Orchestral Season

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45th Anniversary Season Opening Concert
Temperament and the Wheel of Time: The Cosmic Relevance of Chinese Traditional Music

The Tung Foundation & Bank of China (Hong Kong) Proudly Support

Date and Time
23-24/9/2022 (Fri, Sat) 8:00pm
Venue
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Ticket Fee
$500, $450, $350, $280
Conductor
Yan Huichang
Performed by
Composer: Ng King Pan
Director: Cheung Kit Bong
Remark
Running time is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes without intermission.
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Inspired by the Chinese traditional solar terms, this is an artistic staging of a highly imaginative piece of orchestral music that takes the audience on a fantastic journey. We set off from the Auditorium of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, across the millennia and back, and on to the cosmic Space.

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Programme (Commissioned by HKCO / World Premiere)

Overture Primordial Beginnings‧In Charge of the Seasons‧Theory of Sphere-Heavens


Suite No. 2 Autumn Silhouette


Suite No. 3 The Phases of Autumn Moon

The first movement: The Waxing Crescent, Wu She

The second movement: The First and Last Quarter, Huang Zhong

The third movement: The Full and Chasing Moon, Rui Bin

The fourth movement: The Waning Crescent, Zhong Lu


Suite No. 4 Winter Mien

The first movement: Winter Sanctuary

The second movement: Minor Snow

The third movement: Winter Days


Suite No. 5 Spring Rite

The first movement: The Chorale of Spring

The second movement: The Lü to Warm the Earth

The third movement: Aura of Spring

The fourth movement: The Mother of Suns, Xi He


Suite No. 6 Summer Seas

The first movement: Summer Kaleidoscope  

The second movement: Silvergrass Fields

The third movement: Dragon Boat

The fourth movement: Round-and-round We Go


Closing theme Sacrificial Odes of Autumn – Bumper Harvest