CONCERT:MUSIC DIASPORA

CONCERT:MUSIC DIASPORA

'A musical exposition across time and culture
A dialogue on the meaning of music'


Music Diaspora
- a musical exploration
presented by: Morton Wan & HKU Music Society
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010, 7:30pm
Theatre (Room303), Chong Yuet Ming Amenities Centre
The University of Hong Kong Main Campus
Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong

Price: HK$50
(Tickets will be available at HKU Department of Music from May 3rd onwards, or at the door on May 23rd unless the concert is sold out. Free seating, first-come, first-served.)
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We are all wanderers in the world of music looking for its meaning. We ask the questions of ‘where’ and ‘how’, answered only by the ghostly breath of Mephistopheles, ‘there where you are not, there is it’.

In this art music gala, we will contemplate a unique and daring program including underperformed repertoires and new works, which will be an eye-opener to music lovers of all genres.

Beyond the notes, an exhibition of drawings, multimedia works, and creative writings will be presented throughout the concert, prompting a dialogue on the meaning of music.

Featured artists:
Lilian Au, piano; Li-Meng De Bakker, musical illustrator; Sharon Chan, writer; Sandy Ho, piano; Fei Hung, piano; Kiki Leung, violoncello; Michelle Rocha, writer; Tse Tai Shun, piano; Morton Wan, piano; Morton Wan, piano; Austin Yip, violin.

-Program-
*Prologue*
Zbigniew Preisner: A Good Morning Melody
Fei Hung, piano

*concerning color*
Claude Debussy: Prelude - Voiles
Tan Dun: Eight Memories In Watercolor (No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8)
Morton Wan, piano

*concerning incantation*
Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17 - iii. Andante
Robert Schumann: Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 80-iii. In mässiger Bewegnung
Austin Yip,violin
Ki Ki Leung, cello
Morton Wan, piano

*concerning mischief*
George Antheil: Valentine Waltzes One & Two
Sandy Ho, piano
George Antheil: Toccata No. 2
Morton Wan, piano

interval

*prelude*
Zbigniew Preisner: About Passing
Fei Hung, piano

*concerning idée fixe*
Fryderyk Chopin: Wiosna (for piano solo)
Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2: iii. Marche funèbre: Lento
Lilian Au , piano
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 – ii. Adagio
Austin Yip,violin
Morton Wan, piano

*concerning invention*
Jean Cras: Paysage Maritime
Austin Yip: The World of a Distorted Mirror Suite
Morton Wan, piano

*concerning psyche*
Philip Glass: Metamorphosis One & Two
Tai Shun Tse, piano
Philip Glass: Wichita Sutra Vortex
Sandy Ho, piano

*epilogue*
Zbigniew Preisner: A Good Night Melody
Lilian Au, piano

(All program details and artists are subject to change due to unforseen circumstances without notice.)
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Extra:

We will also hole two more concerts performing a similar program on the following Monday and Tuesday (May 24th and 25th) at Skylark Lounge in Central. If you prefer a cozy and casual salon evening, you will surely be interested in meeting us there!

Food and drinks will be served. One drink will be included in the ticket price. Ticket information will available soon.

May 24th, 25th, 2010, 8pm
Skylark Lounge
1/F Parekh House, 63 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong