A rare opportunity to catch the powerful sound of Chinese plucked string instruments in Sheffield, played by a globetrotting ensemble.
The Hong Kong Plucked String Chinese Orchestra promotes and develops the rich and unique legacy of Chinese plucked string music – with instruments such as the guzheng and the pipa. They inherit the foundation of the plucked string instrument arrangement from the Tang dynasty court music tradition. Their membership comprises young Chinese musicians who are students, undergraduates and alumni of the Department of Music of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Baptist University.
The orchestra was formerly Melos Chinese Orchestra, which was first established in 1998. It was registered as a non-profit-making organization in 1999. In 2005, when Ms Chan Man-Chong joined the Orchestra as Director and Resident Conductor, it changed to the present name.
Full programme TBA.
