Organ Showcase Series – A Pilgrimage to French Symphonic Organ Music

 

Free Pipe Organ Concert by
Wong Kin-yu x Felix Yeung x Anne Lam x Jessie Lau

13.9.2014 (Sat) 5pm
Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Free admission with ticket

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, two admission-free concerts in the ‘Organ Showcase’ series featuring French symphonic organ music will be given by local players in Sept and Dec respectively.  The first concert will be held on 13 Sept 2014 (Sat) by accomplished organist Ms. Wong Kin-yu together with young talents Felix Yeung, Anne Lam and Jessie Lau to showcase the fantasy of the Centre’s symphonic organ through the works of César Franck, Widor, Dupré and Vierne.

	Wong Kin-yu
	♪ ♪ ♪	One of the most active organists in Hong Kong A member of the judging panel for the 1st Beijing Organ Competition and the Changzhou Organ Competition Organ teacher at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Hong Kong Baptist University

	Felix Yeung
	♪ ♪ ♪	Sub-Organist at St John’s Cathedral Provincial Music Director of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Music Director of Die Konzertisten

	Anne Lam
	♪ ♪	Second Prize winner in the 2012 Miami International Organ Competition Co-ordinator of Music Ministry and Principal Organist at the Chung Chi College Chapel, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

	Jessie Lau
	♪ ♪	First Prize winner in the Glasgow Society of Organists Paisley Abbey Organ Competition in Scotland Organist of the Chung Chi College Chapel, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Programme

Franck	Choral No.3 in A minor
Widor	Organ Symphony No.5, Op.42, no.1    II.  Allegro cantabile    V.  Toccata
Dupré	Variations sur un Noël, Op.20
Vierne	Symphony No.1 in D minor, Op.14   IV. Allegro vivace    V. Final

Free tickets are distributed at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Enquiries Counter (9am-9pm daily) from 22 Aug onwards. Each patron may get a maximum of 4 tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. Audiences aged 6 and above are welcome.

Enquiries:  2734 2009 / 2734 2819