—     A sharing of how music, in its mysterious ways, can change our lives
Music is the source of our memories
The tracks and traces of how we have lived
The testimony of Life
The nutrient of the heart

In this series of lectures, speaker Chow Fan-fu will share with the audience the music that has been significant in his life, and the ways in which these pieces of music have influenced him and changed him.

Please refer to Chinese version

Music in My Life Part I

26 October
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - The simple beauty of a folk song melody.

2 November 
Huang Zi: Original Story/Benshi – The innocence and imaginativeness of a child’s heart.

9 November
Neapolitan Folk Song: Torna a Surriento and O Sole Mio – A moving voice which is capable of changing one’s life.

16 November
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Music from Act 2, Swan Lake Suites - The elegance and nobility of the music that nourish the heart.

23 November
J. Strauss: The Blue Danube – Romantic imagination – that’s what dreams are made of.

30 November
W. A. Mozart: Minuet (3^rd Movement, Serenade in G major, K525) - Genuine interest and beauty, amazing classical elegance.

7 December
Handel: Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah – The sublimation of human sentiments approaches the divine.

21 December
I. Berlin: White Christmas – Changes in season remind one of old friendships.

28 December
Bizet: Toreador Song from Opera Carmen – Grandeur and robustness of emotions, coupled with cruel courage.

4 January 
Massenet: Meditation - A moving work that earns the tears of all.

Music in My Life Part II

11 January
Schubert: Ave Maria – Grief and sorrow soon give way to the sublimation of beauty and goodness.

18 January
Kreisler: Liebesfreud and Liebesleid – What is love?  The promise for life.

1 February
A famous tune in the pipa repertoire: Ambush on All Sides – Winner? Or loser? No one can tell.

8 February
Tchaikovsky: 1^st Movement, Piano Concerto No. 1 – A fantasy filled with engulfing passions.

22 February
Nie Er: Graduation Song - Face reality and strive to strengthen yourself.

29 February
Beethoven: 1^st Movement, Sonata The Moonlight – The virtual and the real come together in a musical dimension.

7 March
Verdi: Messa da Requiem: Dies Irae – When Heaven and Earth are merged as one.

14 March
J. S. Bach: the Christian Passion hymn in St Matthew Passion - Divine mercy for the world results in the salvation of mankind.

21 March
Doming Lam: 3^rd Movement, The Pearl of the East - History is propelled by the creative spirit.

28 March
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 - A dance that goes on forever, representing an energy that never lapses.