**Due to overwhelming response, one additional performance on 3 July (4:00pm) will be available for sale from 25 June onwards.

For enquiries, please call 2268 7321 (Cultural Presentations Section) during office hours.

Better Than a Drink –

Bet on Gingers’ Tonic for a Refreshing Twist on Classical, Jazz and Pop!

Music resolves at its tonic.  The chord resolution is beautifully harmonic and beyond satisfying, almost like downing a chilled drink in summertime.  Starting from the conventional, Gingers’ Tonic will modernise familiar tunes of classical, jazz and signature pops to new possibilities.  In two sections, Joyce Cheung will lead her ensemble to re-arrange signature classical masterpieces to styles of jazz music, and the Smash trio will bring the most dynamic tunes to our audiences.

Metaphorically "Ginger" represents our city's homegrown musicians, who will collaborate in the performance, portraying a vibrant and balanced music scene of our city.

Programme

The performance will run for about 1 hour 30 minutes including a 15-minute intermission.

Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually.  Latecomers will only be admitted during the intermission or at a suitable break.

The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists.

Joyce Cheung Ensemble

Joyce Cheung (Keyboard)

Sally Law (Violin)

Samuel Au (Violin)

Tiffany Cheng (Viola)

Bernard Chan (Cello)

Floro Sernade, Jr. (Flute)

Siu Hin-chuen (Saxophone)

Oscar Lam (Trumpet)

Ivan Tong (Trombone)

Sam Po (Guitar) 

Victor Chu (Guitar)

Jackiz Tsang (Bass)

Anna Fan (Percussion)

Dean Li (Drums)

Smash Trio & backline band

Wong Ka-jeng (Piano)

Cy Leo (Harmonica)

Timothy Sun (Saxophone)

Victor Chu (Guitar)

Jackiz Tsang (Bass)

Blue Kwok (Drums)

Joyce Cheung (Keyboard)

Joyce Cheung received her Masters Degree from Berklee College of Music in Contemporary Performance and received scholarship for furthering her study in Film Scoring and Contemporary Writing and Production.  A composer and arranger, she has worked on a variety of projects including collaboration with Ng Cheuk-yin and Ricky Wong on crossover of East and West, between classical music, pop music and jazz.  She perceives that there are different facets of jazz music.  After returning to Hong Kong, she aimed to bring various cultures and styles to the music scene, especially jazz music.  She is planning to continue her career as a performer, arranger and composer.

Wong Ka-jeng (Piano)

Wong Ka-jeng started playing the piano at the age of seven.  His musical journey was featured in the award-winning documentary KJ Music and Life.  He later attended the Jacob's School of Music at Indianna University.  His teachers includes with Emile Naoumoff, Nancy Loo and Gabriel Kwok (piano), and Yang BaoZhi, Michael Ma and Ho Hung-ying (violin).   Wong participated in prestigious international festivals including the Verbier Music Academy and PianoTexas.  His performance at Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, where he was a semi-finalist and selected as the winner of the Young Concert Artist Audition in Seoul in 2014, received critical acclaim.  He was awarded Third Prize at the 65th Maria Canals International Piano Competition at Barcelona in April 2019.

Wong is the founder and artistic director of Music Lab.  Since 2013, he and his team curated numerous concerts through Music Lab, a collaborative platform which values and promotes local artists who strive for artistic excellence. During 2016-18, “Music Lab Festival” has been organised annually to celebrate local talents by producing top quality concerts.

CY Leo (Harmonica)

CY Leo (Ho Cheuk-yin) is an emerging chromatic harmonica virtuosic player and singer-song writer.  Under the tuition of Lee Sheung-ching, Ho has gained exposure to classical harmonica training since six.  He then went on the study with Watani Yasuo from Japan, Sigmund Groven from Norway and Willi Burger from Italy respectively.  He has accumulated 17 international championships since 2006.  In 2013, Ho made his debut in the World Harmonica Festival, and excelled among all contestants by seizing the championship in the Test Piece Chromatic Harmonica Solo category, which is renowned as the highest honour for a chromatic harmonica player.

Only at the age of 19, Ho has already been invited to be the adjudicator in various international harmonica festivals.  His performance reveals extraordinary flexibility, ranging from classical, jazz, R&B, to rock music.  He was invited to perform in the two most renowned international festivals in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Art Festival 2010 and on the main stage of Clockenflap 2015.  Meanwhile, he is often performing in numerous countries within Asia, Europe and North America, receiving high acclaim on his virtuosic technique and unique musical interpretation.  He is currently the international endorser at the Honher Music.

Timothy Sun (Saxophone)

Timothy Sun began his music studies at the age of seven.  He studied the saxophone and clarinet with George Galway at the Ellen Wilkinson High School of Art in England since 1997.  In 2001 became the first Chinese saxophone and clarinet student of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under a full scholarship for his Bachelor’s degree, where his principal teachers were the world-renowned saxophonists John Harle and Christian Forshaw.  He completed his Master’s degree under a school scholarship and received the highest score in final recital.

In recent seasons, Sun has appeared in more than 100 recitals and orchestral concerts in Asia and Europe.  He performed as a soloist with Macau Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Hong Kong Festival Orchestra, Hong Kong Young Musicians Wind Orchestra, Hong Kong Wind Symphony, Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra, and more.  Sun is one of the artists of the “Buffet Crampon Group” and “Vandoren Paris”.  He is currently a saxophone lecturer coach at the Macau Conservatory, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Hong Kong Baptist University.

(Information provided by the artists.)

“Music Delight” Series: Gingers’ Tonic

DATE

VENUE

PRICE

03.07.2021 (Sat)
20:00

Auditorium, Kwai Tsing Theatre

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DATE

03.07.2021 (Sat)
20:00

VENUE

Auditorium, Kwai Tsing Theatre

PRICE

BUY NOW

Tickets available from 7 June at all URBTIX outlets, on internet, mobile ticketing app and credit card telephone booking.

Half-price tickets available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (limited tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first come, first served basis).

Group Booking Discount

For each purchase of standard tickets for “Gingers’ Tonic”, the following concession applies:

10% off for 4-9 standard tickets; 15% off for 10-19 standard tickets; 20% off for 20 or more standard tickets.

Patrons can enjoy only one of the above discount offers. 

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