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Music Office
The Music Office promotes knowledge and appreciation of music in the community, especially amongst young people, through the provision of instrumental and ensemble training and the organisation of various music activities with a view to building a new generation with interest in music. The services provided in 2007-08 included an instrumental music training scheme for 4 700 trainees; 18 youth orchestras, bands and choirs with 1 400 members; short-term music interest courses for 2 100 participants; and about 390 music activities comprising a music camp, youth music interflows and a variety of education-oriented programmes for students and the community, for 180 000 people.
In cultural exchange, it also fosters music sharing between local youths and their counterparts from all over the world. The Hong Kong Youth Chinese Orchestra had a successful concert tour in Jiangsu and participated in prestigious musical events, including the 2007 Jiangsu Home of the Erhu Festival. The Music Office also provided assistance to youth music groups from the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore and Mainland China by arranging exchange activities during their visits to Hong Kong.
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Youngsters have fun at the 2007 Hong Kong Youth Music Camp, which provides intensive training from renowned local, overseas and Mainland musicians. |
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The Hong Kong Youth Chinese Orchestra performing with Erhu master Zhu Changyao during the 2007 Jiangsu Home of the Erhu Festival. |
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