This
was an occasion to celebrate Salon had been established for 15
years. I had a walk-on part to join a chorus singing at the end.
Salon solely promoted solo singers in Bel Canto for Opera songs. It
never had any group singing before. I joined the chorus singing to
support this rare occasion.
To
celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the reunification of Hong
Kong, the Home Affairs Bureau held an "International Military
Music Show" at the Hong Kong Coliseum at 8 pm on July 13-15. In
addition to the local representatives of the Hong Kong Police Band
and the Hong Kong Choir Association, the event also invited a number
of well-known military bands in the Mainland and the field, including
the Chinese People's Liberation Army Military Orchestra, the US Navy
Seventh Fleet Orchestra, the Russian side guard army band.
This
was one of the biggest events of the year for us. In total, we
practised 5 times together and gave 3 performances in such a short
period. In the end, we were very tired. We also appeared in many
newspapers and news, what a happy memory!
Although it was meant to be an internal exchange program, it turned out to be a performance to the public. Maestro Liu was ever so professional and dedicated teacher. During the rehearsal, Maestro Liu went through every single program and rejected the one that was not up to her standard. We were encouraged to come out and sing, but sadly, not everyone had a chance to perform on the stage. I was lucky!
Master Tan organised this performance annually for her students. She believed that after all these hard works for a year, it was time to show the world with our “talents”!
In
order to celebrate Hong Kong returned to China for 20 years as well
as our chorus group's first birthday, we organised a show in Sai Wan
Ho! Apart from the usual singing and dancing, we also invited a chorus group
from Shanzehn(深圳羅湖和之聲合唱團)
to share our happiness.
Program, including the followings:
Mixed
chorus
Male / female solo
Girl duet
Male / girls group
singing Piano
solo
Cantonese opera duet
We had been training hard for this
occasion and in the end, it was a good evening! We appeared in a few
newspapers, too!