Every year, Hong Kong Festival Orchestra and Voices (HKFO & HKFV) recruits some of the best musical talents from Hong Kong and abroad to perform in a series of concerts and creative presentations. Interested musicians with a heart to serve are encouraged to apply and participate in our festivals.
The programme and repertoire of our Summer Festival 2017 are as follows:
Festival Period: 22 April to 15 August 2017
Audition dates: 24, 25, and 26 May 2017, at 7:00-10:00pm
Rehearsal venue: Hong Kong Festival Hall, HKFO School of Music, 33 Marble Road
Provisional rehearsal dates: For HKFO: Twice a week in July and thrice a week in August
Rehearsals are expected to be held from 7 to 10pm, with the exception of on-site rehearsals on-the-day, which are expected to be held in the afternoon with the performance in the evening.
| Date: | 9 August 2017 (Wed) |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Concert Hall |
| Oboe: | Yiu Song-lam |
| Conductors: | Mark Hui and William Chung |
| Repertoire: | Lang: Statement to the Court Bach: Concerto for Oboe d’amore in A Major, BWV 1055 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 |
| Date: | 15 August 2017 (Tue) |
| Venue: | Sha Tin Town Hall, Auditorium |
| Artists: | Twoset Violin Violin: Brett Yang Violin: Eddy Chen |
| Conductor: | Sean Li |
| Repertoire: | Popular classics arranged by Twoset Violin (for orchestra and choir) |
We expect at least 80% attendance for all of the rehearsals. The last three off-site rehearsals and the final on-site rehearsal are mandatory. Members who fell short of these requirements may not be allowed to perform.
| Standard of musicianship: | HKFO recruits experienced instrumentalists playing at least to a LRSM level on their instruments, although attaining a graded qualification is not a prerequisite. HKFV recruits experienced choristers with at least 3 years of experience singing in choirs. |
| Audition dates: | 24, 25, and 26 May 2017, at 7:00-10:00pm |
| Audition venue: | The Studio, HKFO School of Music, 33 Marble Road, North Point |
| Audition materials: | see https://hkfo.org/audition-materials/ |
| Application deadline: | 10 May 2017, 10:00PM |
