Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra Annual Concert – Variations
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The Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra (HKYSO) of the Music Office under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will present its annual concert entitled “Variations” in December. The concert will feature several fantastic works including two magnificent variations from the 19th century by maestros Johannes Brahms and Edward Elgar.
Johannes Brahms’ “Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op 56a” is considered the first set of independent variations written for an orchestra. The well-structured music consists of a theme and eight variations in a distinctive style, and concludes with a climax of layered instrumental parts. “Enigma Variations, Op 36” is Edward Elgar’s best-known orchestral piece. The music begins with a brief development of the melody in a melancholy mood, following by 14 variations without a pause. Elgar depicted a friend in each variation, yet their identities remain a mystery.
The orchestra will also perform Malcolm Arnold’s “Four Scottish Dances, Op 59”. The four pieces have different themes and tempos, including the slow dance “Pesante”, the lively dance “Vivace”, the lyric dance “Allegretto” and the energetic “Con Brio”. Emmanuel Charbrier’s masterpiece “Espa?a Rhapsody” will also be featured. The work was inspired by the local folk songs, dances and customs that Charbrier was introduced to during a trip to Spain.
Under the batons of Ng Ka-ming, Pak Wing-heng and Dr Joseph Kam, about 300 Music Office violin and viola trainees will jointly perform Leroy Anderson’s “Arietta”, as well as his work “Fiddle-Faddle” arranged by Jack Bullock, with the orchestra. Anderson composed the former for his daughter, who was learning viola at the time, and shared profound and pure sentiments in the piece, while the latter features running notes of the violin to portray a joyous scene of jubilant cowboys in the American Wild West.
Repertoire：España Rhapsody
Composer：Malcolm Arnold
Repertoire：Four Scottish Dances, Op 59
Composer：Johannes Brahms
Repertoire：Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op 56a
Composer：Leroy Anderson
Repertoire：Arietta
Composer：Leroy Anderson
Repertoire：Fiddle-Faddle (arr. Jack Bullock)
Composer：Edward Elgar
Repertoire：Enigma Variations, Op 36
Conductor：Pak Wing-heng; Joseph Kam; Ng Ka-ming
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Classical Music Yearbook 2014" published by International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong).
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