Music

The Drum Festival, the first of its kind, aim to achieve the followings:

1) Acts as a platform to bring together drummers from different perspectives including Pop, Jazz, Rock, Metal, Classical, Chinese traditional and Marching, in order to facilitate cultural exchange between drummers

2) Advocates drum music by series of drum clinic and master class conducted by different drummers, both foreign and local, so as to nourish Hong Kong drum arts.

3) Host an extravaganza with internationally renowned Drummers, Bands, Composers and Visual Artists to illustrate the charm of the drumset’s timbre. Popularize Drum music in Hong Kong music scene beyond the existing context.

With the Peter Erskine, Thomas Lang and Russ Miller visiting, and local artists Eyo Li Yi Ngo (Snare Drum), Haru Chi Ho Lau, Wing San Cheung, Yat Ding Lee, Chung Bee Lee (Drumset), Louis Chun Kit Siu (Timpanist) and Kin bun Luk (Chinese Drummer), the festival will be one of the most important international music events in 2016 that brings the music and joyfulness to the city in addition to the advocacy of drum music.