{"id":1112646,"date":"2021-12-30T18:33:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T10:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hkadc8.tecturasystem.com\/archives\/organisation\/hong-kong-city-choir"},"modified":"2024-01-27T21:03:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T13:03:32","slug":"hong-kong-city-choir","status":"publish","type":"organisation","link":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/organisation\/hong-kong-city-choir\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong City Choir"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hong Kong City Choir (HKCC) is an amateur choral group registered in Hong Kong, which was founded in 1999 by Mr. Man Kin Ping, Jack the Musical Director and Conductor of the Choir. There are about 80 existing members, who have undergone varying degrees of vocal training, performing choral music of various styles from sacred, classical music to contemporary works.
\nSince its inception, the Choir has played an active role in choral performances in the city. It has been invited to participate in various domestic performances, including invitation by the Hong Kong Tourism Board to perform in the \u201cHong Kong Winter Fest\u201d in Santa\u2019s Town for five consecutive years. It also takes part regularly at the district cultural events organized by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD).
\nIn 2004, it was exclusively invited to perform two choral concerts in \u2018F\u00eate de la Musique\u2019 hosted by the French Consulate General, Hong Kong Alliance Francaise, the LCSD and the Fringe Club.
\nIn addition to local performance, the HKCC has repeatedly participated in international competitions overseas together with cultural and artistic exchanges with foreign arts groups, including participation in Zhongshan\u2019s \u201cChinese Choir Festival 2000\u2033, Shanghai\u2019s \u201cNew Year Concert 2003\u2033, the \u201c2004 New Year Concert\u201d in Zhuhai, as well as performances in Macau, Shenzhen, Shaoguan, Guangzhou, etc. In July 2004, they participated in \u201cThe 7th China International Chorus Festival\u201d held in Wuxi and received the Excellent Performance Award.
\n2006 was a fruitful year for the Choir. Sponsored by the Hong Kong Government, they traveled to Xiamen in July to compete in \u201cThe 4th World Choir Games\u201d and were awarded the Gold Diploma for chorus singing as well as the Silver Diploma for Female Ensemble. In November, the group was invited to participate in the \u201c2006 Busan Choral Festival\u201d in Korea with the support of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. In December, it entered \u201cThe 8th China Choral Festival\u201d competition and received the Silver Diploma for mixed chorus singing.l 2010 was another rewarding year for the Hong Kong City Choir. In July, the group went to Shaoxing to take part in \u201cThe 6th World Choir Games\u201d and won 2 Silver Medals and 1 Bronze Medal. In June and November, it performed on the same stage with world class singers from the Royal Danish Opera and the famous Italian group La Rossignal respectively. The friendship concert with La Rossignal was sponsored by Dante Alighieri Society in Hong Kong. In September, it performed at the Award Presentation Ceremony of \u201cThe 1st Choral Festival in Shenzhen\u201d as the only guest performer from outside the mainland.
\n In 2011, the Choir hosted two grand concerts. In May, it presented a Concert by 3 Tenors \u2013\u201dNessun Dorma-Three Tenors from Asia\u201d. The 3 well-known tenors, including Mr. Man King Ping (the conductor of the choir), a tenor from Japan, and another tenor from Korea, had presented a brilliant performance that cheered the audience much. Another concert held in November \u201cA Time to Remember: Commemorating The One Hundredth Year of the Xinhai Revolution\u201d recalled the choral cultural history over the century, and raised funds for hospice services of social enterprises through singing.
\n In 2012, the choir\u2019s performance at \u201cSalute to French Masters Concert\u201d for Le French May gained considerable acclaim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","event_category":[373313,373318,373314,373335,373457,373459,373326,373327,373328,373332,373336,373354],"organisation_type":[350140,350141,350142],"class_list":["post-1112646","organisation","type-organisation","status-publish","hentry","event_category-dance-en","event_category-dance-ballet-en","event_category-music-en","event_category-dance-street-dance-hip-hop-dance-tap-dance-tap-dance-en","event_category-music-choir-en","event_category-music-vocal-music-en","event_category-dance-flamenco-en","event_category-dance-western-folk-dance-en","event_category-dance-jazz-dance-en","event_category-dance-street-dance-hip-hop-dance-tap-dance-en","event_category-dance-choreodrama-en","event_category-dance-media-combined-and-others-en","search-detail"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/organisation\/1112646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/organisation"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/organisation"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1112646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category?post=1112646"},{"taxonomy":"organisation_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/organisation_type?post=1112646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}