Choir from Hong Kong coming to town

Choir from Hong Kong coming to town

THE 30-member Hong Kong Munsang College Alumni Chorus will present a charity concert to raise funds for the Penang Hospice Society and Musica Sinfonietta.

Organised by the Malaysian Institute of Training and Development (MITD), the event themed ‘Music For Life’ will be held at 7.30pm at the Penang Chinese Town Hall on Sept 4.

Organising chairman Datuk Dr Toh Kin Woon said the choir under Sincere Yip, a prominent choral director and music edu-cator, would perform popular pieces such as ‘You Raise Me Up’, ‘Sway’, ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ as well as two Russian folk songs.

He said the choir members had chosen to visit Penang for their annual trip abroad as they were invited by MITD chairman, Datuk Dr Thomas Chee.

The audience will be treated to a touch of Malaysian flavour by local choir ‘Mayson Musical Choir’ which will showcase Chinese and Malay folk songs.

Musica Sinfonietta’s violinist Verena Koay will also perform in a solo of Vivaldi’s classic piece, ‘Spring’ from The Four Seasons violin concerto while the orchestra will entertain the audience with pieces by American composer Leroy Anderson and songs from the movie ‘Mamma Mia’.

Admission is by invitation only at RM20 for students and RM50 for adults.

For details, call Lily Boey at 012-4749020, Digital Music School at 04-2263340/ 6582366/8992108, Penang Chinese Town Hall at 2611342 or Joan Khoo (MITD) at 2620028.

Donations are also appreciated.

-News courtesy of The Star-