49th Orchestral Season

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Silken Notes of the Pipa Community Concert

2025 China National Arts Fund Stage Art Creation Fund Project
China Welfare Lottery and China Sports Lottery Public Welfare Funds

Date and Time
28 Nov 2025 (Fri) 3:00PM / 8:00PM
29 Nov 2025 (Sat) 3:00PM
Venue
Tuen Mun Town Hall Auditorium
Ticket Fee
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Conductor
Rupert Woo Pak Tuen
Performed by
Guided Appreciation: Chan Ming-chi

Sponsor: 
 


Led by Mr Rupert Woo Pak Tuen - Associate Conductor of the HKCO, Resident Conductor of the Hong Kong Young Chinese
Orchestra, the concert will focus on the pipa, the foremost plucked string instrument where similar forms have been found across different regions that eloquently recount the histories and stories of their lands.

Throughout history, plucked string instruments played in a “cradled” position have flourished across diverse cultural landscapes, giving rise to a rich musical repertoire that reflects the sights and sounds of different locales. This Chinese orchestral suite is structured in seven movements, highlighting the expressive qualities and tonal characteristics of the five-stringed and four-stringed pipa of China, Nanyin pipa, and the saz of Türkiye respectively. Together, these instruments weave a colourful musical tapestry tracing back to the cultural heritage of the Silk Road.


E-House Programme

Repertoire

Movement I: Riding the Winds and Breaking the Waves (Prelude)

Chinese Orchestra Riding the Winds and Breaking the Waves       Chan Ming-chi


Movement II: Literature – The Beautiful Jade and The Mythical Bird from The Classic of Poetry
Five-string Pipa and Chinese Orchestra       The Beautiful Jade       Ma Jiuyue
Five-string Pipa and Chinese Orchestra       The Mythical Bird       Ma Jiuyue
Five-string Pipa: Wang Kai-han

Movement III: Martial Arts – King Chu Doffs His Armour
Pipa and Chinese Orchestra       King Chu Doffs His Armour       Ancient Tune
Transcribed by Shen Haochu       Compiled by Lin Shicheng       Arranged by Kuan Nai-chung
Pipa: Zhang Ying

Movement IV: A Gentle Breeze (Interlude)
Guqin, Guan, Duduk, Nanyin Pipa and Chinese Orchestra       A Gentle Breeze       Chan Ming-chi

Guqin: An Yue       Guan: Qin Jitao       Duduk: Ma Wai Him       Nanyin Pipa: Wong Yui Kiu


Movement V: Heroic Spirit – Heart of the Ocean
Chikuzen-biwa, Shakuhachi and Chinese Orchestra       Heart of the Ocean       Chan Ming-chi
Chikuzen-biwa: Wong Yui Kiu       Shakuhachi, Chinese Dizi: Sun Yongzhi

Movement VI: Distinguished Guests – Serene Symphonic Poem
Saz and Chinese Orchestra       Serene Symphonic Poem       Gazi Giray Han “Tatar”, Chan Ming-chi

Saz: Zhao Taisheng


Movement VII: Sailing Across the Vast Ocean (Postlude)

Pipa, Five-string Pipa, Chikuzen-biwa, Saz and Chinese Orchestra

Sailing Across the Vast Ocean       Chan Ming-chi

Pipa: Zhang Ying       Five-string Pipa: Wang Kai-han       Chikuzen-biwa: Wong Yui Kiu
Saz: Zhao Taisheng

The performance will run for approximately 90 minutes without an intermission.