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The Book of the Hanging Gardens

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RAPSOVOCE PERFORMANCE COLLECTIVE brings together pianist Nancy Loo, baritone Caleb Woo and soprano Jasmine Law, presenting a German song recital of Arnold Schoenberg’s Das Buch der Hängenden Gärten (The Book of the Hanging Gardens), Op. 15, and selections by Johannes Brahms, whom Schoenberg hailed as a great progressive, a great innovator in the realm of musical language.

The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15, is Schoenberg’s fifteen-part song cycle composed between 1908 and 1909, set to the poems of Stefan George. It is the first composition in Schoenberg’s atonal period. The poems of the ‘Hanging Gardens’ are all miniatures, elliptically relating the progress of an intense, ultimately doomed love-affair between two young lovers, ending with the woman’s departure and the disintegration of the garden.

Performers:
Jasmine Law 羅曉晴 (soprano)
Caleb Woo 胡永正 (baritone)
Nancy Loo 羅乃新 (piano)

Programme:
Johannes Brahms:
Am Sonntag Morgen Op. 49 No. 1
Feldeinsamkeit Op. 86 No. 6
Vier ernste Gesänge Op. 121
Arnold Schoenberg:
Das Buch der hängenden Gärten Op. 15

浪漫時期作曲家布拉姆斯被奧地利作曲家荀伯克譽為偉大的音樂語言創新者，影響了很多他的早期作品。荀伯克於1908-1909年間取材自德國詩人喬治·斯特凡的詩，創作出由十五首歌曲組成的聯篇歌曲《伊甸之書，作品編號十五》，是荀伯克的無調性作曲時期的第一個作品。《伊甸之書》講述一對年輕戀人之間的戀愛、進展，其中一人的離去和像伊甸園一般美的花園最後解體結束。

著名鋼琴家羅乃新將與年輕歌唱家羅曉晴及胡永正合作，呈現這套鮮有在本地音樂會舞台上出現的二十世紀經典曲目，以及布拉姆斯的聲樂作品。

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The Book of the Hanging Gardens
RapsoVoce Performance Collective
When: 7:30pm, 22 August, 2015
Where: HKAPA, Recital Hall
Tickets: $180 from HKTicketing

Freespace Happening – 9 August, 2015

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August’s Freespace Happening @ West Kowloon took place amidst sweltering temperatures, high pollution and an incoming storm… That didn’t deter a fair sized crowd from turning up to watch the skateboard jam competition, enjoy the live music, explore the craft stalls and sample the pop-up healthy food stands. Something a little different to do on a Sunday afternoon. The next Freespace Happening is on 13th September, entry is free.
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Candle of Vision – Dawnbreak

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Welcome to the Annual Charity Concert 2015, hosted by ICPASS. For now, let us refer to the host using that acronym, but in case you are interested, they come from Imperial College London and wholeheartedly hope to strengthen the attitude and values among students as part of promoting public awareness and social service. This time, the focus is on the issue of eye care, global blindness, and the honourable work carried out by ORBIS, the beneficiary for the Concert.

Yes, all proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to ORBIS. But this is a Concert after all, so what do you get?

Well, the experience is priceless. Candle of Vision - Dawnbreak
Four youths, represented by the four seasons. Their story will be weaved right before your eyes, follow them on their intriguing trip of self-searching, and perhaps you will find a piece of yourself in them as well. Many influential figures will appear along the ride, passing on their message and teachings through the universal language of music.

SUPPER MOMENT will make an appearance, along with the enthusiastic choral group GREENERS’ SOUND. International award-winning pianist, violinist, composer and conductor JOHNSON LEUNG HOK KIU will grace them with his mastery of the piano. UK-based 5-piece punk/soul band ANIMAVIVA will bring their different and unique touch, contrasting local talent SIDICK LAM who claims that if we ‘give her a guitar, she will sing till the world ends’. Finally, coming from the same place as the host, the IMPERIAL COLLEGE ENSEMBLE will tie it all up and bring the Concert home.

Join them as they venture towards the light. At the crack of dawn, what awaits them beyond the horizon?

Candle of Vision – Dawnbreak
Imperial College PASS Annual Charity Concert
When: 7:30pm, 21 August, 2015
Where: HKAPA, Drama Theatre
Tickets: $150, $120 from HKTicketing