HKUAA  CHOIR  2014  Spring Season

Dear alumni member,
 

    The time has come to join the new season for HKUAA CHOIR , following the two very successful "inaugural" Spring Season as well as the Christmas Season of 2013!   We shall be starting our Spring Season in January while we've almost completed all four of our Christmas performances at Times Square, Alumni clubhouse, IFC  and The Landmark in December!
 

  The repertoire for Spring will be delightful and lively with songs from well-known musicals such as "My Fair Lady", "West Side Story", "Phantom of the Opera", "Mama Mia" plus songs in Cantonese...all of which will be both refreshing and renewing to singers and audience alike!
 

    Dr. Michael Ryan continues to be our enthusiastic and energetic Music Director* (see footnote 1) who will be directing at all our rehearsals and performances.  Dr. Ryan is assisted by Mr. Eric Wong as Assistant Music Director* (see footnote 2) is a well-known HK composer of Cantonese songs.  He will introduce into the Spring Programme some of his own works like he did at this Christmas Season.

    Further attractions include performances at Sheung Wan Civic Centre on Saturday April 26  and the Alumni Gala Dinner at the ballroom of the HK Football Club on Saturday May 3, 2014. 
 

    Details of the Spring Season are as follows:

First Rehearsal : Saturday  Jan 18, 2014

    Weekly rehearsals every Saturday except public holidays at HKUAA clubhouse from 3pm - 5pm. 

ONLY FOR NEWCOMERS :

First Audition :  Saturday Jan 18, 2014  at  4pm.

Lady choir members are required to buy a uniform dress $400.

(A date and time will be allocated to try on samples of the dress)

Gentlemen are required to buy a bowtie $30.

FOR ALL CHOIR MEMBERS :

    All choir members are required to buy their own music scores in the original (hkuaa office will handle this) in accordance with the Hong Kong Copyright Laws.  (Total cost about $200)

    All choir members are required to give their CONSENT in access to their personal contacts such as email address and phone number within the choir for administration and communication purposes.

CHARGE per person :  $980 (A total 13 weeks of rehearsals with Dr. Ryan at hkuaa clubhouse plus FREE coffee/tea after each rehearsal at hkuaa)  Also, a 50% discount or $490 will be given to new graduates from 2010 onwards and full-time HKU students.

DEADLINE of application : Saturday Jan 11, 2014.

Both newcomers and returning members MUST notify HKUAA OFFICE of their applications VIA EMAIL by giving their FULL name, email address and phone number.  PAYMENT of the said subscription fee should accompany the application; otherwise NO placement will be made in the choir without full payment.
 

Kindly contact our Administration Manager Ms May Wong via email at maywong@hkuaa.org.hk or via telephone at 25226113.

For details of the payment.

 
Payment Details:
Online Payment:http://hkuaa.org.hk/EventDetail.asp?uid=625
Bank Deposit: HSBC Account No: 848-307666-838

Cheque Payment: Payable to HKUAA

Returning Choir Members

New Comers (course fee + a uniform dress $400 for ladies / a bowtie $30 for gentlemen) .

 New Graduates from 2010 onwards and full-time HKU students

    Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

    With best regards,

    Lucy Cheung

    Convenor

    HKUAA CHOIR

Footnote 1      Dr. Michael Ryan

 Born to a musical family in Ireland, Michael Ryan received his first music lessons from his father. Moving to London, he was awarded a music scholarship and began formal training. He studied singing with Norman Allin, professor at the Royal Academy of Music and was a professional member of the Brompton Oratory Choir. Holding performing diplomas in Piano and Singing, and a PhD in Music History, Michael has been active in Hong Kong for many years as a university lecturer and conductor.

Footnote 2     Mr. Eric Wong

 A 1996 HKU graduate in Music, Eric has been a teacher of music in a school for ten years. Currently Eric is a full-time music educator and choral instructor besides being an instructor at HKU SPACE and an organ instructor at Catholic centres. Being a talented composer, Eric is well-known for his arrangement of "愛是不保留" and composition of “油燈”.