“Canadian Choral Mosaic” Exchange Concert July 6, 2019 (SAT) 1 1:30am Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School School Hall Programme Jeff Smallman: Kicking Horse River* 周杰倫 (劉文毅 編): 煙花易冷+ Jay Chou (Liu Wenyi arr.): Fade Away+ Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School Choir The Choir of Kiangsu-Chekiang College (Shatin) Erhu Solo: Tsang Hei Tung+ Percussionist: Yan Yuet* Pianist: Y vonne Gao*, Wong Yik Long*+ Conductor: Dr Elaine Choi*, Carmen Ho+
Matthew Emery: I am the Still Rain Falling Cait Nishimura: See you in the Stars
Mark Sirett: Things That Never Die Belilios Public School Choir Tak Sun Secondary School Choir Pianist: Yvonne Gao Conductor: Dr Elaine Choi
河北民歌 (曾理中 編)：小白菜 Hebei folk song (Arr.: Zeng Lizhong): Little Cabbage Belilios Public School Choir Conductor: Yvonne Lau
顧嘉煇／Ramin Djawadi (朱振威 編)： 權力遊戲楚留香 Joseph Koo / Ramin Djawadi (Leon Chu arr.): Chu Liuxiang’s Game of Thrones
Mishaal Surti: We Shall Remember Xingzimin Pan: Dandelion Timothy Corlis: Sonnez les Cloches Babεl Pianist: Fung Tik Man Conductor: Dr Elaine Choi
Eleanor Daley: Lake Isle of Innisfree Bishop Hall Jubilee School Choir Pianist: Matthew Chan Conductor: Dr Elaine Choi
顧嘉煇 (許家臻 編)：狂潮 Joseph Koo (Ernest Hui arr.): Hotel
冉天豪：尋夢者 Jan Tien-hao: Dream Catcher 周藍萍（冉天豪 編）：綠島小夜曲 Chou Lan-ping (Jan Tien-hao arr.): Green ISland Serenade Babεl The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus Pianist: Dr Elaine Choi Conductor: Leon Chu
Matthew Emery: Sing Your Song Joint Choir Pianist: Pauline Feng Conductor: Dr Elaine Choi
韋然 (Frankie Ho 編)：何家小雞何家猜 Wai Yin (Frankie Ho arr.): Whose Little Rooster? Whose? Guess! The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus Conductor: Leon Chu
House Rules Dear Patrons, In order to make this performance a pleasant experience for the artists and other members of the audience, please refrain from smoking, eating or drinking in the chapel. Please ensure that your mobile phones and any other sound and light emitting devices are switched off before the performance. Recording, filming, taking photographs during performance are not allowed. Kindly keep noise level to the minimum. Thank you for your kind co-operation.
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Choral Workshop with Babεl
With an aim to bridge choral music between Canada and China, Babεl visited Hong Kong in July 2019 and hosted a series of choral workshops with local schools in Hong Kong. A total of six sessions were organized with five participating schools. During the week, Babεl introduces a number of choral works composed by Canadian Composers to the young singers in Hong Kong, exploring the undiscovered beauty of Canadian choral music culture. Dr Elaine Choi and her team introduces a number of lively rehearsal techniques to conduct rehearsals for the singers, providing guidance and refinements to the work of the choirs. “Canadian Choral Mosaic” is the closing concert for the Workshop, showcasing the work of the choirs over the week. Babεl would also be performing in the concert. As the guest choir and the organizer of the event, CU Chorus would present two cantonese choral works, which would be performed in their upcoming Taipei tour at the Taipei International Choral Festival.
Participating Choirs
Belilios Public School Choir Conductor: Yvonne Lau
Bishop Hall Jubilee School Choir Conductor: Alston Ng
Tak Sun Secondary School Choir Conductor: Tang Ho Fung
Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School Choir Conductor: Raymond Cheung The Choir of Kiangsu-Chekiang College (Shatin) Conductor: Carmen Ho
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Babεl
Babεl began as a dream to bridge choral music between Canada and China. The SATB ensemble is dedicated to supporting Canadian composers through national and international performances and recordings of their work. We also hope to play a pivotal role in the Canadian choral world - bringing work from contemporary composers in China back to Canada. We are hitting the ground running, ending our first season with a tour to Hong Kong and Taiwan in July 2019. This tour will be an opportunity to collaborate with the CU Chorus, workshop with aspiring high-school musicians, and perform with the sacred music ensemble, Vox Antiqua.
Members of Babεl Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Pauline Feng Julia Frodyma Laura Luff Autumn Zhao
Fung Tik Man* Yvonne Gao
Jimmy Martins Albert Wong
Arthur Lo* William Snyder
*Extra Singers
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Dr Elaine Choi DR. ELAINE CHOI (D.M.A) contributes to Toronto's vibrant choral community as a conductor, educator, adjudicator, and collaborative pianist. She is currently the Director of Music at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Past President of Choirs Ontario and conductor of the University of Toronto Women's Chorus. As a music educator, Elaine was a faculty member at the National Music Camp from 2010-2015 and currently serves as a guest coach at various schools throughout the city, including Rosedale Heights School of the Arts, North Toronto Collegiate Institute, and the York School.
Elaine is active as an adjudicator and a clinician for various community events, such as the Toronto Kiwanis Music Festival and Singsation Saturdays. Elaine is an advocate for Chinese Music as she is also proficient on several traditional instruments such as the Erhu and Zhongruan. She was the conductor of Toronto Chinese Orchestra from 2010-2017. This fall, Elaine has founded a chamber choir BabÎľl, an SATB ensemble founded to bridge choral music between Canada and China. The group supports Canadian composers through international performances and recordings of their work and brings work from contemporary composers in China back to Canada. Elaine began music studies on piano and violin. She earned her BMus in Music Education (2008) and a MMus in Music Performance specializing in Choral Conducting (2010) at the University of Toronto. She also holds an ATCL (1999), an AmusTCL Diploma (2001) in piano performance from the Trinity College of Music, London, and an Advanced Certificate (2000) from Associate Board of the Royal Schools of Music, England. Elaine is a four time recipient of the Elmer Iseler Fellowship in Choral Conducting (2008, 2009, 2014, 2015) and a finalist in the Sir Ernest MacMillan Foundation Fellowship Award in Choral Conducting (2012). She's the 2018 recipient of the prestigious William and Waters graduating award.
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus Music Director and Conductor: Leon Chu The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus was founded in 1972 by a group of CUHK students. With Leon Chu as the current Music Director and Conductor, the Chorus presents a range of diversely-themed performances, making an influence to broaden the horizon of local choral music scene. The Chorus has constantly engaged in exchange activities with choirs in the mainland China and Southeast Asia, and in recent years the Chorus was also invited to various large-scale performances in overseas music festivals. CU Chorus has been actively commissioning new works by Hong Kong composers, so as to develop a unique and local voice in Hong Kong choral music. In 2014, the Chorus released its first commercial album Spring Breeze Kisses My Face — The Choral Music of Jan Tien-hao on The Modern Audio label, to such popular acclaim that it is awarded as one of the Best Sales Releases (Classical and Operatic Works Recording) in the IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award 2014. CU Chorus is releasing their 2nd album, “Sing Our Own Sing - Selected Hong Kong Choral Works in Cantonese” in August 2019, showcasing the Cantonese choral composition and arrangement commissioned by the Chorus in the recent years.
Conductor Leon Chu Born in a grassroot family, Leon Chu did not receive any formal music training during his teens. His first encounter with Mahler’s Symphonies sparkled his interest in music to pursue his musical studies, started with the Centralised Scheme of Music Training for Senior Secondary Students, and percussion studies with Choy Lap-tak. Upon his admission to the Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies in the Chinese University of Hong Kong, he joined a number of choruses and orchestras, and studied vocal under Albert Lim. He later studied choral conducting under renowned European masters including Kåre Hanken, Theodora Pavlovitch, and Gábor Hollerung. In 2014, Mr. Chu attained the Master degree of Choral Conducting from the University of Saint Joseph, Macau, under the tutelage of Colin Mawby, Nancy Telfer and Pedro Monteiro. Recently he furthered his vocal studies under Myra Chih. In 2006, Leon Chu took up the position as the Music Director of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus.
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus Music Director and Conductor: Leon Chu Assistant Conductors: Raymond Cheung, Kirstie Law Pianists: Andy Luo, Vicky Tang Vocal Coach: Albert Lim Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Mary Chung Kirstie Law* Sari Ng Cherry Shi Katie Tang Sabrina Wong Pauline Yeung Ting-yu Xi
Bernice Chan Jamie Choi Stephanie Ghaw Ingrid Lui Carmen Tam Chole Tam Flora Wong
Felix Chong Darius Lee Antonius Wong*
Hoi-kit Cheung* Raymond Cheung* Rachael Ho Terry Kuk
*Part Leader
Committee of Choral Society, The Student Union of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Chairperson Vice-chairperson Treasurer Secretary General Affairs Officers
Executive Committee, CU Chorus Association
Felix Chong Andy Luo Ashley Wang Celia Wang Tommy Wang Chloe Lee Xi Ting Yu
President Vice-President Members
Administration, CU Chorus Association Executive Director Deputy Executive Director Development Manager Marketing Officer
Queenie Tung Terry Kuk Leon Chu Xi Ting Yu Raymond Cheung
Concert Crew and Helpers Monica Chan Kirstie Law Katie Chan Katie Tang
Monica Chan Katie Chan Chloe Lee Adrian Chan Johanna Chan
Acknowledgement Babεl Dr Elaine Choi Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School Miss Monica Chan Miss Katie Chan Miss Chloe Lee Mr Adrian Chan Miss Johanna Chan 陳漢記粥麵專家 Chan Hon Kee 劉觀禾先生（禾叔）@EMO 6