10th Anniversary Cantonese Opera Concert
With the good news still resounding that Cantonese Opera has been inscribed into UNESCO’s "Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity", CFSS organized a Cantonese Opera Concert on 21st November 2009 from 12 noon to 6 pm. The event inaugurated a series of activities in pursuit of a gold award under the Sustainable Development School Award Scheme and is also the second event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the school. Co-organized with the YMCA Chai Wan Centre the concert is another landmark of the school’s continual effort for the sustainable development of this valuable cultural heritage.
This is the third time that the school hall was engaged to hold a Cantonese Opera Concert for the local community. Excerpts from Cantonese operas have become mandatory performances in the school open days. This time three CFSS teaching staff and five students together with 14 amateur artists performed in the concert, which attracted 200 participants, including 50 staff and students. Elderly in their seventies as well as youngster less than ten from the neighborhood were among the audience. A group of students also took the opportunity to conduct a survey on the participants’ view for their project on “Cantonese Opera in the eyes of Different Generations”.
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In his opening address our Principal Mr. Au stresses the importance of the sustainable development of cultural heritage.
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Guests of honour Eastern District Council Vice Chairman Mr. Chung Shu-kun, District Councillors Ms. Chan Oi-kwan and Mr. Wong Kin-hing, and Coordinating Secretary of Chinese YMCA of HK Ms. Yeung Kin Tong take a photo with, Mr
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Students Lee Yu Yeung and Lee Chak Yan are the MC of the concert.
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Students distribute refreshment to the elderly during the intermission.
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PE teacher Mr. Chan Kwok Leung and Ms. Yeung of YMCA perform the duet “Rendezvous of bosom friends at lofty mountains and running waters (高山流水會知音)” while student Chung Chiu Yee plays the Guqin (古琴) title song “Lofty mountains
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Students Lee Yu Yeung and Lee Chak Yan perform the duet “Episode written in royal blood (碧血寫春秋)”.
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Math teacher Mr. Mok Kam Ching recites the monologues in a supporting role of his duet “Episode written in royal blood”.
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Music teacher Ms. Kwan Oi Hing and student Sin Ka Chun perform the duet “Princess Chang Ping–xiang yao (帝女花–香夭)”.
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Student Yuen Chun Hap plays the dizi (笛子) theme song “Autumn meditation beside the dresser (妝台秋思)” of “Princess Chang Ping”.
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Students conduct a survey for their project “Cantonese Opera in the eyes of Different Generations”.
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Each elderly receives a souvenir bag after the concert.
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Men and women, young and old are among the audience.
