Septermber 16, 2016 (Friday), 8:00 p.m.
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall

Programme

Great Mass in C minor (Mozart)

Agnus Dei (Barber)
The Lamb (Tavener)
Lux Aeterna (Elgar / Cameron)
Leonore Overture No.3 (Beethoven)

Soloists

Yuki Ip, Soprano
Sandy Leung, Soprano
Alex Tam, Tenor
Albert Lim, Bass

The Learners Chorus
The Learners Orchestra

Conducted by: Apollo Wong

Tickets

$500, $240, $180, $90

Proceeds, after deducting necessary expenses, was donated to Hong Kong Christian Council’s “School Building Project in Myanmar”

Mozart's Great Mass in C minor

It is said that Mozart promised to compose a mass when he would bring Constanze Weber as his wife to Salzburg. The marriage took place in 1782 without the blessing of his father, and in a letter to his father the following year, Mozart expressed…

Barber's Agnus Dei

Since the formation of the Friends of Learners Orchestra in 2007 (now called The Learners Orchestra) we have been blessed to have a group of caring and benevolent orchestral musicians partner with us at concerts both great and small; but what…

Tavener's The Lamb

Coughing at concerts is often considered as a distracting annoyance, but what if the noise originated from the composer himself? John Tavener’s “The Lamb” was written in 1982 as a dedication to his nephew for his 3rd birthday. However,…