Happy Chinese New Year - National Art Troupes Performance Season in Macao
“The Rhyme of China, the Music of Hometown” - Concert of Chamber Music by China National Symphony Orchestra

Monday, November 6, 2023 19:30     Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium     Tickets: MOP 300, 200, 100

Date and Time: 06/11/2023 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Macao Cultural Centre – Grand Auditorium
Tickets: MOP300 / 200 / 100
Duration: About 120 minutes (included 15 minutes intermission)
Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted.

Organizers:
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China
Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government

Co-organizers:
Department of Publicity and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR
Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region
Education and Youth Development Bureau of Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region

Coordination:
Federation of Associations of Cultural Sectors of Macau
Macao Association of Chinese Culture and Arts Development

Troupe:
China National Symphony Orchestra

Executive Unit:
China Arts and Entertainment Group Ltd.

Exclusive Financial Cooperation Institution:
BOC Macau

Programme Introduction:
Around the 24th anniversary of Macao's return to China, the China National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) staged “The Rhyme of China, the Music of Hometown” - Concert of Chamber Music and “Forbidden City String Quartet Chamber Music Concert” at the Macao Cultural Center where masterpieces of performances with high artistic beauty and repercussive responses were presented interpreting and individualizing Chinese and foreign classical music works, to Macao locals and where classical works authored in Greater Bay Area such as "The Bay" and "Song of the Seven Children" were put up in the performances, and patriotic melodies such as “My Motherland and Me” and "I Love You, China" were played conveying the deep friendship between the compatriots in the mainland and Macao, sending blessings to the great moment of Macao's return.

Programme:
Music by Nie Er, Arr. by Yang Fan: "Dance of Golden Snake"
Haydn: The 1st Movement of String Quartet in D Minor, "Quinten" Op. 76, No. 2
Zang Dongsheng: "Everlasting Friendship"
He Zhanhao, Chen Gang: "The Butterfly Lovers" (Arr. by Forbidden City String Quartet) Mendelssohn: The 1st Movement of Octet in E-flat Major, Op.20
--------------Intermission--------------
Arr. by Hu Tingjiang: Kazak Folk Song "Mayeela Variations"
Lyrics by Chiung Yao, Music by Lin Jiaqing, Arr. by Yang Fan: "Beyond the Stream"
Lyrics by Tian Di, Music by Shu Nan, Arr. by Yang Fan: "China in the Lights"
Lyrics by Wang Pingjiu, Music by Chang Shilei, Arr. by Zhang Minyan: "The Bay"
Lyrics by Wen Yiduo, Music by Li Haiying, Arr. by Huang Kairan: "Song of the Seven Sons" Tchaikovsky: "Andante Cantabile"
Tchaikovsky: The 2nd & the 4th Movements of Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48

Ticketing:
Tickets are on sale from 10:00 am on 7 October through the Macau Ticketing Network. Outlet ticketing, telephone and online booking are available simultaneously.

50% discount:
Holders of Senior Citizen Card and Disability Assessment Registration Card can enjoy 50% discount on ticket purchases. Each cardholder can only use one discounted ticket per performance. Cardholders are required to present the relevant documents for admission, otherwise the full ticket fare will be charged.

30% discount:
Holders of Macao Resident Identity Card, Macao Teacher Card and full-time Student Card can enjoy 30% discount on ticket purchases. Each cardholder can only use one discounted ticket per performance. Cardholders are required to present the relevant documents for admission, otherwise the full ticket fare will be charged.

20% discount:
Holders of a BOC Credit Card or BOC Card and CCM Friends can enjoy a 20% discount on the tickets.

NOTICE:

  1. Audience members can enter the venue 15 minutes prior to the performance;
  2. The organiser reserves the right to determine at what time and in what manner latecomers are admitted, and to reject the admission of latecomers or audience members who leave in midway;
  3. All mobile phones, beeping and lighting devices should be switched off throughout the performances;
  4. Smoking, eating, drinking or the possession of plastic bags and/or objects considered dangerous is prohibited in the performance venues;
  5. Unauthorized recording, filming, photographing are prohibited;
  6. The organiser reserves the right to change the programme and/or the cast of performers at any time;
  7. In case of severe weather conditions, please visit the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s website, the respective page on Facebook for latest updates;
  8. The Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government reserves the right of interpretation and final decision of any disputes on these terms.

COUNTER SALES, HOTLINES AND WEBSITES:
Macau Ticketing Network:

  • Location:
    71-B, Av. do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, G/F
    108, Rua de Francisco Xavier Pereira, Palácio Bldg, G/F (Next to Café de Coral)
    176-186, Av. Artur Tamagnini Barbosa, D. Julieta Bldg, G/F
    267, Av. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, Lei Man Bldg, G/F, Taipa
    Macao Cultural Centre, Av. Xian Xing Hai, G/F

ENQUIRIES
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