The Macao Chinese Orchestra is organizing a series of concerts for everyone to enjoy under Art Macao’s hospices. First up are the concerts in local museums, where the group performs at different institutions around the city. This is followed by the percussion concert,“Drumming the World”.
The Macao Chinese Orchestra has specially invited an old friend of the Macao Chinese Orchestra, Professor Wang Jianhua, a percussionist and doctoral advisor at the Central Conservatory of Music, to conduct this concert. In cooperation with the percussion section of the Macao Chinese Orchestra, Wang Jianhua will present an original “feast” of Chinese percussion to the public. The driven, freedom-yearning work “Havoc in Heaven”, a Macau premiere, and the exploratory and ambitious work “Camel Bells in the Desert and Melody of Drums”, a Chinese drum classic representing the essence, energy and spirit of Chinese percussion music, will create drumming sounds that will resonate through the entire Macau!
Finally, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Macao’s Handover to China, the Macao Chinese Orchestra 2019-2020 Season Opening Concert features a number of large-scale Chinese orchestral festive works, taking place on September 1, 2019.
When: Concerts in Museums – 4:00pm, Sunday, June 16, 2019
Percussion Concert “Drumming the World” – 8:00pm, Friday, July 12, 2019
The Macao Chinese Orchestra 2019-2020 Season Opening Concert – 8:00pm, Sunday, September 1, 2019
Where: Concerts in Museums – Macao Museum of Art, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, NAPE, Macau
Percussion Concert “Drumming the World” – Dom Pedro V Theatre, Largo de Santo Agostinho, Macau
The Macao Chinese Orchestra 2019-2020 Season Opening Concert – Macao Cultural Centre, Avenida Xian Xing Hai s/n, NAPE, Macau
How much: MOP $60–80 for the percussion concert; free admission for the rest
The Macao Chinese Orchestra 2019–2020 Season concerts are part of the mega international art and cultural event Art Macao.
Happening from June to October this year, Art Macao brings together cultural institutions, hotel and resort operators, consular missions in Hong Kong and Macau to create an unforgettable atmosphere and cultural vitality to thrill residents and tourists alike.
