The Learners Chorus
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The Learners Chorus (Traditional Chinese: 學士合唱團) is one of the active choruses in Hong Kong, incepted in November 1979 by Andrew Chan and his friends in the University of Hong Kong Students' Union Choir.
The chorus has been led by its Music Director, Apollo Wong, since January 2005.
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[edit] Repertoire
The Learners has performed regular every year. Her repertoire has a wide spectrum of choral works with tasteful balance of various styles, ranges from solemn religious chorales to popular Christmas carols, secular madrigals to succinct folk songs, magnificent operas to Broadway musicals, and classical pieces to the contemporaries.
Her library also stores precious commissioned choral works by distinguished local composers including:
- Psalm 33 by Professor Daniel Law
- October by Dr. Richard Tsang
- Out of the Depth and Songs of Ariel by Dr. Victor Chan
- Yu Lin Ling by Law Wing Fai
- Quotation of Queries by Dr. Chan Hing Yan (performed in the chorus' 20th anniversary concert)
- Confessio by Michael Mak
[edit] Performing Style
The Learners is also interested in exploring performing art. Very often costumes, dances, decorations, narration, slides, and other stage effects are used to enrich her choral concerts. Her previous attempts included excerpts from:
- Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II
- Fairy Queen by Purcell
- Gypsy Love by Lehar
- Orpheus by Gluck
- Supermarket Minuet by Dobbins
- Banquet Fugue by John Rutter
- Medley from the Phantom of the Opera and Sunset Boulevard by Webber
and more.
[edit] Performing for the community
The Learners has also been active in charitable work and community service. The chorus presented several charity concerts the proceeds from which were donated to the "Reconstruction of Collapsing School Building Project" of the Hong Kong Christian Council and other projects such as building rural clinics in China's remote hill areas.
The Learners also presented an outreach concert to the patients at the Chung Hom Kok Cheshire Home.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- The Learners Chorus, official web site
