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A concert for the Hong Kong Symphonic Winds (HKSW) held by the Division of Culture and Creativity (DCC) Music programme was presented on 24 April.

The big band together performing on stage

The concert was divided into sections of brass, percussion, saxophone and concluded with the big band altogether. Associate Music Director and Conductor, Mr Fung Ka Hing, introduced the history of HKSW, including that it was founded by Mr Alfonso Wong in May 1987, and was the first amateur band with considerable size and structure in Hong Kong. The band selected the name ‘Winds’ because they were inspired by weeds because the music is tender and soft.

The first section came to the brass ensemble when the musicians performed some classic music like ‘Air on the G String’ and ‘Basin Street Blues’.

In the second section, the audience experienced ‘The Moon Reflected on the Er-Quan’ in a saxophone ensemble. The jazz styled Take the ‘A’ Train made the audience join in by swinging with the music.

The third section showed ‘The Flight of Bumblebee’ in a double performance of xylophone, and also ‘Trio Per Uno’, which was performed by three musicians at the same time using the same drum.

The percussion section perform with precision

In the last section, all of the musicians of HKSW performed ensembles of ‘SWAY’ and the pop music favourite ‘Uptown Funk’, which received a thunderous applause.

Year 1 CCM student Zhou Wenqian said, “This concert was so amazing and I haven’t met such a wonderful team for a long time. In my opinion, people in percussion section are all-round musicians.”

“We perform in Hong Kong, both indoors and outdoors, even around the world” said Mr Fung Ka Hing at the end of the concert. “We enjoyed this night in UIC, and hope that we will meet again to appreciate music.”

The audience members enjoy the performance