中國民族音樂資料館 Chinese Music Archive

香港愛樂民樂團,於 1979 年在香港成立,宗旨為推廣及發揚中國音樂,樂團成員包括多位曾接受正統音樂訓練的演奏者和香港學校音樂節比賽中的得獎者,部分成員更曾獲香港音樂事務處選為「香港精英」到海內外演出。樂團藝術指導及首席指揮為何文川,常任指揮衞承發。

樂團為推動中國音樂不遺餘力,除經常於香港舉辦音樂會之外,亦多次應邀前往外地演出,足跡遍及美國、澳洲、加拿大、新加坡、馬西亞,以及中國內地多個城市,與當地團體及文化界建立深厚情誼。

樂團亦先後邀請國內外多個樂團及音樂家來港合作演出,當中包括成都民族樂團、北京中央音樂學院青年民族樂團、新加坡吉豐華樂團、澳洲肇風中樂團、馬來西亞專藝民族樂團等。又與海內外不少音樂文化界的朋友建立深厚的友誼,為發揚中國音樂共同作出努力。

此外,樂團更積極向錄音方面發展,先後灌錄多輯錄音帶及雷射唱片,其中《東海漁歌》更榮獲銷量金唱片獎。


Hong Kong Music Lover Chinese Orchestra, established in Hong Kong in 1979, aims to promote and develop Chinese music. The orchestra consists of members who have received formal music training and winners of the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival. Some members have been selected as “Hong Kong Elite” by the Hong Kong Music Office to perform both domestically and internationally. The artistic director and principal conductor of the orchestra is HO Man-chuen, with resident conductor WAI Sing-fat.

The orchestra spares no effort in promoting Chinese music. In addition to regularly holding concerts in Hong Kong, they have been invited to perform in various overseas locations, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, and several cities in mainland China, establishing strong friendships with local groups and the cultural community.

The orchestra has also invited orchestras and musicians from both domestic and international locations to collaborate and perform in Hong Kong. These include the Chengdu Traditional Orchestra, the Youth Traditional Orchestra of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, the Melbourne Chinese Orchestra in Australia, and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. They have also developed deep friendships with many friends in the music and cultural communities, working together to promote Chinese music.

Furthermore, the orchestra actively engages in recording projects and has released several cassette tapes and CDs. Their recording “Fisherman’s Songs of the East China Sea” even received a Gold Record Award for sales achievements.

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