Performers Yi Ming (Percussion Music) stereo is the answer (Post Pop-rock) The Box (Experimental Music) The Victoria Jazz Band (Jazz) FREE Admission ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 一鳴擊樂社 Yi Ming (敲擊樂Percussion Music) Yi Ming is founded in 2013 by Chan Wai-hong, a master’s degree graduate from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. The purpose of the group is to promote percussion culture by providing opportunities for the youth to learn and play various percussion music. In 2013, the group members have won the 3rd prize (Open Category) in the 11th Hong Kong Synergy 24 Drum Competition, and was also invited by the Hong Kong Children’s Strings to participate in Vivaldi The Four Seasons. stereo is the answer (後流行搖滾Post Pop-rock) Formed in the summer of 2013, stereo is the answer (SITA) is a post pop-rock band consisting of Stephen and Sandy from music duo per se, Jimmy from the rock band 11:PM and SK from the rock band Empty Tomb. SITA strives to incorporate the different styles of its members to explore new depths in band music. https://www.facebook.com/sitabandhk 盒子The Box (實驗音樂Experimental Music) The Box is a theatrical music ensemble founded by Kung Chi Shing and Peter Suart in Hong Kong in 1987. The two founders share an interest in experimental music, improvisation, visual and theatrical environments for music and in literature. They have experimented with various musical forms – ambient, electronic, rock, folk – and have presented straight concerts, theatrical concerts and full-blown music theatre works. The Victoria Jazz Band (爵士 Jazz) The Victoria Jazz Band (VJB) is Hong Kong's longest-established swing jazz band, founded in 1972. The VJB has been the supporting act for top international jazz stars at the Hong Kong Jazz Festival, as well as appearing at the Kobe, Osaka and Macau Jazz Festivals. The band has appeared regularly at the original Jazz Club in Lan Kwai Fong, Cafe Deco on The Peak, Government House and for many years has had a residency at Grappa's Cellar in Jardine House, Central. For this street concert the VJB will be joined by members of local swing/lindy hop dance group, Hong Kong Swings. Hong Kong Swings is a friendly, open community promoting swing, a style of rhythmic jazz music and dance most popular in dancehalls of the 1920s-40s. Find out more at www.hongkongswings.com. http://www.vjbhk.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Co-presented by: Hong Kong Arts Centre and Kung Music Workshop Major Funder: Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust Curator: Kung Chi Shing