HK Phil × HKU MUSE: Poulenc Gloria

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Programme
HAYDN｜ Te Deum
Anthony AU Ho-hei｜Hark! The Midnight Bell Echoes (World Premiere)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS｜Five Mystical Songs
POULENC｜Gloria

The HK Phil Chorus partners with the HKU Chamber Singers to showcase four contrasting choral works at HKU’s Grand Hall. Led by French conductor Chloé Dufresne, the orchestra and combined chorus will perform Haydn’s second setting of Te Deum, followed by Anthony Au’s Hark! The Midnight Bell Echoes. Baritone Caleb Woo joins in as soloist in Vaughan Williams’ pious Five Mystical Songs, while Dani Zhang Jingdan delivers the ethereal soprano solos in Poulenc’s idiosyncratic setting of Gloria.

The concert runs approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes with an intermission.

Artists
Chloé Dufresne, conductor
Dani Zhang Jingdan, soprano
Caleb Woo, baritone
Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus
HKU Chamber Singers

Co-presenter
HKU MUSE
Supported by
Department of Music, The University of Hong Kong Endowment Funds for Music & Fine Arts

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) is one of the leading orchestras in Asia. The annual schedule focuses on symphonic repertoire, with conductors and soloists from all over the world. The HK Phil runs an extensive education programme, commissions new works, and nurtures local talent. The most recent recording project is Wagner’s Ring Cycle following the first-ever performances in Hong Kong of these four operas. In 2019, the HK Phil received the prestigious Gramophone Orchestra of the Year Award – the first orchestra in Asia to receive this distinction. With Music Director Jaap van Zweden since 2012, the HK Phil has toured to Europe, Asia, Australia, and on numerous occasions to Mainland China. Yu Long is the orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor, while Lio Kuokman is the Resident Conductor of the HK Phil.