Student Chorus, the Student Union of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Student Chorus, the Student Union of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Infobox musical artist
Name = Student Chorus, the Student Union of the Chinese University of Hong Kong


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Background = classical_ensemble
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Alias = CU Chorus
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Origin = Hong Kong, China
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Genre = Choral, Classical
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Years_active = December 1972-"present"
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Associated_acts = Chinese University of Hong Kong
URL = [http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/chorus/ http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/chorus/]
Current_members = Music Director and Conductor
Leon Chu
"circa" 80 voices
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Student Chorus, the Student Union of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CU Chorus, zh-t|t=香港中文大學學生會學生合唱團) is founded by a group of students of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in December 1972.

The Chorus organizes annual concert every year, performs various choral music in various style to the Hong Kong audience. The most recent annual concert was " [http://ihome.cuhk.edu.hk/~s066882 Atlas of Voice] ", which was performed at 5th April 2008. The repertoire of CU Chorus includes Mozart's Requiem and Coronation Mass, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Mahle's Symphony No.8 etc.

elected repertoire

*Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
*Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection"
*Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major
*Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Requiem", K626
*Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C major, K317, "Coronation"
*Igor Stravinsky: "Symphony of Psalms"
*Xian Xinghai: "Yellow River Cantata" (original version)
*Dennis Wu: "Below the Kau To Shan"(World première in 2008 Annual Concert)

Touring Record

*1977: University of the Philippines, Diliman (Manila), University of the Philippines, Baguio (Baguio)
*1987: National Taiwan University (Taipei)
*1991: National Cheng Kung University (Tainan)
*1994: Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing), Tsinghua University (Beijing)
*1996: National Taiwan University (Taipei), National Cheng Kung University (Tainan)
*1997: Nanjing Union Theological Seminary (Nanjing)
*2001: National University of Singapore (Singapore), Singapore Bible College (Singapore)
*2001: Guangzhou University (Guangzhou)
*2003: Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai)
*2006: Shih Hsin University (Taipei)
*2007: Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)

Discography

War.Peace

Leon Chu, conductor

Jacqueline Li Hau-ling, Pianist
CU Chorus Record: CU 070407

ee also

* Choruses in Hong Kong

External links

* [http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/chorus/ CU Chorus, Official Site] (mainly Chinese)
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Student-Chorus-the-Student-Union-of-the-Chinese-University-of-Hong-Kong/8949376727/ CU Chorus Facebook Page]
* [http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ The Chinese University of Hong Kong]


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