Macao youth orchestra in the swing
To mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China and the 10th anniversary of Macao's return to China, the dynamic Macao Youth Symphony Orchestra kicked off a two-week, four-city China tour entitled Embracing Our Homeland last Friday at Guangzhou's Xinhai Concert Hall and on Sunday night at Macao Cultural Center.
On Sunday, under the baton of the Brazilian conductor Veiga Jardim, the orchestra premiered the Macao-born composer Bun-Ching Lam's Fountain of Lilau, which was commissioned by the orchestra to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Macao's return to China.
"Situated in the inner harbor, the fountain of Lilau was formerly the main water source for Macao. Legend says that this fountain possesses a magical power and whoever drinks the water will always return," says the composer Lam, who lived near the fountain and used to play in the area when she was a child.
