The 34th Macao International Music Festival’s (MIMF) concert by Long Yu with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra has been cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures in the mainland with the group being unable to visit Macau, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday.
For ticket refund procedures for the concert, which was slated for Saturday, one can contact the Macau Ticketing Network until November 30. Enquiries can also be made by calling 2855 5555 or emailing macauticket@kongseng.com.mo.
Meanwhile, the “FIMM-tastic Music and Movie Night” will be held at S. Domingos Church tomorrow, showing the recorded programme English Renaissance Polyphony* – a survey by The Tallis Scholars as scheduled, the statement said.
The Tallis Scholars is a British professional early music vocal ensemble normally consisting of two singers per part, with a core group of 10 singers.
Those registered and admitted to the screening must present an SMS notification sent by the organiser to collect the tickets from Macau Ticketing Network outlets until tomorrow.
Moreover, the Contemporary Meets Tradition concert by the Cantonese Music Assembly will be held on October 29. The statement said that young performers of Chinese music from the Greater Bay Area (GBA) will perform a raft of Cantonese music pieces and the premiere in Macau of the Cantonese music composition Sunset Clouds in Autumn. The concert also offers charity sessions which are open to schools and welfare organisations to sign up for.
There will also be a workshop and MIMF extension activity, Cantonese Music “Sifoguk”, will also introduce Cantonese music and related instruments’ characteristics, while participants will also be invited to perform and exchange ideas with the Cantonese Music Assembly’s musicians. Registration can be done online at www.icm.gov.mo/eform/event or by calling 8399 6699 during office hours.
Sifoguk means private Cantonese music gathering, according to the bureau’s website.
The statement said that the maximum indoor capacity for the MIMF programmes is limited to 75 percent. Members of the public must present either proof of completion of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for at least 14 days, or a self-paid negative nucleic acid test (NAT) result issued within 48 hours to be allowed entry.
Audience members must also wear a facemask, undergo a temperature check, present a valid green Macau Health Code and venue QR Code. Those with fever or respiratory symptoms are not allowed in the venue.
More details on the MIMF can be found by following the “Macao International Music Festival” Facebook page, subscribing to the IC_Art_Macao WeChat account or visiting www.icm.gov.mo/fimm. Ticketing details can also be found at www.macauticket.com.
Meanwhile, IC President Leong Wai Man announced at a press conference yestereday that the 25th Lusofonia Festival will take place on October 28-30 at the Taipa Houses.
*Polyphony is a type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical texture with just one voice, monophony, or a texture with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords, homophony. – Wikipedia
This undated handout photo provided by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) shows The Tallis Scholars, who will present the recorded on-screen performance “English Renaissance Polyphony–a survey” tomorrow.
