The Wonderful Colours of Christmas: the SAR Philharmonic 21st Classic for Kids concerts recap

The SAR Philharmonic 21st Classic for Kids concerts were a resounding success! This remarkable annual musical event is designed to introduce young audiences to the world of the orchestra, dance, drama and vocals. Featuring the highly regarded SAR Philharmonic, the concerts aim to fund music scholarships for underprivileged children and ignite all children’s passion for the joy of music and performing arts.

This year’s concerts were held on Sat 2 & Sun 3 Dec 2023 at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts in Wan Chai, with more than 2,350 audience members in attendance over four separate performances. Under the baton of KK Chiu, the concerts followed the adventures of three larger-than-life crayons as they debated which colour embodied the true spirit of the season. Out of the colourful showdown came a realization that every colour – and every performer – has a unique and important role to play in celebrating Christmas. 

The story-line, animated backdrop, rousing antics of the professional cast, sparkling costumes and interactive elements, all added up to a captivating family outing for young and old. Kids had the chance to play their own set of jingle bells, waive their self-lighting batons, learn dance moves, enjoy sing-alongs and use their tinsel shakers to support their favourite crayon colour. The audience also enjoyed instrument demonstrations from the SAR Philharmonic players and conducting lessons from KK! 

The repertoire included well-loved holiday favourites such as Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, as well as colour-themed classical pieces such as the Russian Sailor’s Dance from the Red Poppy Ballet by Glière, the Gold & Silver Waltz by Lehar, and On the Banks of the Green Willow by Butterworth.

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Child ballet dancers and choir members hailed from Cindy Dance Academy, Creative Collab, Victoria Kindergarten & Victoria Shanghai Academy. Bizibuz co-organized the event with Creative Collab and would like to thank the support of the title sponsor Mrs Purvis R. Shroff, MH and the late Mr Rusy M. Shroff, BBS, MBE. Additional contribution appreciation goes to Seed Music, Twinkle Dance, Faust International, the ISF Academy and the Canadian International School of Hong Kong.

And last but not least, thank you to all our Bizibuz families that attended the concerts! We hope this marked a fabulous start to the festive season for you all and resulted in huge smiles on the faces of the whole family. 

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