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The Rui Cunha Foundation presents today, Friday, June 5th at 6:00pm, a Vocal and Flute Recital entitled “Songs at the Window, Shadows of the Flute”, performed by two high school students enrolled in the Vocational Music Courseprogram at the Macau Baptist College (MBC).

The voice of Omyl (何奧蓉) will join the sound of Claire’s (陳悅) flute in this show, to perform together classical and traditional themes, accompanied on the piano by Professor Irene Leong Kei Tong (梁其冬). The repertoire for this soirée includes musical pieces by the French composers Camille Saint-Saëns and Francis Poulenc, the Austrian Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Italian Giuseppe Verdi, the Russian Aleksandr Alyabyev, and the Chinese Li Yan and Hu Yanjiang.

Musical education is a prominent teaching area of Macau Baptist College, which has always been prioritized and implemented in the school programs. Since 2006, Elementary School has offered instrumental music classes to new pupils, so that everyone has the opportunity to learn how to play an instrument. The aim is to allow children to receive a musical education from an early age, improving their artistic ambitions and cultivating learning practices that require precision, perseverance and regular training. These help to stimulate a sense of confidence and resilience during the growth process.

The creation of the Vocational Music Course program in 2008, at High-Schoollevel, has deepened the teaching of musical skills. The students have subsequently been accepted into prestigious musical institutions in China – such as the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing or the Xinghai Conservatory of Music in Guangzhou –, in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, the United States, or Switzerland, producing encouraging results.

Omyl Ho Ou Iong is a major Vocal Music student, under the tutelage of Professor Wang Yali, and is a member of the Macau Baptist College Vocal Ensemble and Choir. She has achieved outstanding results in presentations and competitions, including the 12th International Vocal Competition and the 8th Liszt-Ferenc Competition, the 13th World Choir Games in Sacred Music and Secondary School categories, the 2nd Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Youth Music Festival(BMF), the 36th to 41st Macau Inter-School Singing Competitions, among others.

She has obtained the ABRSM Grade 8 Vocal certificate and the Grade 5 Music Theory certificate. After graduation, Omyl will attend the Music Department of National Sun Yat-Sen University (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) to major in Vocal Performance.

Claire Chan Ut is also part of the Vocational Music Course, where she studies Flute with Professor Chow Wai lam. She is a member of the Macau Baptist College Wind B and Orchestra, the Woodwind Quintet, and joined the Macau Youth Wind Orchestra in 2020. In 2024, she was awarded the ABRSM Grade 8 Flute certificate with distinction. She has competed in the 3rd Hong Kong International Flute Competition and the MAESTRIO International Classic Flute Competition.

She has attended masterclasses with Vincent Lucas (Principal Flute, Orchestre de Paris), Federica Lotti (Flute Professor, Venice Conservatory), Gareth Davies(Principal Flute, London Symphony Orchestra), and Hungarian flutist András Adorján. After graduation, Claire will pursue studies in Flute Performance at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.

Irene Leong Kei Tong is a young pianist, originally from Macau, who graduated from The Education University of Hong Kong with a master’s degree in Music Education. She holds a Grade 8 ABRSM Certificate in Piano and Music Theoryfrom the Royal Schools of Music, a ABRSM Piano Performance Diploma(DipABRSM), and the Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music in Piano Performance (LRSM).

During her studies, she received guidance from the renowned British pianist Jeremy Carter. She participated in many national and international performances and competitions in Macau, Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Taiwan. Currently, she is accompanying teacher at the Music School of the Macao Academy of Performing Arts and a collaborative piano coach for the Zhuhai Youth Orchestra.

This session will be held in Cantonese.

Admission is free.
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