The Hong Kong Children’s Choir 香港兒童合唱團

Music Director/Principal Conductor: Kathy Fok 音樂總監兼首席指揮: 霍嘉敏

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The Hong Kong Children’s Choir (HKCC) was founded in 1969 as a registered non-profit-making charitable organization and has made tremendous contributions for children’s arts training in Hong Kong. HKCC is now the biggest choir in the world and has grown into a diversified arts organization for children.

HKCC is invited to perform overseas each year, spreading the message of love and peace in different parts of the world. The Choir has been well received and appreciated in many countries, gaining an international reputation as the “Little Goodwill Singing Ambassadors” and “one of the best children’s choirs in the world”. HKCC was named “China’s Top Ten Children Chorus” in 2003 and won the prestigious “Award of the Audience” at the “Vivace 2006 International Choir Festival” in Hungary. In 2008, the choir was awarded the “Gold Cup” from “Shanghai International Children’s Chorus Festival”. In 2014, HKCC is selected by the International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM) as one of the IFCM Ambassadors for 2013 to 2015. The Choir was invited to perform in the 2014 “10th World Symposium on Choral Music” in South Korea and 2015 “The 1st IFCM World Choral Expo” in Macau.

Apart from touring abroad, HKCC also actively participates in local charitable events, including the 1999 “Chorathon” to raise fund for children with hearing disabilities, 2001 “Bridges of Friendship, Bridges of Songs” concert for the Hong Kong Association of the Deaf, 2003 “All for Love” fundraising concert for We Care Education Fund established for children who lost their parents in SARS, 2006 fundraising concert for the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008 fundraising music marathon for UNICEF to help children after the Sichuan earthquake, 2010 “Qinghai Earthquake Relief Fundraising Concert” for World Vision Hong Kong to help earthquake victims in Qinghai, “Carol Singing Festival 2011 Sing for Our Next Generation Charity Concert” for the Child Development Matching Fund and 2012 “Bridge of Love Fundraising Concert” for Suen Mei Speech & Hearing Centre which serves children with hearing impairment.

As the children’s choir that best represents Hong Kong, HKCC took part in many historical moments, including the Hong Kong Handover Ceremony in 1997, the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong International Airport in 1998, the Hong Kong Disneyland Grand Opening in 2005, various performances to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s reunification with China in 2007, and series of performances celebrating the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, celebrations for the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China, the East Asian Games in 2009, and performances celebrating the 15th Anniversary as well as the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of HKSAR in 2012 and 2017.

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香港兒童合唱團（簡稱「香兒」）成立於1969年，為政府註冊非牟利慈善團體，多年來積極推動藝術培訓，為香港音樂及文化界培育不少人才。現時「香兒」已成為世界上人數最多、組織最龐大的兒童合唱團，更發展為一個多元兒童藝術團體。

「香兒」每年均到外地演出，把愛與和平的訊息傳遍世界，獲譽為「小小音樂親善大使」和「世界最傑出兒童合唱團之一」。「香兒」於2003年獲選為「中國十大少年合唱團」，2006年於匈牙利「Vivace國際合唱節」中奪得最高殊榮的「最受觀眾歡迎大獎」，2008年在「上海國際童聲合唱展演」獲頒贈「金杯獎」，2014年更獲選為2013至2015年度「國際合唱聯盟大使」，並獲邀出席2014年韓國「第十屆世界合唱會議」，以及2015年澳門「首屆國際合唱聯盟世界合唱博覽會」，同時作示範演出。

除外地演出，「香兒」亦積極參與各項慈善表演，包括1999年為聽障兒童籌款的「香港合唱馬拉松」、2001年為香港聾人協進會籌款的「2001慈善音樂會——橋」、2003年聯同護幼教育基金為沙士孤雛籌募教育經費而舉辦的「全賴愛：護幼音樂會」、2006年為香港中文大學籌款的「萬眾童心籌款音樂會」、2008年為聯合國兒童基金會募捐以幫助四川大地震受災兒童的「『童聲傳千里．愛心暖蜀童』馬拉松音樂會」、2010年為香港世界宣明會募捐以協助青海地震災民的「青海地震籌款音樂會」、2011年為兒童發展配對基金籌款的「『聖誕頌歌節2011』啟動慈善音樂會」及2012年為服務聽障兒童的宣美語言及聽覺訓練中心籌款的「心．橋籌款音樂會」。

「香兒」為本港最具代表性的兒童合唱團，經常於香港的歷史性時刻演出，包括1997年香港政權交接儀式、1998年香港國際機場開幕典禮、2005年香港迪士尼樂園開幕典禮、2007年多場慶祝香港回歸10週年的活動、2008年一系列迎接北京奧運活動、2009年多場慶祝建國60週年系列活動、東亞運動會開幕禮、2012年多場慶祝香港回歸15週年的活動及2017年回歸20週年文藝晚會及活動。