Lecture Series: Hong Kong Music Stories Series – All to start from the Libraries

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The story behind building music archives has no end. It has been a quarter of a century since the Hong Kong Central Library launched the Hong Kong Music Collection Campaign in 2001. This race against time to preserve Hong Kong's musical heritage may seem to be simply for the city's cultural legacy, but more importantly, it has been a journey of heartwarming human connections. Working with musicians of earlier generations and their families has been as much a lesson in life as in music. Along the way have some moments of joy and sorrow, meetings and farewells, and the realities of both separation and loss. Above all, the work has taught us patience, respect and gratitude, as well as the wisdom of letting things take their natural course. We have learned to devote ourselves wholeheartedly to what we do, without clinging onto things that are slipping away. When the time comes to let go, gain and loss alike cease to weigh upon us. Such is the way of life: what comes, what goes; we say goodbye, we say hello, all in good time. Looking back over the past twenty-five years, we can recall how the work of collecting Hong Kong's musical archives has brought its share of challenges and rewards. Yet the encounters and friendships forged with generations of musicians have woven together a wealth of touching stories that form part of Hong Kong's musical heritage. Through this lecture series, we pay tribute to the musicians who go before us, with fondness and respect. 27 Oct 2026 (Tue) Lecture 1: The Serious and the Witty Woo Man-sum Guest Speaker: Wong Chi-wah 3 Nov 2026 (Tue) Lecture 2: The Music Dreams of Chen Ning-chi 10 Nov 2026 (Tue) Lecture 3: The Maestro of Cantonese Music, Loo Kah-chi Guest Speaker: Ip Sai-hung 17 Nov 2026 (Tue) Lecture 4: Tong Leung-tak and the Legacy of Jiangnan Music Guest Speaker: Koo Sing-fai 24 Nov 2026 (Tue) Lecture 5: Chen Dieyi the Poetic Lyricist Guest Speaker: Chan Nicholas Louis 1 Dec 2026 (Tue) Lecture 6: “Love is Like a Drea

音樂文獻故事，永遠是說不完的故事。 打從2001年香港中央圖書館開展「香港音樂特藏徵集行動」以來，轉瞬已然四分一個世紀。這個與時間競賽的「搶救」工作，在表面上為本地文化增值以外，更深層的，卻是箇中鑄就滿滿的人情味。與上一代音樂家的溝通及相處，體現的是人生的學習過程；事有悲歡，亦有離合，見盡的是人有生離，亦有死別，學懂了的，是耐性、尊重與珍惜，更重要的，還是培養成「一切隨緣」的心境，諸事但需盡心盡力，卻不執著、不強求，到得萬緣放下，是得是失，再也不成牽絆，「緣來緣去，緣散緣聚」，世間一切，本是如此。 廿五載回眸，音樂文獻工作中，盡多辛酸苦樂，與音樂家的緣聚，卻織就了許多沁人心扉的香港音樂故事，藉此系列講座向前代音樂人致敬。 2026年10月27日（二） 第一講：「亦莊亦諧」胡文森 嘉賓講者：黃志華 2026年11月3日（二） 第二講：「音樂有夢」陳能濟 2026年11月10日（二） 第三講：「粵歌弦韻」盧家熾 嘉賓講者：葉世雄 2026年11月17日（二） 第四講：「江南餘韻」湯良德 嘉賓講者：古星輝 2026年11月24日（二） 第五講：「一代詞聖」陳蝶衣 嘉賓講者：陳煒舜 2026年12月1日（二） 第六講：「舊歡如夢」龐秋華