It might not be a bad idea to bring your leather jacket and swimsuit to the performance Four Seasons Plus since you will experience the different periods of the year, as the title suggests.
The concert, jointly organised by the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and theatre group Zuni Icosahedron, will be staged at the Kwai Tsing Theatre Auditorium on October 15 and 16.
Violinist Li Chuan-yun and the orchestra will play an original rendition of Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons in the first half of the show, while musicians Edward Chan, King Kong, Gaybird, Veronica Lee and Nerve will put together a 'creative' performance in the second half. 'I hope this concert will introduce to secondary students a classic piece of music,' said the orchestra's music director, Yip Wing-sie.
'I also hope to let them know that the music scene [is made up of] different kinds of music, and that classical pieces can convey different feelings.'
Canto-pop composer Yu Yat-yiu, the show's music co-ordinator, emphasised the need to 'remix' Vivaldi's original score. 'I wanted them [the composers] to remix the original elements of Vivaldi's music and not add anything new,' he said.
The composers, who are trained in classical music, said it was a challenge to strike a balance between modern and classical elements.