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Background
The Chao Feng Chinese Orchestra is a community-based musical group. Established in 1982 by a group of enthusiastic musicians, the Orchestra is the largest and longest-running Chinese Orchestra in Australia and has become a focal point for the development of Chinese music in Australia. 'Chao' means 'beginning' or 'to initiate', and 'feng' is an ancient word for 'culture' or 'music' - the beginning of Chinese music in Australia. The Orchestra has staged more than two hundred and fifty concerts over the years. In addition to a major annual concert, the Orchestra conducts educational workshops, participates in community fund-raising activities, multicultural arts festivals, Chinese community festival celebrations and general community cultural events. The Orchestra has close ties with overseas-based Orchestras such as Music Lover Chinese Orchestra of Hong Kong, Keat Hong Chinese Orchestra of Singapore and PCC Malaysian Chinese Orchestra, Singapore Temasek Polytechnic Chinese Orchestra, the Hong Kong Juvenile and Youth Chinese Orchestra and the Hong Kong YWCA Chinese Orchestra. The Orchestra has on numerous occasions travelled overseas to perform with the overseas Orchestras. The Orchestra is an incorporated cultural organisation that is independent and not-for-profit, supporting its activities with membership fees and revenue generated from performances. The Orchestra also regularly applies for, and on occasion succeeds in achieving, funding from private foundations as well as State and Commonwealth arts funding bodies. Members come from all walks of life and many different backgrounds, as well as a large number of young people. The Orchestra wishes to extend its thanks to Dr. Catherine Falk at the Music Department of the University of Melbourne for providing the Orchestra with a rehearsal venue from the date the Orchestra was established. |
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