UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Sound of Music International Tour (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan) November 2023 - July 2024

Opening in Shanghai, China

November 22, 2024

This hot summer will surely be sweeter and even more alive with The Sound of Music at CCM! The legendary Broadway hit is coming to delight us with a string of heart-warming, melodic tunes for the whole family, over half a century since Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer starred in the multi-Oscar winning film. Having entertained generations around the world, the international musical hit keeps standing the test of time enchanting audiences everywhere it lands.
The lively, soothing classic returns to Macao in a brand-new production conceived by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien, following two previous exciting stints that certainly remain in the audience’s collective memory. Brimming with renewed energy, the show’s colourful and breath-taking settings feature a multitalented cast, splendorous in each act. Premiered in New York before touring across the USA and Asia, this lavish production retells the uplifting story of a young governess who falls in love for a stately sea captain, changing the lives of his adorable and numerous children along the way.
Following years of pandemic isolation, The Sound of Music will bring along a sense of reassurance through amazing interpretations of timeless classics, from Do-Re-Mi to Edelweiss. Immersed in the joys of top-notch performing arts, music and theatre lovers will once again share feelings of belonging and togetherness. So, do come travel with us to the lush green meadows of the Austrian alps and sing along with Maria, Captain Von Trapp and the sweetest bunch of kids the world is always so delighted to meet!
— Macao Cultural Centre

Why Percussion?

When a brass section in a symphony just wasn’t powerful enough to convey the composer’s intensity and emotion, percussion would be added to enhance the “weight” of the passage.

Similarly, I play percussion because I feel it grants me the reinforcement needed to articulate the feelings I cannot express on my own.

The music I tend to gravitate towards is fiery and explosive, or reflective and beautiful. These emotions are among many that I find difficult to communicate through words.

For me, that is where music, particularly percussion, serves as a “vessel” to express those feelings at their extremities.

THE MARIMBA

The marimba has always captured my ears since I first heard the instrument played. To me, it serves as the most powerful voice for my own expression through music.

There is something special to me about marimba that makes every time I hear it being played feel like the first time.

. . . I have a great desire to find its expressive possibilities - knowing that at one time this most beautiful wood came from a living tree with its own history and experience. It is as if the marimba bar breathes like a living tree, and when I make music I want to breathe with it.
— Keiko Abe