For symphonic band
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Premiered in Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium by HKBDA Band Directors Wind Orchestra on 14 September 2012, conducted by Yip Ho Kwen Austin.
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Performed by Munsang College in HKIEd on 3 May 2013, conducted by Sean Cheung.
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Performed by Parsons Band in Academic Hall, HKBU on 1 August, 2014.
Programme Notes
《1830前序曲》創作於2012年，當時我開始從香港的人和事中尋找創作靈感。《1830》這組數字，並不是如柴可夫斯基的《1812序曲》代表歷史上的一個年份，而是代表著每天下午六時半，當我打開電視時都會聽到的新聞報道前奏。我把新聞的英文字母「NEWS」的摩斯密碼放在音樂中，成為一個不斷重覆的主題。然後又把新聞報道的旋律予以改變，使它成為現在的樣式。
Written in 2012, “Prelude to 1830” is inspired by features of Hong Kong. Unlike Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture”, the “1830” I referred to is not a year, but a time. It is the time when we switch on our television everyday, and hear the prelude to TVB news. I quoted the Morse code of “NEWS” and made it into a recurring theme. I have also manipulated the original theme song of TVB news and changed it to the current form.
Austin Yip 