Clara Tsang Fung 曾鳳
[ENDED] Support 《剛巧遇見你》”JUST MEET YOU” Crowdfunding Project
(23/08/2018 - 22/11/2018)
I am Clara Tsang and I have been on the road of music with my cello for over two decades. Along the way, I encountered numerous ups and downs and even struggled during a dark period when I abandoned my cello and lived routinely. But I was brought back to my conscious with the pain of broken bones and picked up once again the freedom of laying my fingers on cello strings. Since then, I have found my way in music and decided to perform on stage where I could tell stories of serendipity, miracles, the moment, and my dearests. I believe the power of music can also resonate with you all as it has woken me up to devote my life to perform music.
What I want to do…1st cello music album “Just Meet You”
I will be releasing my first cello music album “Just Meet You” at the end of 2018. The Album will contain different stories of encountering and I hope to deliver them to your heart through music.
I have heard that the chance of two people meeting with each other is 1 in 10 millions but for them to become friends is 1 in 200 millions and even to fall in love is as low as
1 in 1.5 billion. It may seem that some encounters are destined to halt at friendship and fade away. Indeed, this “destined bond” is difficult to describe, to predict and even to escape from it; however, just at the right moment, two persons will meet, not a moment too early or too late. Is it merely by coincident or fate that I meet you here?
My rendezvous with cello, from strangers to lovers, is a “coincident” mingled with all sorts of destined bonds. Now I am my cello and it is me, and this is the story I want to tell you – without a word but only with musical notes on scores. Will you care to listen?
Album playlist
Sergey Rachmaninov Pieces (2) for cello & piano, Op. 2. No 2, Oriental Dance in A minor
Sergey Rachmaninov Pieces (2) for cello & piano, Op. 2 No.1, Prelude in F major
Sergey Rachmaninov “Vocalise” Op.34 No.14
Christoph W. Gluck Melody from "Orfeo ed Euridice"
Alexander Glazunov Chant du ménestrel, Op.71
Sergey Rachmaninov Elegie in E flat minor, Op.3, No.1
Jues Massenet Elegie for soprano, cello & piano
Jules Massenet Meditation from Thais
Antonín Dvorak Silent Woods for Cello, Op.68 No.5
Jacques Offenbach Jacqueline Op. 76 No. 2
Alexander Scriabin Romance in A minor for cello and piano
My Performance: “Just Meet You”
There will be a live performance of “Just Meet You” on 4 January 2019 at Hong Kong City Hall Theatre.
Date: 4 January 2019 (Friday)
Time: 8pm – 10pm
Venue: Hong Kong City Hall Theatre
Performers: Cello – Clara Tsang; Piano – Wang Wenjuen
Organizer: Hong Kong Cellist Society
“Just Meet You” Sharing session with Clara Tsang
Date: 18 October 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 8pm – 9:30pm
Special guest: Taiwanese Pianist Ms Wang Wen-Chuan
Venue: HotelStage, Muse Cellar, 1 Chi Wo Street, Jordon, Kowloon
Organizer: Hong Kong Cellist Society
Support and Sponsor: HotelStage
Your support weighs more than you think…
By sponsoring this crowdfunding project, you will be directly contributing to the expenses for recording, album production, concert performance and promotion for facilitating my music to reach out to more people.
You can also share this project on social media and other related links such as webpage to the album which will be launched later and website to ticketing.
My crowdfunding target is $100,000 which is half of the total expense for the whole “Just Meet You” project. Your support will be greatly appreciated.
Expenses budget
Recording and post production 30%
Copyright 3.5%
Album design, layout and printing 20%
Rental for concert venue ad facilities and stage production 20%
Marketing and promotion material printing 20%
FringeBacker administration charge 7.5%
Thank you for
your support!
A. For those feeling lucky $380
I see you randomly play one song after another and randomly listen to one’s story after the other. Hearing with your ears and thinking with your mind, then you realize ‘it’s you afterall.’
B. For those feeling destined $900
I am building a space to invite you for my story – without a word but music. We realize we have similar stories and that is how we met.”
C. For those gathered for a rendezvous $3,000
I invite you to compose a story of ‘destined bond’ with me by providing a line of your thought and your name so that I can put it into the programme booklet of “Just Meet You” performance.
D. For those with a story to tell
$10,000