“The 2005 series of Music Beyond Borders began on September 16 with a show featuring British singer/songwriter Mara Carlyle accompanied by guitarist Chris Morphitis that ended with a surprise appearance by the British violin duo DUEL. There was a reception before the show featuring the best of British traditional cuisine served up with a modern edge. You've never had fish and chips or roast beef and Yorkshire pudding quite like it. The event was co-presented by RTHK Radio 4 and the British Consulate General and the British Council, Hong Kong.

Performing before a full house in Studio One, Mara Carlyle made her Hong Kong debut accompanied by good friend Chris Morphitis on guitar. She premiered some new tracks about to be recorded for a folk album in the making, but most came from her CD ‘The Lovely' which received rave reviews back in the UK.

She performed the haunting, "Saw Song", demonstrating Mara's saw playing skills and swooping vocal range; "I Blame You Not", a loose jazzy arrangement of a piece of Schumann; "Bonding" and "Bravely Born(e)", both awash with sweet forties-style harmonies and her ukulele strummed its way through the quirky fairytale "Baby Bloodheart". She learnt the local smash hit “Under the Lion Rock” in Cantonese especially for the concert and closed it with the uplifting "For Me".

After Mara and Chris came a surprise appearance by DUEL with just minutes to go, who had just come from another gig nearby. DUEL, who are Greg Scott and Craig Owen, were discovered while busking in Manchester by the flamboyant pop music producer, Pete Waterman. He produced their debut release which went to No. 1 in the UK classical chart. DUEL managed to get in two tracks: “Danse Macabre” by Saint-Saens and “Hungarian Dance No. 5” by Brahms. Their performance was electrifying and a total contrast to Mara's chill-out sound, showing the wealth of talent that is coming out of Britain today and just why Britain is so great. ”

2005年「無限領域」以英國歌手卡萊爾打響頭砲。音樂會在9月15日舉行，是卡萊爾第一次在香港演唱。她極甜美的歌聲，配上他的好友莫菲迪斯的結他聲，製造了迷人的效果。在音樂會上，她還哼上了一句《獅子山下》，聽來無不感動。卡萊爾之後，小提琴二重奏Duel突然亮相於一號錄播室，還為聽眾帶來兩首樂曲。

Monday Concert Programme changes •  05.09.05 Sally Matthews •  12.09.05 Katherine Jenkins, Bryn Terfel •  19.09.05 Nicola Benedetti, Nigel Kennedy •  26.09.05 Jack Liebeck, Natalie Clein, DUEL Concert From Europe   Sunday Morning on 4 Interview with Director of the British Council Hong Kong, Ruth Gee Broadcast on 18.09.05, 9:00 am Interview with the British Consul General to Hong Kong, Stephen Bradley Broadcast on 25.09.05, 9:00 am The Sixteen   After twenty-six years of world-wide performance and recording, The Sixteen is recognised as one of the world's greatest vocal ensembles. Its special reputation for performing early English polyphony, masterpieces of the Renaissance and a diversity of 20th century music is drawn from the passions of conductor and founder, Harry Christophers . Over eighty recordings, many prize-winning, reflect The Sixteen's quality in a range of work spanning the music of six hundred years. The Harry Christophers Interview on ‘Sunday Morning on 4' with Stacey Rodda Broadcast on 25.09.05, 8:00 am

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