《唱我地 We Sing》香港校際合唱節 HKICF x 香港心聆 Mind HK 線上合唱團 Virtual Choir Project 2025

HKICF 在推動合唱教育的同時，亦希望讓學生關心社會需要，為合唱賦予一層更深的意義。我們過去連續三年舉辦線上合唱團活動，成功召集了超過 4,200 位學生參與活動，以歌聲宣揚愛與關懷。有見情緒和精神健康近年在社會備受關注，我們今年很榮幸邀請到慈善機構「香港心聆」擔任線上合唱團合作伙伴，以及「一個人一首歌」作為支持機構，由其共同創辦人、著名作曲人馮穎琪小姐、填詞人周耀輝教授創作主題曲《唱我地》，並由張永諾先生編曲，一同以音樂傳遞正面的力量，喚起大眾對精神健康的關注。 在 2024 年 10 月底，我們成功招募了 12 位青少年參加焦點小組，與兩位創作人進行深入交流，以了解青少年對精神健康的看法，希望創作曲目更貼近年輕人的需求。 今年線上合唱團活動繼續以學校合唱團為單位，廣邀全港學校合唱團免費參加。參加合唱團將會收到由合唱節提供的樂譜、純音樂及示範錄音，並有專業的拍攝及錄音教學指導，協助合唱團跟隨教材錄製曲目，以音樂連結不同群體，為學生帶來難得的體驗及學習機會。我們很榮幸再次邀請到專業電影剪接師鄭偉麟先生剪輯影片，以及著名設計師易達華先生為計劃設計主題圖案。此外，香港心聆亦將安排青年協作主任免費為參與的中學合唱團提供情緒健康工作坊，增進學生對相關議題的認識，真正讓合唱音樂與社會脈搏相連。 In addition to promoting choral education, HKICF hopes to nurture the next generation to be empathetic citizens who are sensitive to the needs in society. This is the fourth year of our virtual choir project. We hope to continue to spread the message of love and care through singing and to raise awareness of worthy social causes. Last year, we collaborated with the charity "New Sight," bringing together over 2,000 students and teachers from 50 primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Norway, as well as students from Congo, Africa, to support the establishment of an eye hospital by a doctor from Hong Kong serving in Africa. In response to the growing concern for mental wellness in Hong Kong and globally, this year, we are proud to collaborate with Mind HK, a mental health charity as our partner for the virtual choir project, with Every Life Is A Song as a supporting organisation. We have commissioned the renowned composer Ms. Vicky Fung and lyricist Prof. Chow Yiu Fai, co-founders of Every Life Is A Song, and arranger Mr. Chris Cheung to create the theme song We Sing for the project this year. In late October 2024, a focus group of 12 teenagers was formed to share their perspectives on mental wellness with the composer and lyricist; we hope the song will resonate with them and with all of us. We invite all school choirs in Hong Kong to participate in this meaningful project free of charge. Participating choirs will receive sheet music, instrumental and voice demonstration recordings provided by HKICF, as well as professional filming and recording guidance to record the song. We are honored to once again invite professional film editor Mr. Alan Cheng to edit the music video, as well as renowned designer Mr. Clement Yik to design the key visual for the project. Additionally, "Mind HK" will arrange for trained Youth Engagement Officers to provide free mental health workshops for the secondary school choirs participating in this project, enhancing students' understanding of this important social issue and truly connecting choral music with the needs of society.