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Endless Sheng – International Sheng and Reeds Festival 2026
Thousand Reeds in Harmony Marathon

Date and Time
22/3/2026 (Sun) Time TBC
Venue
Kai Tak Sports Park
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Supported By：
Hong Kong Education Bureau
The Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners Limited
Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong

“Thousand Reeds in Harmony Marathon" Info Session:

Date/Time: 4/11/2025 (Tue) 7:00pm
Venue: Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Office（7/F, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building345 Queen's Road, Central）
Registration at: https://forms.gle/aYvtDosJGTjQRtMr5

Together, let’s set a new Guinness World Record and SDG World Record


International Sheng and Reeds Festival 2026

The sheng, a living relic of three millennia of China’s ritual musical tradition, which sounds are activated by airflow and vibrating reeds. After its introduction to Europe, the sheng wielded great impact on the development of global musical instruments. Belonging to the same reed instrument family as the harmonica and bagpipe, the sheng’s repertoire and style developed very differently because of its cultural roots.  

International Sheng and Reeds Festival was conceptualized by Yan Huichang (Artistic Director and Principal Conductor for Life). The Festival will be held both in-person and online, with Hong Kong as the main hub and with connecting events in different regions. It is an event that integrates culture, sports, and tourism.  The Festival will be inaugurated by the large-scale event, the “Endless Sheng, Thousand Reeds in Harmony Marathon”. Other activities include an International Symposium and an International Chinese Sheng Competition, organized in collaboration with a preparatory committee formed by music conservatories and orchestras from mainland China. The Festival will culminate in the Opening Concert of HKCO's 50th Orchestral Season, entitled "Thousand Reeds, One Universe", scheduled for September 2026. This finale will feature performances by renowned sheng performers and ensembles from around the world, alongside representatives from the Sheng Marathon and HKCO.

Thousand Reeds in Harmony Marathon

As the opening event of the “Endless Sheng – International Sheng and Reeds Festival”, “Endless Sheng, Thousand Reeds in Harmony Marathon”, is a programme that truly combines culture, sports and tourism, drawing global music enthusiasts to experience the charm of East-West musical fusion in Hong Kong.  


HKCO will bring together around one thousand enthusiasts of reed instruments from both East and West, including the sheng, lusheng, hulusheng, hulusi, harmonica, bagpipes, and more to set two World Records. The Event will commence at the “Nine Dragons” sculpture in Kai Tak Sports Park.  Ensembles formed by different instruments will give flash performances at various landmarks across the Kai Tak Sports Park, culminating in a grand gathering at the East Village for a joint performance with the HKCO. The evening will conclude with an outdoor concert, broadcast live worldwide through 5.5G technology, inviting global audiences to share in the splendour and witness the world record-setting moment together.

Venue: Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong
Rehearsals & Final Rehearsal: 21–22 March 2026 (tentative)
Event: 22 March 2026 (evening, time TBC)

  • Professionals or music lovers with aged 6 or above are welcomed
  • Please choose from Sheng, Lusheng, Hulusheng, Hulusi, Harmonica or Bagpipes
  • Registration fee includes an SDG World Record commemorative certificate and a souvenir badge
  • All participants will receive a certificate and souvenir
  • ⁠Participants must memorise the music and bring their own instruments
  • HKCO will provide music scores with different levels upon registration  
  • Sectional rehearsals and final rehearsal will take place between 20 - 21 March 2026
  • This event is an attempt to set the Guinness World Records and SDG World Record
  • Participants will be divided into different groups according to their chosen instruments. Ensembles formed by different instruments will give flash performances at various landmarks across the Kai Tak Sports Park, culminating in a grand gathering at the East Village for a joint performance with the HKCO for an outdoor concert
  • Participants are required to practice the International Sheng Festival theme song Thousand Reeds in Harmony, released by the Orchestra, for the flash performances. The piece is available in three levels of difficulty, and participants may choose the version best suited to their ability
  • For both individual and group participants, each instrument section will have an artistic coordinator who will assign the flash repertoire based on participants’ levels. Each performance will last approximately 15–20 minutes. Further details will be announced after the registration deadline
  • The repertoire to be performed with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in the evening concert (composed by Ng Cheuk-yin) will be announced after the registration deadline

Application deadline: 30 November 2025

Application Fee：HKD160（per person）

Application at: Art-mate
Download Theme Song "Thousand Reeds in Harmony" Scores from the International Sheng and Reeds Festival

Theme：

Numbered musical notation in G

Stave in G


Variation（I）：

Numbered musical notation in G

Stave in G


Variation（II）:

Numbered musical notation in G

Stave in G


Full Score：

Numbered musical notation in G

Stave in G


Part Score：

Theme numbered musical notation in G

Theme stave in G

Counter-melody numbered musical notation in G

Counter-melody stave in G

Harmony numbered musical notation in G

Harmony stave in G

Discounted Instrument Purchase Information
Event participants may contact our Sheng instrument sponsor directly to purchase at a discounted price：

Sheng sponsoring partner (17-reed Sheng)

天津市精藝笙樂器有限公司
非物質文化遺產傳承人 王澤爽
Contact/We Chat：13602019107
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