We arrived safely in Hong Kong late in the evening on June 7, and had one night of rest at a hotel before taking a one-hour Turbojet ferry trip to Macao today (June 8).

Classical Movements General Manager Tanya Lervik (in green with the clipboard) supervised getting the group's luggage checked onto the ferry. We had assistance from the porters at the ferry terminal, and it went very smoothly.

Tomorrow (June 9) we have a morning rehearsal and an evening concert at the Macao Cultural Centre. This is the first concert of the tour, and on the program is Wagner's Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, with soloist Nikolaj Znaider, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 in E minor.

The group is adjusting to the time change, since we are 12 hours ahead here in Macao, and exploring the city a little bit this evening.