葉麗儀與蔡和平 Frances Yip in Conversation with Robert Chua

55年前，葉麗儀灌錄第一張唱片，走上燦爛星途。她將憶述半個世紀以來錄製過百張中英文唱片的經歷，從而反映音樂潮流與大眾媒體的蛻變。想當年，她在滙豐銀行上班，亦身為輔警在大館值班。電視歌唱比賽讓她一夜成名兼認識了顧嘉煇。1970年代初，葉麗儀、顧嘉煇與黃霑攜手為香港大眾送上不少家傳戶曉的廣告歌；1980年的《上海灘》主題曲更讓她攀上事業高峰。這次對談的另一半是香港大眾媒體開拓先鋒蔡和平。兩人從電視歌唱比賽初相識；蔡和平當年更慧眼識英雄，邀請了顧嘉煇進入電視台工作。

節目以粵語進行，提供英語即時傳譯。

講者：
葉麗儀（歌手）
蔡和平（電視製作人）
大館邀請到陳欣健先生於活動當天擔任特別嘉賓主持。

Now celebrating 55 years as a recording artist, Frances Yip recounts her career as a multilingual star of stage and screen whose 100+ albums reflect a half-century of changing musical styles and media landscapes. A veteran multitasker, Frances had been working in the offices of HSBC and serving as a member of Hong Kong’s auxiliary police force at Tai Kwun when she won a television song contest. There she met composer Joseph Koo and launched a fruitful musical collaboration. From their early days, with her providing the anonymous voice for numerous commercial jingles, Frances became a prized interpreter of Joseph Koo and James Wong’s future Cantopop collaborations, including the theme to the 1980 television series The Bund, which later became her signature tune. Frances is in conversation with veteran television producer Robert Chua, who met her when she first arrived for her audition. Robert also hired Joseph for what proved to be the job of his life.

The conversations will be conducted in Cantonese, with simultaneous English interpretation.

Speakers:
Frances Yip (Singer)
Robert Chua (Television producer)
Mr Philip Chan was invited as a special guest to moderate the conversations.