Classical music reverberated across Ohio University Southern's campus Friday as the Hong Kong Youth Orchestra performed.

&uot;It was a great evening,&uot; Dr. Eric Cunningham, associate dean at OUS and organizer of the visit, said.

&uot;This was a dream fulfilled,&uot; he said. &uot;It has been an honor for the university to have the students and parents here at OUS.&uot;

The Baptist Lui Ming Choi Primary School Symphony Youth Orchestra is composed of 56 children, ages six to 16. They performed works by Beethoven, Mozart, traditional Hong Kong music, and others pieces.

Bartholomew Law, the first graduate of Ohio University’s Hong Kong program, conducted the orchestra.

&uot;I think it was excellent,&uot; Law said of the performance. &uot;They are young kids and they traveled from the other side of the world.

&uot;The audience here is very polite and really love music,&uot; he said. &uot;They showed a lot of support.&uot;

B.J. Wurts, a South Point student at OUS and a musician, was impressed.

&uot;It was magnificent,&uot; he said. &uot;Their discipline is overwhelming and doesn’t resemble anything we have in this country.&uot;

Cherry Choi, a celloist in the symphony, said she was a little nervous because they were playing in another country in front of more people than usual. Toward the end of the concert, she said she was happy because she wasn’t as nervous and played well.

Andrew George, the newly hired conductor of the OU orchestra, performed as guest conductor during a portion of the show.

&uot;To my ear, even modern recording technology can never fully capture the sound of an orchestra…the nuances can only be experienced live,&uot; George said.

The orchestra will perform the concert again Wednesday morning in the Riffe rotunda to film it for the university’s television station, Cunningham said. The public is invited to attend. Michael Caldwell/The Ironton Tribune