The Macao Orchestra (OM, from the Portuguese acronym), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, presents the concert “Azzolini and Lu Jia” on Friday, 15 March, at 8pm, at the St. Dominic’s Church. Admission is free. Tickets will be distributed at the St. Dominic’s Church one hour prior to the performance. In addition to the concert, OM will specially hold a master class on 13 March, in which bassoonist Azzolini will coach the participants on bassoon solo and woodwind ensemble performance skills in person. A number of seats will also be available for observers. All music aficionados are welcome.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 2.1% year-on-year in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2018, slightly higher than the 1.9% increase in the third quarter. Economic growth in the fourth quarter was mainly driven by exports of services. External demand maintained growth; exports of services went up by 5.2% year-on-year, with exports of gaming services and other tourism services rising by 6.7% and 1.4% respectively; exports of goods increased by 10.2%. Domestic demand remained sluggish, with investment plunging by 14.3% year-on-year; meanwhile, private consumption expenditure, government final consumption expenditure and imports of goods showed respective growth of 2.8%, 3.4% and 2.3%.
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