“Thousand Reeds in Harmony Marathon" Info Session:

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

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, 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

Sectional rehearsals, rehearsals & final rehearsal: 20–22 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
• Free for registration; however, a separate fee applies for obtaining the Certificate of World Record for Sustainable Development and commemorative badge
• Participants must memorise the music and bring their own instruments
• HKCO will provide music scores with different levels upon registration
• 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 to perform flash mob pieces at designated locations within the Kai Tak Sports Park. All groups will then gather at the East Village to perform alongside the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in an outdoor evening concert.
• Participants are required to practice the International Sheng Festival theme song "Thousand Reeds in Harmony", released by the Orchestra, for the flash mob performance. 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 mob repertoire based on participants’ levels. Each performance will last approximately 15–20 minutes. Further details will be announced later.
• The repertoire to be performed with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in the evening concert (composed by Ng Cheuk-yin) will be announced later
• An information session will be held at 7:00pm on 4 November at the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. Interested participants may register via the link below: https://forms.gle/aYvtDosJGTjQRtMr5 

Free Registration

*Add-on item - an SDG World Record commemorative certificate and a souvenir badge: HKD 160 (per person)

Sheng sponsoring partner (17-reed Sheng)