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.

Event: 22 March 2026 (evening, time TBC)

Sectional rehearsals, rehearsals & final rehearsal: 20–22 March 2026 (tentative)

Venue: Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong

• Professionals or music lovers with aged 6 or above are welcomed
• Please choose from Sheng, Lusheng, Hulusheng, Hulusi, Harmonica or Bagpipes
• 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 after the registration deadline.
• The repertoire to be performed with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in the evening concert (composed by Ng Cheuk-yin) will be announced after the registration deadline.
• If you are interested in joining the Sheng training class ($2,500), please indicate your interest by completing the registration form. This training class is designed for beginners or individuals with no prior experience. The fee covers 10 training sessions, the registration fee, and a Sheng instrument. Each class requires a minimum of 20 participants and will commence once this number is reached. Participants must be at least six years old by the registration deadline.

Free Registration

*Participants may add HKD 160 to receive the Guinness World Record certificate (digital copy), SDG World Record commemorative certificate (printed copy) and souvenir badge

Registration Deadline: 20 December 2025

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