The one sure thing that you can say about China is that you are never sure what arrangements have been made and what might happen next. Such was the case when I was invited to the Ying Wa College in Hong Kong. I arrived expecting only to meet with school faculty and administrators and receive a tour of the school. Instead I was ushered into an auditorium with the entire student body present, along with faculty, administrators and other invited guests, and sat for the next two hours as the principal judge of the school’s annual choral competition. I learned that this was a longstanding tradition, going back to the early part of the 19th century. The “college” is actually a high school for boys. In the picture above with what must be one of the very few Hammond organs in Hong Kong are myself, the principal of the school, two fellow adjudicators, and my translator/guide. (Picture courtesy of Boron Li)