Playing music is the favourite pastime of many people in Hong Kong. However, how much of a struggle would it be to make a career in music?
Both Alex and Moon are amateur musicians who are pursuing a dream in music in their spare time.
Moon So has been passionate about music since childhood. She wanted to study music at university. But her father’s objection made her choose another field – diagnostic radiography. After graduation she became a diagnostic radiographer. But she continued to study music in her spare time. However, when she could no longer handle both she decided to quit her job. She became a full time music teacher. But soon she realised reality was too different from her idealistic notion. In the end she has decided to spend her time between making a living as a diagnostic radiographer and pursuing her interest in music by running an amateur orchestra which she has established.
Alex Wong learned to play the oboe in secondary school. When he went to university he gave up studying music in favour of maths. After becoming a secondary school teacher, he picked up his interest in music again. He has bought many professional musical instruments and takes every opportunity to perform with amateur orchestras. His amateur status sometimes makes certain gigs unavailable to him. Although he has never received endorsement from his parents in his passion for music he still insists on being a professional amateur musician. He dreams of one day becoming a professional performer.
在香港，演奏音樂是很多人的業餘興趣之一，但要將音樂發展成自己的職業，他們又要面對多少掙扎呢？
Ｍｏｏｎ與Ａｌｅｘ都是業餘的追夢者，在有限的時間內追尋自己的音樂夢。
蘇潔明（Ｍｏｏｎ）自幼熱愛音樂，甚至希望在大學時可以入讀音樂系，可惜因為遭到爸爸反對而選擇了另一個學科：放射診斷。畢業後，她成為一名放射診斷師，並且在工餘時間繼續進修音樂，後來因為無法兩者兼顧而毅然辭職。她後來成為一名全職音樂老師，但不久又感覺現實環境與理想相差太遠。她最後決定用一半時間做放射診斷師以維持生計，再用另一半時間專心搞她自己創立的業餘管弦樂團。
黃鐳鈞（Ａｌｅｘ）在中學時學習雙簧管，入大學時同樣放棄了音樂系而選擇了另一個學科：數學。成為一名中學教師之後，他重拾對音樂的興趣，先後添置了不少專業樂器，然後把握機會，在各個業餘樂團中演出。他的業餘身份有時會令他損失了一些演出機會，他的音樂路也得不到父母太大的支持，但他仍堅持自己要做一個專業的業餘演奏者，並且夢想有一天可以成為職業演奏家。
