於2011年11月11日成立的擊樂二重奏，成員包括馬詩恩（揚琴／敲擊）和陳穎祺（敲擊）。樂隊以揚琴和馬林巴琴作為主線，窺探與不同敲擊樂所引發的共鳴。演奏曲目近至香港本土作品，遠至世界各地特色音樂。香港是一處藝術文化交薈的地方，作為土生土長的PAAR!!!!，成為了表達當中城市文化獨一無二的揚聲體。原創作品有《黑暗中的亮光》(2011)－於匈牙利舉行的第11屆世界揚琴大會中首演；委約作品《I Beg》(2012)－於2012美國南加州馬林巴琴比賽中首演；其他改編樂曲包括《花鼓》、《微聲禱告》、《里爾舞曲》及《紀念庫普蘭-前奏曲》等。

 

PAAR!!!!, a duo combines of Chinese and Western percussion instruments, formed on 11 November 2011 by Sze-yan MA and Wing-ki CHAN in Hong Kong. The group mainly focuses on yangqin (Chinese hammer dulcimer) and marimba, aimed to explore innovative sounds created by Eastern and Western percussion instruments.PAAR!!!! plays a huge variety of repertoire from their own original works to characteristic tunes from places around the world. The players’ goal is to express themselves through music under their cross-cultural background, and create a unique style among the contemporary music industry. Repertoire of PAAR!!!! included original work, Light in the Darkness (2011) – premiered in the11th World Dulcimer Festival held in Hungary. I Beg, commissioned work premiered in the Southern California Marimba Competition 2012. Other transcribing music included The Flower Drum, A Little Prayer, The Reel Dance and Le Tombeau de Couperin – Prelude etc.