Being the best performance team, NCO from Taiwan
stands firmly in the country and explores traditions; its exceptional
performance in Michigan has brought forward an Eastern whirlwind, and once
again flawlessly achieved another cultural exchange between Taiwan and USA.
National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan, affiliated with
Ministry of Culture, has accepted the invitation from “Michigan Taiwanese
American Organization”, and co-performed the phenomenalSplendid Taiwanconcert at 8:00 pm on 7th October at the
University of Michigan, SMTD, Stamps Auditorium, with SMTD musicians, as well
as hosted theTraditional Taiwanese Operaworkshop.
The tour performance was successful, and received resounding response, with the
NCO portraying the role of cultural pioneer to conduct mutual and intimate
exchange between Taiwan and USA through music.
Liu Chen-Ling (Dizi), concertmaster of
National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan, and three assistant concertmasters including
Wang Chun-Ning (Erhu), Lin Ming-Hui (Yangqin), and Lin Ya-Hsueh (Percussion),
were led by the conductor, professor Amy Chang, and performed the Splendid
Taiwanconcert on 7th
October at the University of Michigan, SMTD, Stamps Auditorium, along with
cello and violin professor Megan Rohrer, flute professor Amy Porter,
percussionist Emily A. Salgado, and Taiwanese pianist Amy I. Cheng, who used to
live in the states. The concern program not only included The Four Seasons of Taiwanand
A
Suite of Taiwan Folk Melodies, which are rich in Taiwanese features,
but also consisted ofA Grasshopper Teases a Cock, a
double flute concerto that describes Taiwan’s farming life, The
April Rain Erhu Fantasy Concerto, a fantasie that has adopted the name
of TengYu-Hsien’s April Rain, Clouds Overshadowed by Sunrise , a
Yangqin and Piano concerto with Hakka style, and Double Percussion Concerto,
which is rearranged with Taitung Amis tune and musical instruments; Taiwanese
and American musicians went up to the stage successively and performed fiercely
against each other, where the staggered turmoil between the East and the West
displayed a musical feast of international standard. With the thundering round
of applause requesting for encore, the encore trackBlooming Flowers and Full Moon
emitted a joyous atmosphere, making the University of Michigan, SMTD, Stamps
Auditorium the center stage of profound exchange and contribution between
Taiwanese and American musicians that night.
During its continuous tour schedule in
Michigan, the National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan specially held a refreshing
session ofTraditional Taiwanese Opera
workshop at the University of Michigan on 7th October (Mon), where Chang
Meng-I, best actress of the year for the Golden Melody Awards for Traditional
Arts and Music, served as the instructor on stage, and demonstrated Taiwanese
Opera’s gestures, steps, music, and aria. Multiple administration supervisors
and academic directors of the University of Michigan attended the workshop,
where they presented encouraging orations at the workshop symposium, and praised
the artistry and charm of Taiwanese Opera, as well as recognized how each actor
depicted profound dramatic gestures through their outstanding techniques and
skills. The Traditional Taiwanese Opera workshop connected audiences in close
proximity and a face to face approach, which attracted numerous University of
Michigan students and music fans, and received well recognition for the debuted
Taiwanese theater art.
2019 North America Tour of the National Chinese
Orchestra Taiwan on successfully completing two sessions of Splendid Taiwan theater concert, one
session of exchange concert for Taiwanese and American music elites, and one
session of Taiwanese opera workshop between 1st and 10th
October. The NCO used music to meet new friends and solicit overseas
compatriots, then through the name of Splendid
Taiwan, shared Taiwanese culture and cultural aesthetics, and actively
expanded the international stage for Taiwanese culture, which received
resounding response of Michigan, and has successfully achieved a significant
exchange between Taiwanese and American culture.