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Taiwan Chinese Orchestra Concert Performs in Beijing

 

In 1994 he founded and headed Su Wenqing Chamber Orchestra as a conductor. The orchestra has been invited to more than fourty countries in South America, North America, Central America, Europe, Oceania and Asia for visiting performance and greeted with warm welcome and great appreciation.

Presenter: Taiwan Chinese Orchestra

With the tide of globalization, Taiwan Chinese Orchestra devotes itself to producing new works to promote Taiwan's traditional music, and passing on Taiwan's aesthetic taste in its performances. The goal of Taiwan Chinese Orchestra is to promote Taiwan's traditional and modern music and enhance the beauty of Taiwan with rich traditional music. Taiwan Chinese Orchestra is subordinate to the Preparatory Office of the National Headquarters of Taiwan Traditional Arts under Council for Cultural Affairs. The predecessor of Taiwan Chinese Orchestra is Art Academy Experimental Chinese Orchestra founded by the Ministry of Education in 1984. Guidelines for developing the Experimental Chinese Orchestra were passed by the Council for Cultural Affairs in 1990, and the Taiwan Chinese Orchestra was officially founded in March 2008.

Taiwan Chinese Orchestra absorbs both Taiwan's traditional folk traditions and modern music. It integrates various kinds of factors including drama, dance, art, poem and literature, and showcases its multiple art forms to create a new image of Chinese traditional music in the contemporary era. Taiwan Chinese Orchestra has had its performances selected as "Top 10 annual shows" of Taishin Arts Award. In 2011, Taiwan Chinese Orchestra won the Best National Music Album Award (Four Seasons of Taiwan) and Best Album Packaging Award (The Joyful Taiwan) at the 22nd Traditional Arts & Culture Gold Melody Award ceremony.

Moreover, Taiwan Chinese Orchestra spares no efforts to promote community culture and traditional music. It organizes performances in communities and charity tour shows every year to enrich people's life with traditional music. Taiwan Chinese Orchestra also serves as a national culture envoy and has given performances in Europe, America and Asia. Its performances have impressed people in many big cities including New York, Vienna, Paris, Budapest, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing.

Editor: Wen Yi

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