Introduction
“Sizhu”, a type of ensemble arrangement that includes traditional Chinese string and woodwind instruments, has been the most fundamental musical style of Chai Found Music Workshop (CFMW). CFMW’s performance blend multi-directional components, such as Taiwanese folksong, traditional Taiwanese Opera, Mandarin old ballads, modern music, popular music, children’s musical, oriental musical theater and orchestration with ethnic music instruments.
In this performance, CFMW will bring to stage various interpretations of sizhu music and showcase the infinite possibilities of this hundreds-year-old genre. In “Classic Sizhu”,CMFW will present a classical repertoire with fresh, noval arrangements; in “Modern Sizhu”, CMFW will perform commissioned works from Taiwanese composers and in “Ppoetry and Taiwanese Opera” the group will integrate lines of classic Tang Poetry into the diverse musical modes of Taiwanese operatic style..
Demonstration Lecture
The Expression of Emotion in Traditional Chinese Music
Thursday, May 25, 6:00pm Flushing Library (41-17 Main St., Flushing)
Huang Chen-Ming with demonstrations by CMFW musicians
Concerts
POETRY, SIZHU and Taiwanese Opera
Fri., May 26, 2:00pm, Mid-Manhattan Library (455 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016), followed by a Q&A session with the musicians
Sat., May 27, 3:30pm, Queens Botanical Garden (43-50 Main St, Flushing, NY 11355) free with admission
Sun., May 28, 1:00pm, Passport to Taiwan Festival, Union Square, NY
Tue., May 30, 7:00pm, Culture Center, TECRO (901 Wind River Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20878)