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MOC announces official opening of NTSO Digital Concert Hall on Indigenous Peoples' Day

  • Date:2021-08-01
MOC announces official opening of NTSO Digital Concert Hall on Indigenous Peoples' Day

Minister of Culture Lee Yung-te announced the official opening of National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (NTSO) Digital Concert Hall on Aug. 1 as the NTSO in Wufeng, Taichung holds its first live-streamed digital concert in conjunction with Indigenous Peoples' Day.
 
 Lee listened to the concert from MOC's office in Taipei. Before the concert, he spoke to the online and offline audiences in real-time connection and pointed out that the MOC has invested NT$22 million into the NTSO Digital Concert Hall for equipment upgrades and digital planning through the use of high-quality 4K 5G video technology.
 
 Lee emphasized that in the face of the ongoing pandemic, the arts and cultural industry is the first to be impacted, which brings a lot of uncertainty. The MOC will work hard to promote high-quality online live performances and looks forward to assisting the arts and cultural industry in its transformation during the crisis period, he said.
 
 The "Echoes in the Valleys (山谷的迴響)" concert on Aug. 1 was performed by the assistant conductor of the NTSO Yeh Cheng-Te (葉政德), who received a M.A of Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne. Yeh conducted the symphony with a clear rhythm, with a mastery of emotions in delivering a steady and outstanding performance. 
 
 Atayal soprano Mewas Lin (林惠珍) performed breathtaking songs including "O mio babbino caro (親愛的爸爸)," and indigenous folksongs such as "Ho Mei Ya Ya (荷美雅亞)," and "Sinramat Simu Balay (我懷念的朋友)," among others.
 
 Immediately after, three-time Golden Melody Awards winner Sangpuy Katatepan Mavaliyw (桑布伊) from the Puyuma tribe sang a number of aboriginal ballads such as "Yaangad - Hoiyan Hoiyan (椏幹-青年之歌)", " Hoyaiyan (如在天堂)" and "Denan kadi Tuwangalan (卑南山)," arranged by winner of Golden Horse Awards composer Cincin Lee (李欣芸). She reflected the magnificent melody of the indigenous people with symphony, as though taking the audience on a journey through the mountains and forests to experience the captivating vigor of the indigenous people.  
 
 For the second half, NTSO presented domestic composers such as Yiu Chang-fa (游昌發), Chung Yiu-kwong (鍾耀光), Chen Shu-si (陳樹熙) whose works are inspired by indigenous elements, and ended with the song "高山青 (Gao Shan Qing)." It was hoped that this concert was able to bring extra significance to Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples' Day.