The 11th edition of the Taiwan International Percussion Convention is to open on May 19, the event organizers said on Monday last week.
“As an artist, what we can do is to stay true and present pure art performances to give strength to the audience and society in an uncertain and turbulent world,” said Ju Tzong-ching (朱宗慶), founder of the Ju Percussion Group, which has organized the event since 1993.
“The International Percussion Convention is the epitome of percussion music around the world. People come to the convention to enjoy an overview of the global percussion music scene,” Ju said.
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This year’s festival is to open at the National Concert Hall in Taipei with a concert featuring Solar Myth by Taiwanese composer Chang Chiung-ying (張瓊櫻) and Beyond the Bend by Gene Koshinski, as well as new pieces by group members.
Les Percussions de Strasbourg from France, considered a pioneer of percussion music and the first modern group of its kind, is to perform works by Iannis Xenakis in Taipei on May 26 to mark the late composer’s 100th birthday, the organizers said.
The festival is to be held at the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) on May 30 and the National Taichung Theater on June 6, the group said.
Japanese drum group Ondekoza is to perform at the National Taichung Theater on May 25, at the Chiayi City Concert Hall on May 26 and at the National Concert Hall on May 27, the organizers said.
Another French group, Quatuor Beat, is set to perform in Taipei on May 22.
The Chien Chien Lu Jazz Sextet is scheduled at the Taoyuan Art Center on May 20, in Taipei on May 21, at the Dadong Arts Center in Kaohsiung on May 26 and at the National Taichung Theater on May 27, the organizer said.
The event’s Taipei leg also features five solo performances: Japanese jazz drummers Kanade Sato and Senri Kawaguchi on May 20 and marimba player Theodor Milkov on May 23, while Poland’s Marta Klimasara and Hungary’s Daniel Janca are to each perform half of a concert on May 25, the organizer said.
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