2024
2024
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
About the Program
Continuing our voyage of self-identity, Becoming Me pieces together music from Taiwan, Spain, and around the world to find a path to our truest self today. Inspired by the energetic music of flamenco dance and the nostalgic melodies of Hokkien music, this annual opening concert invites everyone to join us on a journey of cross-cultural exploration.
Maestro Ken Hsieh and TAIWANfest Orchestra brings more than 40 local musicians to Harbourfront’s Concert Stage. A live music show presented by a diverse community of music artists to the diverse community of Toronto.
| Danse Espagnole from Swan Lake | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Rain Fall 天空落水 | Traditional Hakka Song Arranged by Lee Che-Yi 李哲藝 |
| Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| III: Alborada | |
| IV: Scena e canto Gitano | |
| V: Fandango Asturiano | |
| Moon Represents My Heart 月亮代表我的心 |
Weng Ching-Hsi 翁清溪 Arranged by Lee Che-Yi 李哲藝 |
| Concierto de Aranjuez (2nd Mvt) Solo Harpist: Andrew Chan |
Joaquín Rodrigo |
| Selections from Carmen Suite | Georges Bizet |
| Aragonaise | |
| Habenera | |
| Chanson du Toreador | |
| Danse Boheme | |
| Green Island Serenade 綠島小夜曲 |
Chow Lan-ping 周藍萍 Arranged by Lee Che-Yi 李哲藝 |
| La Boda de Luis Alonso | Geronimo Gimenez |
| Danzón No. 2 | Arturo Márquez |
Edmonton-born with Taiwanese parents, Maestro Ken Hsieh is a world-renowned conductor who has performed in top venues around the world; he is also the founder, music director, and principal conductor of the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra. With his endless passion and compelling presence on the podium, Maestro Ken Hsieh has led the annual TAIWANfest Toronto Orchestra composed of dedicated local musicians since 2015.
From the Curating Team
Through the universal languages of dance and music, TAIWANfest explores intercultural connections in flamenco dance, Chinese-language music, and more.
About the Program
Continuing our voyage of self-identity, Becoming Me pieces together music from Taiwan, Spain, and around the world to find a path to our truest self today. Inspired by the energetic music of flamenco dance and the nostalgic melodies of Hokkien music, this annual opening concert invites everyone to join us on a journey of cross-cultural exploration.
Maestro Ken Hsieh and TAIWANfest Orchestra brings more than 40 local musicians to Harbourfront’s Concert Stage. A live music show presented by a diverse community of music artists to the diverse community of Toronto.
| Danse Espagnole from Swan Lake | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Rain Fall 天空落水 | Traditional Hakka Song Arranged by Lee Che-Yi 李哲藝 |
| Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| III: Alborada | |
| IV: Scena e canto Gitano | |
| V: Fandango Asturiano | |
| Moon Represents My Heart 月亮代表我的心 |
Weng Ching-Hsi 翁清溪 Arranged by Lee Che-Yi 李哲藝 |
| Concierto de Aranjuez (2nd Mvt) Solo Harpist: Andrew Chan |
Joaquín Rodrigo |
| Selections from Carmen Suite | Georges Bizet |
| Aragonaise | |
| Habenera | |
| Chanson du Toreador | |
| Danse Boheme | |
| Green Island Serenade 綠島小夜曲 |
Chow Lan-ping 周藍萍 Arranged by Lee Che-Yi 李哲藝 |
| La Boda de Luis Alonso | Geronimo Gimenez |
| Danzón No. 2 | Arturo Márquez |
Edmonton-born with Taiwanese parents, Maestro Ken Hsieh is a world-renowned conductor who has performed in top venues around the world; he is also the founder, music director, and principal conductor of the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra. With his endless passion and compelling presence on the podium, Maestro Ken Hsieh has led the annual TAIWANfest Toronto Orchestra composed of dedicated local musicians since 2015.
From the Curating Team
Through the universal languages of dance and music, TAIWANfest explores intercultural connections in flamenco dance, Chinese-language music, and more.
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TAIWANfest Toronto is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered here, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples of this land while we engage in meaningful conversations of culture and reconciliation.