Time  

2026/3/14(Sat) 19:30-20:30

Duration is approximately 60 minutes.

Venue: Concert Hall

  Program  

J. S. BACH: Triple Concerto in a minor, BWV 1044

J. S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro

J. S. BACH: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (also known as the Coffee Cantata), BWV 211

  Performer(s)  

Soprano｜HUANG Li-chin

Tenor｜LIN Yi-wei

Baritone｜CHAO Fang-hao

Baroque Flute｜MA yu

Baroque Violin｜Shio OHSHITA

Harpsichord｜Han-na LEE

The Gleam Ensemble

  Team Introduction  

The Gleam Ensemble

The word Gleam in Old English refers to a faint yet persistent light, reminiscent of the steady candlelight found in Baroque painting, which creates dramatic contrasts of light and shadow. At the same time, Gleam also symbolizes the Eastern virtues of modesty and humility, reflecting the ensemble’s mission to promote historically informed performance in Taiwan. The group performs on period instruments, applying rigorous scholarly research to interpret music spanning the history of Western art from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the Baroque and early Classical eras.

Its members have won major international competitions and have performed across Europe and Asia, including appearances at the Morges International Organ Festival in Switzerland, the Bad Krozingen Early Music Festival in Germany, the Morella Early Music Festival in Spain, and the Sacred Music Festival in South Korea. The ensemble has established international collaborations with Capella de Ministrers (Spain), InAlto (Belgium), and La Risonanza (Italy). In 2025, it will join the European Early Music Network (REMA). In 2026, the ensemble will launch the Gleam International Early Music Festival: 400 Years of Spain, marking a new chapter in Taiwan’s early music scene on an international scale.

Soprano｜HUANG Li-Chin

HUANG Li-Chin, soprano is currently the only Taiwanese singer to have graduated with First Prize from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMD de Paris), where she also became the first Taiwanese to be admitted to and to obtain the school’s Diplôme de Perfectionnement et de Spécialisation in 2008. Since 2018, she has been serving as a full-time faculty member in the Department of Music at Soochow University.

Tenor｜LIN Yi-wei 

Tenor LIN Yi-wei, Mozarteum Salzburg graduate in Lied und Oratorium, has won "Young Artist Showcase Competition" Award and top prizes. He has performed in Europe, remains active on major Taiwanese stages, promotes local music, and is a adjunct professor at several universities.

Baritone｜CHAO Fang-hao

Baritone CHAO Fang-hao, Konzertexamen graduate from the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar, teaches at National Taiwan Normal University and National Taipei University of Education. He has performed widely with major Taiwanese orchestras and opera companies, including Tosca, La Bohème, Fidelio, and Gianni Schicchi.

Baroque Flute｜MA Yu 

Flutist, graduated Soochow University and Taipei National University of the Arts, studied with Huang Zhen-Ying and Fan Mannong. Since 2015 studied Baroque flute in Germany, earning Soloist Master's (Berlin, 2020) and post- master's (Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, 2025). Prizewinner, active in Europe, member of The Gleam Ensemble, promoting early music in Taiwan.

Baroque Violin｜Shio OHSHITA

Shio OHSHITA, baroque violinist and musical director of The Gleam Ensemble Taiwan, studied in Hiroshima, Karlsruhe, Freiburg, Mozarteum Salzburg, and Schola Cantorum. She won the 2017 Biagio Marini International Chamber Music Competition, performs regularly in European baroque ensembles, and holds scholarships from Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now and Nakamura Foundation.

Harpsichord | Han-na LEE

Han-na LEE, born in Seoul, is a harpsichord lecturer at Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Trained under Andrea Marcon and Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, she holds degrees from Seoul Presbyterian University, Korea National University of Arts, and Basel. Award-winning, she performs internationally in early music festivals, chamber ensembles, and recordings.

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