Dear Weiwuying Unlimited member, this is a Weiwuying presented program. You can contact us for a free ticket or buy extra tickets via the link below. Thank You! (Contact +886-7-262-6666 or unlimited@npac-weiwuying.org)
● Approx. 90 mins incl. 1 interval of 20 mins
● The first half of the concert features The Bear shown on the Hall’s big screen with live orchestral performance
● In the second half of the concert, Peter &the Wolf will be shown on the Hall’s big screen with live orchestral performance
● 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
● 25% off for Weiwuying Youth member
● Applicable for Weiwuying Unlimited member
● For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit
The Bear and Peter & the Wolf Live in Concert
Last year, Weiwuying's The Film: Live in Concert Christmas series was widely praised and received an enthusiastic response from theater audiences. For Christmas 2020, this film screening-live concert combination will feature two award winning animated films, The Bear and Peter and the Wolf.
The Bear, which will be presented during the first half of the program, was written by renowned British illustrator Raymond Briggs and composed by Howard Blake, and follows on the heels of their previous collaboration, The Snowman. The Bear tells the story of a friendship between a girl and a polar bear and the fantasy journey they embark on together. The second half of the program is dedicated to Prokoev's well known Peter and the Wolf. This stop-motion animated film is directed by British director Suzie Templeton, and differs from previous versions in that the moral is more profound and there is a surprise ending. Templeton's version of the story has won numerous awards including the 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. (Written by Pokey LIN)
Creative and Production Team
Conductor| Stuart HANCOCK
Ensemble| Counterpoint Ensemble
Girl Soprano of The Bear|Amina Tsai-Shiun KO (December 19, 14:30 & December 20, 14:30), Audrey Yun-Jen TSAI (December 19, 19:30)
Tenor of The Bear|Claude LIN
Baritone of The Bear|Yi-Sheng HSU
The Bear
Author| Raymond BRIGGS
Composer| Howard BLAKE
Peter & the Wolf
Author| Suzie TEMPLETON, Marianela MALDONADO
Composer| Sergey PROKOFIEV
Artist Introduction
Conductor | Stuart HANCOCK
Stuart Hancock is a British film and TV composer, best known for his scores to the BBC fantasy drama 'Atlantis' and the animated movie adaptation of 'We're Going On A Bear Hunt'. He has conducted live concert performances of this multi-award-winning score in the UK, Ireland and Taiwan (paired with Howard Blake's 'The Snowman' for Weiwuying's Christmas series last year).
As a composer, Stuart's other credits include 'London's Burning' (ITV), 'The Lampies' (BBC), the World Cup documentary 'One Night In Turin', the Netflix comedy-horror 'Crazyhead', and numerous commercials over a 20-year professional career. Stuart won a prestigious BASCA British Composer Award in 2015 for his community song-cycle 'Snapshot Songs'. The work was performed at London's Barbican Centre and was acclaimed by the judging panel as "often very touching and always beautifully poetic" and "a wonderful concept brilliantly pulled off".
Other concert pieces include concerti and chamber works, and his second youth opera 'The Cutlass Crew' was staged in London in December 2017, with a US premiere due in Boston in April 2021. In 2019, Stuart released 'Raptures', his new album in the field of classical music, recorded with the BBC Concert Orchestra. The album debuted at no.1 on Spotify's curated list of new releases, and was praised as "joyous hour of large, lyrical music" (BBC Music Magazine) and "a thoroughly indulgent pleasure" (The Strad).
Counterpoint Ensemble
In 1997, Kung-Ling LIANG, the Art Director and founder of Counterpoint Ensemble, gathered the impassioned, professional musicians and built up the Ensemble in Southern Taiwan. The Ensemble has not only performed in chamber music, but also created interdisciplinary program, in which the Ensemble works with visual artists, dancers, actors to express classical music in the diversified circumstances. In 2011, the Ensemble worked with a renowned French mime group and performed L'Amour. Bunya Koh and His Two Wives, the multidisciplinary program the Ensemble made in 2014, had been nominated by Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture. The commentator of National Culture and Arts Foundation once considered the performance of the Ensemble was “the perfect balance of music and theater.” Counterpoint Ensemble had performed in several concert halls in Taiwan, including Kaohsiung and Taipei, also acquired commendation from government for almost a decade. Furthermore, the Ensemble has received commendation from Taiwan Ministry of Culture for 5 years, being a recognition for the Ensemble’s effort and quality.
Major Sponsor
Sponsor
The Bear and Peter & the Wolf Live in Concert
Last year, Weiwuying's The Film: Live in Concert Christmas series was widely praised and received an enthusiastic response from theater audiences. For Christmas 2020, this film screening-live concert combination will feature two award winning animated films, The Bear and Peter and the Wolf.
The Bear, which will be presented during the first half of the program, was written by renowned British illustrator Raymond Briggs and composed by Howard Blake, and follows on the heels of their previous collaboration, The Snowman. The Bear tells the story of a friendship between a girl and a polar bear and the fantasy journey they embark on together. The second half of the program is dedicated to Prokoev's well known Peter and the Wolf. This stop-motion animated film is directed by British director Suzie Templeton, and differs from previous versions in that the moral is more profound and there is a surprise ending. Templeton's version of the story has won numerous awards including the 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. (Written by Pokey LIN)
Creative and Production Team
Conductor| Stuart HANCOCK
Ensemble| Counterpoint Ensemble
Girl Soprano of The Bear|Amina Tsai-Shiun KO (December 19, 14:30 & December 20, 14:30), Audrey Yun-Jen TSAI (December 19, 19:30)
Tenor of The Bear|Claude LIN
Baritone of The Bear|Yi-Sheng HSU
The Bear
Author| Raymond BRIGGS
Composer| Howard BLAKE
Peter & the Wolf
Author| Suzie TEMPLETON, Marianela MALDONADO
Composer| Sergey PROKOFIEV
Artist Introduction
Conductor | Stuart HANCOCK
Stuart Hancock is a British film and TV composer, best known for his scores to the BBC fantasy drama 'Atlantis' and the animated movie adaptation of 'We're Going On A Bear Hunt'. He has conducted live concert performances of this multi-award-winning score in the UK, Ireland and Taiwan (paired with Howard Blake's 'The Snowman' for Weiwuying's Christmas series last year).
As a composer, Stuart's other credits include 'London's Burning' (ITV), 'The Lampies' (BBC), the World Cup documentary 'One Night In Turin', the Netflix comedy-horror 'Crazyhead', and numerous commercials over a 20-year professional career. Stuart won a prestigious BASCA British Composer Award in 2015 for his community song-cycle 'Snapshot Songs'. The work was performed at London's Barbican Centre and was acclaimed by the judging panel as "often very touching and always beautifully poetic" and "a wonderful concept brilliantly pulled off".
Other concert pieces include concerti and chamber works, and his second youth opera 'The Cutlass Crew' was staged in London in December 2017, with a US premiere due in Boston in April 2021. In 2019, Stuart released 'Raptures', his new album in the field of classical music, recorded with the BBC Concert Orchestra. The album debuted at no.1 on Spotify's curated list of new releases, and was praised as "joyous hour of large, lyrical music" (BBC Music Magazine) and "a thoroughly indulgent pleasure" (The Strad).
Counterpoint Ensemble
In 1997, Kung-Ling LIANG, the Art Director and founder of Counterpoint Ensemble, gathered the impassioned, professional musicians and built up the Ensemble in Southern Taiwan. The Ensemble has not only performed in chamber music, but also created interdisciplinary program, in which the Ensemble works with visual artists, dancers, actors to express classical music in the diversified circumstances. In 2011, the Ensemble worked with a renowned French mime group and performed L'Amour. Bunya Koh and His Two Wives, the multidisciplinary program the Ensemble made in 2014, had been nominated by Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture. The commentator of National Culture and Arts Foundation once considered the performance of the Ensemble was “the perfect balance of music and theater.” Counterpoint Ensemble had performed in several concert halls in Taiwan, including Kaohsiung and Taipei, also acquired commendation from government for almost a decade. Furthermore, the Ensemble has received commendation from Taiwan Ministry of Culture for 5 years, being a recognition for the Ensemble’s effort and quality.
Major Sponsor
Sponsor
Dear Weiwuying Unlimited member, this is a Weiwuying presented program. You can contact us for a free ticket or buy extra tickets via the link below. Thank You! (Contact +886-7-262-6666 or unlimited@npac-weiwuying.org)
● Approx. 90 mins incl. 1 interval of 20 mins
● The first half of the concert features The Bear shown on the Hall’s big screen with live orchestral performance
● In the second half of the concert, Peter &the Wolf will be shown on the Hall’s big screen with live orchestral performance
● 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
● 25% off for Weiwuying Youth member
● Applicable for Weiwuying Unlimited member
● For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit