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\n\nBesides the breathtaking vineyard-style seating and outstanding acoustics at the Weiwuying Concert Hall, the pipe organ, located on the top floor, is another major highlight. If you're wondering what this largest organ in Asia can do, our Explore the Pipe Organ series of events is just what you're looking for!
\n\nPerformances will be enhanced with other instruments, special lighting effects, and informative explanations, which will make the organ's diversity and charm more accessible and understandable to the audience.
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In addition, the programs boast two unique features: The first is that they will be Close-up Shows—the stage will be transformed into a seating area to give the audience an even closer experience with the organ. The second is the Musical Chairs aspect: members of the audience will be permitted to get up and move to other seats between pieces of music to try out different perspectives and get an idea of which seats they would like to reserve for future performances.
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So for an hour each month, come to our Explore the Pipe Organ events to see all the secrets behind this fascinating instrument!
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\n\t\t\t 8/2(Wed)14:30-15:30 \n\n\t\t\tEternal Love - Baroque Concertos (Close-up Show) \n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t | \n\t\t|
\n\t\t\t For the romantic atmosphere of Chinese Valentine's Day, August's event will showcase solo organ performances of two of history's most well-known songs, WAGNER's "Bridal Chorus" from Lohengrin and MENDELSSOHN's "Wedding Procession" from A Midsummer Night's Dream—you might just think you should be throwing rice and crying! The show will produce a different, but by no means inferior, feel compared with the commonly heard orchestra versions. \n\n\t\t\tTo emphasize this distinction, BACH's Concerto in d minor and WALTHER's Concerto in b minor (adaptations of concertos by VIVALDI) will fully express the diversity of the organ's timbre. In addition, BACH's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and MÜTHEL's Fantasie in F Major for Organ will add to the warmth and joy of the program. \n\t\t\t | \n\t\t|
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\n\t\t\t 9/27(Wed)14:30-15:30 \n\n\t\t\tEchoing Folk Songs from Around the World (Musical Chairs) \n\n\t\t\tOrganist|Sean JACKSON \n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t | \n\t\t|
\n\t\t\t Most people are accustomed to pipe organs performing hymns or psalms. But what would it be like if the pipe organ played well-known and enduring folk songs? In this performance, LIU Hsin-hung will play Taiwan Sketches by CHEN Si-chih on the pipe organ, presenting the island's landscapes. LIU also invites Caribbean organist and pianist, Sean JACKSON, to adapt classic Taiwanese melodies dear to him. Furthermore, LIU blends the Taiwanese ballad "Lonely Flower" with the world-famous "Edelweiss" demonstrating how music transcends boundaries. JACKSON will also bring melodies filled with tropical charm. Combined with the ’musical chair’ series where audience are invited to choose or change seats, they can experience music from across the globe all within the concert hall! \n\t\t\t | \n\t\t|
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\n\t\t\t 10/18(Wed)14:30-15:30 \n\n\t\t\tKnock! Knock! Music or Trick! (Close-up Show) \n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t | \n\t\t|
\n\t\t\t How versatile is a pipe organ? Beyond religious imagery, the pipe organ in contemporary film and television tends to bring about a thrilling and devious effect. After all, a person with the ability to produce a massive and overpowering sound, is either an act of divinity or monstrosity. This Halloween-themed performance selects organ pieces with mysterious and eerie qualities: BACH's Toccata and Fugue in d minor, already synonymous with "vampires," unique contemporary jazz syncopated pieces, and the pensive Clair de Lune by DEBUSSY, SOUSA's grand The Stars and Stripes Forever. Audience can also feel the intense impact of the instrument whilst seating directly under the organ in this "close-up show" concert. \n\t\t\t | \n\t\t|
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\n\t\t\t 11/22(Wed)14:30-15:30 \n\n\t\t\tThe Pipe Organ Battles the Symphony (Musical Chairs) \n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t | \n\t\t|
\n\t\t\t With the use of both hands and feet of the musican, together with hundreds of pipes, the pipe organ can be an equal match to a modern full-size symphony orchestra! In this performance, pipe organist LIU Hsin-hung will act as a conductor and an orchestra all by himself to demostrate the granduer of this instrument!! Variations de Concert by French composer Joseph BONNET and the symphonies of French composer Charles-Marie WIDOR are written solely for solo organ. From the title alone, you can detect how the composers equate the pipe organ with the orchestra. The popular film scores such as John WILLIAMS' "Imperial March" from Star Wars and Hans ZIMMER's score for Interstellar, demonstrate the organ's ability to correspond to the boundless universe. In this 'musical chair' series, audience are invited to change or choose seats, giving them an opportunity to appreciate to appreciate the grandeur of the pipe organ from various angles. \n\t\t\t | \n\t\t|
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\n\t\t\t 12/13(Wed)14:30-15:30 \n\n\t\t\tChristmas Feast of Joy \n\n\t\t\tOrganist|Sean JACKSON, CHEN Hsiang-yu \n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t | \n\t\t|
\n\t\t\t At the end of 2023, three organists: LIU Hsin-hung, Sean JACKSON, and CHEN Hsiang-yu, will jointly present “Resounding Joy: The Pipe Organ Christmas Extravaganza,” which includes a selection of Christmas-themed pieces across history, including works from HANDEL, TCHAIKOVSKY, and American Negro Spirituals. They will pull out all their stops and fully utilizing all the organs, including one on stage, two on the third floor, a concert piano and a positive organ. This program will showcase the special blend of different keyboard instruments and demonstrate the full potential of Weiwuying's pipe organ, drawing a lively and exciting conclusion for the year! \n\t\t\t | \n\t\t|
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Pipe Organist|LIU Hsin-hung
\n\nDr. LIU holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Washington and is currently a professor at Tainan Theological College and Seminary and an adjunct professor at Taipei National University of the Arts and Tainan University of Technology. LIU is a member of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) and serves as the chair of the AGO's Taiwan Chapter.
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Guest Organist|Sean JACKSON (Sep, Dec)
\n\nAn outstanding soloist and accompanist on the international stage, JACKSON has performed in the many countries worldwide. Since 2004, he has served as the organist and music director of music at churchs in Northeastern USA. To date, he has recorded numerous solo and collaborative albums.
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Guest Organist|CHEN Hsiang-yu (Dec)
\n\nOrganist, pianist, and harpsichordist; recipient of the NTCH Prominent Young Musician and Chunghsing Arts Award for music. Currently teaching at Soochow University Department of Music, CHEN is often invited to write music-related articles, and her written works are published on her blog Chen Hsiang-yu's Music World.
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Host|Abby CHU
\n\nAbby CHU is Orgelkids Taiwan music director. She has served as a host of Educational Lecture Recitals for Organ, lecturer of the Organ Workshop in Pingtung Performing Arts Center and Weiwuying, speaker of Pingtung Performing Arts' Film A 9 minutes introduction to the King of Musical Instruments- Organ, the music director of Orgelkids Taiwan Summer Music Camp, and the lecturer of Developing STEM Approaches for Understanding Organ Project in Schools.
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The pipe organ is one of the world's oldest instruments, dating back to as early as the 3 rd century BC in Greece. Since it has a majestic, dignified sound, which is even more pronounced by the echo in large churches, along with its variance in timbre, it became an important presence in Christianity beginning in the Middle Ages, in turn prompting the composition of a great number of pieces over time.
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As missionaries brought their faith out of Europe, the organ followed to churches all over the world—over 30 can be found in Taiwanese churches. Now that Western classical music is a popular genre, almost all concert halls are built with an organ, allowing people all over to hear the grandeur of this fascinating instrument.
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Similarly, an organ was also put into the plans for Weiwuying.Century-old German organ manufacturer Johannes Klais Orgelbau built the instrument, which has 9,085 pipes and 127 stops, over a period of a bit more than three years. It is both the largest organ in Asia and the only concert hall organ in the world with the capacity to be played by three organists at the same time.Being perfectly blended into the vineyard seating as the cherry on top, it never fails to stun world-class organists from around the globe!
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