Pipa 琵琶 (Chinese lute) & Sheng 笙 (Chinese mouth organ)
Ying Chun Chen 陳瑩純 (Taiwan) & Shao Huan Hung 洪紹桓 (Taiwan)
Sunday April 24, 2016 – 1:20-2:20pm, Performance Centre, Roundhouse
Ying Chun Chen – pipa (Chinese lute) – Art of Zheng ensemble
Born in Taiwan, Chen graduated with a master degree from the Chinese Cultural University in Taipei and a Bachelor degree from the Tainan University of the Arts. She has toured in Europe, North America, and China. Currently, she is a member of the Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra, TCO College Orchestra, Taichung Pipa Ensemble, and performs regularly in solo recitals and as soloist with orchestras at the National Concert Hall in Taiwan. Chen is also active performing in theatre, music theatre, and multimedia productions.
陳瑩純 – 琵琶 (臺灣箏藝之研樂團團員)
陳瑩純，臺中市人，中國文化大學音樂系中國音樂演奏組碩士，先後畢業於臺中市光復國小國樂班、臺中市新民高中國中部音樂班、國立臺南藝術大學七年一貫制中國音樂學系。陳瑩純曾於歐洲、北美、中國各地巡迴，演出經驗豐富。主修琵琶，由黃麗娟老師啟蒙，曾師事王世榮老師、張舒淳老師、李光祖老師、杜潔明老師、顧寶文老師、陳麗晶老師、王正平教授及賴秀綢老師。現為小巨人絲竹樂團、TCO學院樂團、台中琵琶樂團團員，經常於國家音樂廳舉行音樂會，擔任琵琶協奏與獨奏。2006年至今舉辦過多場獨奏會，並積極嘗試不同的演出類型，包括舞台劇、音樂劇場或結合多媒體等跨界合作。
Shih Yang Lee piano accompaniment 李世揚鋼琴伴奏
Hung Shao Huan – sheng (Chinese mouth organ)
Born in Taichung, Taiwan, Hung completed his sheng (Chinese mouth organ) studies at Tainan National University of the Art. One of today’s most skillful young sheng players, Hung has demonstrated outstanding performances of Chinese music, Western classical music, jazz, and tango. Hung was the only Taiwanese prize winner at the CCTV Instrumental Music Competition in 2007. He is the concert master of DACHUNG Chinese Orchestra, and he has performed as a soloist with the orchestra around the world. In 2012, he came in the first place at Taiwan Student Music Competition. After being featured in an exclusive interview on Wei Xin television in 2014, Hung held his acclaimed solo recital in June. In July, he was elected as a youth ambassador of Taiwan and traveled to South America for a cultural exchange tour. In September 2015, Hung was invited to perform at several international music festivals, including the Shanghai Sheng Festival and Wuhan Music Academy Sheng Festival.
洪紹桓 – 笙
洪紹桓，台灣台中市人，畢業於國立台南藝術大學中國音樂學系 主修「笙」，跨足於中國音樂、西洋古典音樂與爵士音樂演奏，是當代兼具演奏技術與全面性音樂風格之青年笙演奏家。他曾創新改編多首不同的樂曲由笙演奏，尤其擅長於Tango曲風的掌握。2007年赴中國參與CCTV中央電視台器樂大賽奪得銅獎，是台灣唯一得獎者。多次隨台中大中國樂團赴多國參與大型演出，並擔任協奏與獨奏，目前擔任樂團首席。2012年獲得台灣學生音樂比賽大專組第一名。2014年受邀於台中『唯心電視台』接受專訪以及舉辦專場演出。6月舉辦個人專場演奏會，大受好評。7月更獲選外交部國際青年大使，遠赴拉丁美洲四國進行文化外交。2015年受邀於首屆上海笙藝術週 ，以及武漢音樂學院笙藝術節演出。
洪紹桓目前致力於推廣笙之新興樂種-「笙文曲」。「笙文曲」是由中央音樂學院笙演奏家馮海雲教授於2006年創立於台灣嘉義，以特定仿古形制之「笙」，演奏全新型態作品，主要創作素材取自宋代詩詞之內涵及意境，風格則囊括江南絲竹、廣東音樂…等各種中國傳統音樂風格。由於演奏技術難度高，目前僅有少數人有足夠能力演奏笙文曲，台灣地區則由洪紹桓擔任此創新與傳承工作。在推廣「笙文曲」之餘，更以笙來演奏爵士音樂。洪紹桓將於近期赴歐洲以笙為主要樂器修習爵士音樂，以不斷創新笙的音響。