Ying Chun Chen – pipa (Chinese lute) – Chen will give a pipa solo recital concert on Sunday April 24 at 1:20-2:20pm

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

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。

Klaus Bru (Saxophone), a German, who has lived in Taiwan and China for decades, has worked with an abundance of artists in dissimilar musical contexts, covering a spectrum from Experimental Noise, Electronica, to Mainstream Jazz, and Pop Music. Bru is one of only a handful of saxophonists who specialize in the rare C-saxes, which he likes to electrify and treat like a guitar. He has performed and recorded with Marc Ribot, Sunny Murray, Franz Hautzinger, Peter Herbert, Michael Moser, Bilal Karaman, Li Jian-Hong, Aming Liang, Sabu Toyozumi, and Eddie Prevost.