Thursday, May 22, 2014, 6:30 PM
Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in New York
(1 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017)
It is our pleasure to announce that Taiwan Academy of TECO in New York will launch its Film Thursday program with “Salute to the Masters: National Cultural Award Laureate Documentary” film series, which includes 3 documentaries of National Cultural Award laureates. The Executive Yuan National Cultural Award is a lifetime achievement award that honors those who have made special contributions to the maintenance or enhancement of culture, and is the highest honor for an individual in cultural circles of Taiwan. Since the award was established by the Executive Yuan of Taiwan in 1980, a total of 68 artists have been honored in fields such as education, literature, cinematic, art and dance etc.
DEEP AFFECTION FOR TAIWAN — Tyzen Hsiao’s Nostalgic Songs of Passion
6:30 pm, Thursday, May 22nd
This documentary has been honored with Bronze Remi Award in 43rd Annual World Fest- Houston International Film Festival, 2010. Tyzen Hsiao is a Taiwanese composer of the neo-Romantic school. Many of his vocal works set poems written in Taiwanese, the mother tongue of the majority of the island’s residents. His compositions stand as a musical manifestation of the Taiwanese literature movement that revitalized the island’s literary and performing arts in the 1970s and 1980s.
Tyzen Hsiao’s rich tonal style has earned him an international reputation as “Taiwan’s Rachmaninoff.” His compositions include works for solo instruments and chamber ensembles, many works for solo voice, and large-scale pieces for orchestras and choirs with soloists. His career in music includes additional success as a pianist and conductor.