Formosa Singers in Palo Alto

The Formosa Singers will be visiting from Taiwan, and their visit includes a concert in Palo Alto. Here are the details (h/t SY); the concert is about a month out and during a period when not that much is going on. (Hmm, nothing about the cost of the concert.)

Who: Formosa Singers

When: 7:00pm July 14, 2013 (Sunday)

Where: First United Methodist Church, located at 625 Hamilton Avenue in Palo Alto, CA

Artistic Director and Conductor: Julian Ching-Chun Su

Sound Clips:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PbXIqmrpY_E#!

You are cordially invited to the Formosa Singers concert on July 14 (Sunday) at 7:00 PM, at the First United Methodist Church, located at 625 Hamilton Avenue in Palo Alto.

 

The repertoire will include western sacred songs, folk songs from Japan, the Philippines, Brazil, and Argentina, as well as a series of folk songs in Taiwan’s aboriginal language, Taiwanese, Hakka, and mandarin.

 

Please join us for this summer evening, and enjoy the choral music of pristine quality presented by this wonderful choir from Taiwan, the Formosa.

 

More information about the Formosa Singers:

The Formosa Singers has established itself as one of the premier choral ensembles of Taiwan. Founded in 1994 by Artistic Director and Conductor, Julian Ching-Chun Su, one of the most vigorously active and influential choir conductors in Taiwan, the Formosa Singers is dedicated to the promotion of choral music of pristine quality and to refine the art of choral music in Taiwan. Over the last nineteen years, the Formosa Singers has created a level of music excellence that has been recognized throughout Taiwan and abroad.  The Formosa Singers' dedication in preserving the spirit of Taiwanese folk songs has created a new sound and life for this rich treasury of vocal music. The Formosa Singers has released over a dozen CD recordings, several of which have been nominated and received the Golden Melody Award (the Taiwan equivalent of the Grammy Awards). Since 2000, the Formosa Singers has been invited to perform at numerous artistic festivals and choral competitions worldwide, including appearances in North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan.