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In Celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Taiwanese American Heritage Week 2009
GORDON CHIN'S ROMANCE
Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra
Heiichiro Ohyama – Conductor
Felix Fan – Cello
Hsun Hsun Hsu – Soprano
The Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra makes a special trip to the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica to help celebrate the 2009 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Taiwanese American Heritage Week. The internationally acclaimed cellist Felix Fan plays the world premiere of Gordon Chin's Romance for Cello and Orchestra, dedicated to TUF, as well as Friedrich Gulda's jazz-influenced Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra composed in 1980. The Gulda concerto is uniquely orchestrated for two string basses, one of them a jazz bass, a guitarist and specially placed rows of winds and brass in addition to the cello soloist. A drum set is used instead of the usual orchestral percussionist.
After an adventure in twentieth and twenty-first century cello repertoire, the audience will return to the classic roots of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony for the last work on the program. In honor of the Taiwanese American heritage, soprano Hsun Hsun Hsu, a graduate of the University of Southern California with bachelor and master degrees in vocal performance, will sing “Taiwan the Formosa” envisioning a free, fully democratic Taiwan.
Major sponsorship for this special concert in Los Angeles' newest concert hall has been provided by Platinum Circle Sponsor, TUF and Gold Circle Sponsor, Muzik 3 Foundation. The Broad Stage performance will be recorded by Los Angeles classical music station KUSC and will be re-broadcast nationally via Chicago's WFMT network.
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