TAIWANfest: Kanpai, Japan! - Symphony Concert by Maestro Ken Hsieh & VMO
Date and time
Location
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
650 Hamilton St Vancouver, BC V6B 5N6 CanadaRefund Policy
Description
Are you ready to Kanpai with Japan?
Like so many other arts, Western Classical music was introduced to Taiwan by the Japanese over their 50 year long period of rule over the island. The Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra brings the sweet sounds of “Formosan Dance” to Vancouver.
Composed by Bunya Koh, born in the era of Japanese-colonized Taiwan, “Formosan Dance” was submitted to the Arts Competitions of the 1936 Berlin Olympics where it won second place. While representing his Japanese nationality, the piece was a love letter from Koh to the beauty of the island and its peoples.
Koh was instrumental in connecting the Chinese, Taiwanese and Japanese peoples, but his prestige and much of his work disappeared in the Cultural Revolution.
Discover these hidden gems and more as we explore cross-cultural influences in this special symphony concert!
Ticket Redemption
Queen Elizabeth Theatre requires assigned seating. Please be prepared to redeem your ticket at the festival on September 2nd before entering the theatre. Pick-up locations and times are listed in ticket details above. Reservations will be held until deadlines declared above, whereupon the reservation will be considered forfeited. (Please ignore the seat numbers indicated with your reservation. Actual seating will be based on the physical tickets received when redeemed.)
Organized by
Asian-Canadian Special Events Association (ACSEA) has a long history in developing and managing large scale events, including a very successful partnership with Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and recurring partnerships with other professional arts and cultural institutions such as PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Vancouver International Children's Festival, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, and Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. ACSEA's own annual signature events across Vancouver and Toronto attract over 500,000 visitors to engage in consumption, creation, and celebration of arts and culture. The ACSEA team has been striving to develop and manage large scale, interdisciplinary art and cultural events that contribute and elevate the conversations on the state of multiculturalism in the Province of British Columbia. With the two signature annual events in LunarFest and TAIWANfest, ACSEA ensures these two platforms go beyond the Asian communities.