衛武營國家藝術文化中心 National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)

In following the NSO's recent tradition of the Fantasia - Family Concert, the highly anticipated NSO Halloween - Family Concert is on its way! Conductor CHANG Yin-fang and host HSU Yi-sheng will come together again with members of the NSO wind orchestra in arranging a special Family Concert with the magic of Halloween. Music to be played includes not only well-known classical pieces but also the humorous Toy Box Fantasy and theme to The Addams Family, as well as select classics from The Night Before Christmas, creating a warm, fun atmosphere with a sense of home and celebration!

  Program  

Hiroki TAKAHASHI: Toy Box Fantasy

Thomas DOSS: A Little Suite of Horror

Frank CHURCHILLl: 'Whistle While You Work' from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (arr. by Toshio MASHIMA) 

Vic MIZZY: The Addams Family Theme (arr. by Johnnie VINSON)

Leroy ANDERSON: Typewriter

Alfred REED: Sixth Suite for Band, mov.III 'Halloween Hobgoblin' 

------Intermission------

Elmer BERSTEIN: Selections form Ghostbusters

Paul DUKA: Selections form L'apprenti sorcier

Camille SAINT-SAËNS: Danse Macabre, Op.40 (arr. by Mark HINDSLEY)

Edvard GRIEG: 'In The Hall of the Mountain King' from Peer Gynt Suites No.1

Danny ELFMAN: 'This is Halloween' from The Night Before Christmas (arr. by Michal BROWN)

Encore Pieces:

Gelato Con Caffè (Toshio Mashima)

  Creative and Production Team  

Conductor｜CHANG Yin-fang

Host｜HSU Yi-sheng

National Symphony Orchestra Musicians

  Artists Introduction  

Conductor｜CHANG Yin-fang

CHANG Yin-fang was Assistant Conductor and Resident Conductor of the Taiwan Philharmonic (NSO) from 2006 to 2022. She is good at various cross-industry collaborations, all of which are well received. In addition, CHANG is actively involved in the publication of contemporary Asian music works. In 2018, she was invited to conduct the opening concert of the Asia-Pacific Music Festival and premiered the works of several composers. Her recent appearances include conducting new productions, such as The Man with the Compound Eyes and Tannhäuser (chamber version). CHANG has been invited to cooperate with Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Hong Kong City Chamber Orchestra, Taipei City Chinese Orchestra, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Tainan City Symphony Orchestra and Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra.

Host｜HSU Yi-sheng

Born in Kaohsiung, he graduated from the Graduate Institute of Music at National Taipei University of Education, Department of Applied Music. He has studied with WU Hong-zhang, DENG Chi-lung, YAO He-shun and LIAU Choon-boon. He is the 2009 Young Star of the Association of Vocal Artist of the R.O.C. and a member of the 2009 Opera Studio sponsored by NTCH. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology and Shih Chien University and NTNU. In 2008, he made his operatic debut as Spinelloccio in Gianni Schicchi with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra. Later, He performed in Mackay ─ The Black Bearded Bible Man as Mandarin LIU, L'oste and Sergente in Manon Lescaut, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, L'Horloge Comtoise and Le Chat in L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, Marquis in La Traviata, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Peter in Hänsel und Gretel, Schaunard in La Bohème, Ying Kao Shu and Guard in A Vow To The Underworld Spring, Second Rascal in Der Mond, also as a concert singer, he performed constantly in opera scenes concerts.

National Symphony Orchestra

Founded in 1986, the Taiwan Philharmonic, also known as the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) at home, has been hailed as one of the best orchestras in Asia. With some of the finest musical talent from at home and abroad, trained at top schools and international orchestras, the NSO enjoys a unique voice rich in diversity and tradition. Under the leadership of music director Jun MÄRKL since January 2022, the NSO aspires to resonate throughout the world as the cultural ambassador of Taiwan. Music by Taiwanese composers is extensively commissioned, performed, and recorded by the NSO.