New Music at the Gallery | Dai-Lin Hsieh

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Presented in partnership with the Canadian Music Centre BC, New Music at the Gallery is a live concert series hosted by the Vancouver Art Gallery that features an array of musicians and composers who draw on contemporary art themes.

Join us for the fourth and final concert of New Music at the Gallery’s inaugural season, featuring Dai-Lin Hsieh, one of the most talented zheng performers of her generation. This concert provides an opportunity to celebrate the relationship between Chinese traditional music and global new music traditions.

Dai-Lin Hsieh will perform a program featuring contemporary Chinese compositions and pieces she has commissioned by contemporary Canadian composers. A celebration of the cultural connection between Canada and China, Dai-Lin invites us to celebrate the richness of creative production and the continuing musical traditions of both cultures. We will hear the new music possibilities of a non-Western instrument, explore global music heritage, and embrace a diverse and unique program celebrating cross-cultural, cross-genre and cross-medium musical discovery. 

Please note: The concert begins at 5 PM and is one hour in duration. Doors open at 4:30 PM.

Program:

Bi-Guang Tang, Liuyang River《瀏陽河》(China, 1959)

Zhong-Shan Wang, Ming Mountain《溟山》(China, 1991)

Wei-Tsu Fan, Savour Reverie Chaos《趣夢亂》 (Taiwan, 2003)

Dorothy Chang, Breath/Balance (Canada, 2020)

Glenn Sutherland, Approaching the Densho (Canada, 2022)

New Music at the Gallery is a concert series curated by Jack Campbell and in partnership with the Canadian Music Centre, BC, New Music at the Gallery Program features an array of selected musicians and composers drawing on contemporary art themes, highlights a selection of twentieth century music compositions, and celebrates collaboration, innovation, and social, cultural, and artistic progress.

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Concert tickets will be available for purchase in advance online at a cost of $10 for Gallery Members, and $15 for the general public in addition to the cost of admission to the Gallery ($29).

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Concert attendees may enter the Gallery 30 minutes before the concert begins. Limited tickets are available. Seating in the concert space is first come, first served.

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ABOUT THE MUSICIAN

Dai-Lin Hsieh is very active on stage as a soloist and chamber music player in Taiwan and abroad. Performing with precision and astonishing techniques, she has been invited to perform in Asian countries, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium. Dai-Lin has performed as a soloist with the Turning Point Ensemble, Allegra Chamber Orchestra, Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra (Taiwan & European/China/Canada tours), and the Taipei Municipal Chinese Orchestra. In recent years, Dai-Lin has given many solo recitals internationally and premiered a number of Taiwanese and Canadian zheng compositions. Her solo CD Zheng Image, released in 2014, is a collection of new compositions, and it has quickly met critical acclaim.

Dai-Lin collaborates with Orchid Ensemble, Naadaleela Ensemble, Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, Sound of Dragon Ensemble, BC Chinese Orchestra, Allegra Chamber Orchestra, Music on Main, Turning Point Ensemble and NOW Society.