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Photo by Huang Cheng-Chun
NCU held a music concert on the evening of December 16, 2022, to celebrate its 60th anniversary of re-establishment in Taiwan. The Taipei Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (TPSO) was invited to play 12 music pieces covering classical music, modern compositions, film scores, and Taiwanese music. At the grand finale, the TPSO, the NCU Wind Band, and the NCU String Orchestra all played together; the audience stood up for such a magnificent scene, giving their cheerful applause and acclamation!

Established by a group of young musicians enthusiastic about symphonies, the TPSO has brought new melodies of the 21^st century to Taiwanese music through their compositions that fuse classic and modern styles and mix exotic and local elements. Renowned Taiwanese violinist Su Shien-Ta also played solo for three music pieces in the concert, enchanting the audience with wonderful melodies.

NCU had been organizing the music concert since 2020, yet it was postponed for more than two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This music concert was also the largest concert ever since the NCU Multi-functional Auditorium was inaugurated. The concert hall inside the auditorium was designed for organizing international concert events. In addition, the auditorium is equipped with the most comprehensive sound system among the concert halls of other universities in Taiwan. Numerous honeycombed folded plates were installed in the interior of the concert hall, whose design was inspired by the organized layers of pine core scales, making the entire concert hall a perfect sound field.

The highlight of the whole concert was nothing more than the 1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. As the overture reached its climax, the spotlight from the top of the concert hall suddenly lightened up, and the members of the NCU Wind Band on both sides of the second floor soon joined the ensemble, having the audience surrounded by this grand overture. In the end, the TPSO, the NCU Wind Band, and the NCU String Orchestra played together the NCU Anthem, delivering the NCU’s school-founding spirit, sowing the seeds of music in students’ minds, and drawing a perfect end to the music concert.

Photo by Huang Cheng-Chun

Photo by Huang Cheng-Chun