The members of Festival Choir, each year, consist of the attendants of Taipei International Choral Workshop. Since 1994, Festival Choir had been rehearse and performed many masterpieces, such as “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff, “Elijah” by Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 9 “Choral” by Ludwig Van Beethoven, “Taiwaness aboriginal folk suit -The Maiden of Ma-Lan” by Taiwanese composer Nan-Chang Chien, “Gospel Mass” by Robert Ray , “African Sanctus” by David Fanshawe, “Gloria” by John Rutter,”Chichester Psalma” by Leonard Bernstein, "Te Deum"Ryan by Philippine contemporary composer Cayabayb, Requiem of Mozart, and “Beatu Vir” by Hungarian contemporary composer Roland Szentapli.
In the Final Concert on 2nd August, Festival Choir will present the excerpts of one of Bacalov’s great pieces, “Misa Tango,” conducted by the world renowned conductor Fred Sjöberg. |
