Taipei Chinese Orchestra

Time flies, in the blink of an eye, it’s the middle of 2020.

The sudden epidemic storm in the first half of the year caught everyone unprepared. TCO has always responded to the changes in the epidemic with the most cautious attitude and speed.

After the termination of the performance plan in March and April, we sent letters to the cooperative musicians and the performance team in the shortest time to assist them to apply for bailout subsidies from the Ministry of Culture. At the same time, how to continue to provide artistic comfort to the public in a panic atmosphere is also the goal of the colleagues TCO works together towards.

In these three months, we have launched a total of three live webcast concerts, namely Craving for the Spring Wind (Wang Chun feng)" in March, Cheer for Taiwan! in April, and East and West Music Fair – TCO & JPG in May. In addition to the enthusiastic response of the audience, various anti-epidemic measures such as performing anti-epidemic distance seating for the performers and custom-made acrylic partitions for the wind musicians in the concert also led other teams follow and adopt this model to launch online concerts one after another.

When the epidemic slowed down, the string, percussion, and plucked orchestras of TCO also participated in the outdoor performances of the Zhongshan Hall Square Music Festival in April. The performance also implemented strict anti-epidemic procedures, and a clear audience area was circled for the audience. The audiences registered under the real-name system, and the seats were arranged according to a safe distance, so as to give all participants maximum protection.

In addition, a ribbon webcast TCO classroom was produced. From the initial arrangement of members in the group to give lectures, to the successive invitation of outstanding young performers outside the group to give online lectures, it allows fans to easily access art in epidemic prevention life, and more fully understand the uniqueness of each player style.

After entering June, we will usher in the Square Arts Festival co-organized with TSO. From May 29 to June 7, TCO will invite teams whose indoor programs were canceled in the first half of the year to perform outdoor performances, and provide actual performance opportunities and compensation subsidies for folk teams.

On June 13, we will hold the fourth "That Year, Our Music Competition T＿Tlll" webcast concert. This concert is to make up for the regret that this year's national student music competition was completely cancelled due to the epidemic. TCO will perform all the designated tracks from the elementary school group to the junior college group in the national music ensemble project in the concert.

At the same time, we also call on all the students who are practicing hard for the competition to ensemble with us in front of the screen, and record the video of the performance and upload it to the fan page of TCO for a grand online assembly.

It is a pity that plans have has not been realized, but we can still grasp the new fate promoted by various accidents. In June, TCO will meet the music fans to create a period that will be difficult to replicate in other days.

01 The New Route of Thinking : Meet in One Encounter, One Chance
02 Cover Story : When We Gather Together – TCO Classroom
03 Guest Columnist Session : From Wax Cylinder to Stream Archiving, Digital Preservation, and Online Exhibition of Music Data in Post-COVID-19 Era
04 Stunning Figures : Suona Is Ready to Get in Anytime! ——HUANG Ya-Nong Who Does Not Follow the Rules
05 New Vision of Chinese Music : Possibilities and Challenges of Online Concerts
06 The Moment : A Pioneer and a Mirror of Successors—An Interview with HUANG Cheng-Ming, Head and Artistic Director of Cai Found Music Workshop