The Taiwanese performance company A Moving Sound will perform at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 14th in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium.
The ensemble, which will also perform at this year’s LEAF Festival during their visit to Western North Carolina, is known for fusing Taiwanese, Chinese and neighboring Asian musical ideas in engaging modern song compositions.
A Moving Sound combines ancient traditional music with avant-garde styles, making them “one of the most original outfits working in the world music arena today” (Tom Pryor, National Geographic World News). Singer and dancer Mia Hsieh leads the ensemble of musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments such as the erhu, a bowed stringed instrument; zhong-ruan, a stringed plucked instrument; and classic percussion instruments.
A Moving Sound has performed at festivals and venues around the world, including the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) festival, and has appeared on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Discovery Channel’s “Lonely Planet Six Degrees,” and PRI’s “The World.”
In addition to the concert, A Moving Sound will give a master class at noon on Thursday, Oct. 15 in UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall. Members of the ensemble will demonstrate their instruments and discuss Taiwanese culture and customs. The class is free and open to the public.
Concert tickets are available at uncatickets.com and at the door. Prices are $20 general admission; $13 for UNC Asheville faculty, staff and alumni; $8 for Asheville-area students; $6 for UNC Asheville students. The concert is sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Cultural Events and Special Academic Programs office. For more information, visit theCESAP website or call 828.251.6674.