by Peter | Mar 2, 2017 | Cultural Exchange, ItalyRA, News, Orchestral
Music includes myriad types of ensembles, from classical orchestras, string and wind ensembles, to jazz and rock bands, as well as choirs, consisting solely of vocalists. Among these ensembles, the brass quintet has established popularity since appearing in the later...
by Peter | Mar 2, 2017 | Cultural Exchange, Jazz & Popular, News, SwedenRA
Sweden has a prominent choral tradition and is home to many singers. In fact, some statistics show that out of a total population of 9.5 million, an estimated 600,000 belong to some sort of choral group. They feature a wide variety of folk songs from the Scandinavian...
by Peter | Feb 28, 2017 | Cultural Exchange, NepalRA, News, SpainRA
This year, the Min-On Concert Association initiated an innovative concert series entitled The Min-On Global Session to showcase music and instruments representing a diverse array of ethnic traditions and musical cultures from around the globe. The first installment in...
by Peter | Jun 8, 2016 | Cultural Exchange, IndonesiaCE, IndonesiaRA, Jazz & Popular, News
A Cappella is the musical term that describes a genre of music, specifically solo or group singing without any musical accompaniment. An a cappella singer once told us in an interview, “What fascinates me about a cappella is that it’s music made by nothing more than...
by Peter | Jun 8, 2016 | Cultural Exchange, FinlandRA, News, Orchestral
The concert began with a quiet entrance of four gentlemen dressed in three-piece suits without neckties, carrying briefcases in hand. After lining up at center stage, each of them unclasped their briefcases simultaneously, and brought out small, box-like instruments,...
by Peter | Feb 22, 2016 | BulgariaRA, Cultural Exchange, Jazz & Popular, News
A cappella—choral music sung without instrumental accom-paniment—is perhaps the most archetypal art form of the human voice, which is the most basic yet highly sophisticated musical instrument we possess. A cappella performance expresses a deep range of emotion, from...
