Developing Taiwan’s National Symphony for Chiang Kai Shek Hall – Dr. Edward P. Sandor – Taiwan 1985-86
I was brought to Taipei to help form a new national (Western) symphony orchestra, to teach the most promising Chinese brass instrumentalists in preparation for the orchestra, to “coach” the existing professional brass players, and to serve on an advisory board for the new national concert venue in Taipei, Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall. Others […]
Creating a Portraiture of the Indigenous Inhabitants of Taiwan – Brenda Zlamany – Taiwan 2011
In 2011, I received a Fulbright fellowship for my project entitled “Creating a Portraiture of the Indigenous Inhabitants of Taiwan.” In this project, I traveled to 33 places in Taiwan, primarily aboriginal villages. I persuaded 888 people from diverse socioeconomic groups to sit for watercolor portraits that I made from direct observation using a camera […]