‘A Note to Harmonica Folks’
What’s next?
Since the day I was born, I have known the most prestigious harmonica competition in the world, The World Harmonica Festival (WHF). Every harmonicist around me see this as the olympics of harmonica, especially when they are both held once every four years.
My father’s ensemble King’s Harmonica Quintet was one of the very first few Asians harmonicist that appeared in the competition in Germany after the format of the competition turned from taped recording to live performance. In 1997, 3 years after I was born, they won their ‘World Championship’ in the WHF. I witnessed it.
It was a historical moment not only because was it a massive honour to be crowned in such reputable competition, it was the period when Asian harmonicists were approved by the Western.
Since then, the global harmonica community started to merge and interact. While harmonicists from the West continue to develop their artistry and career under a relatively strong cultural foundation for instrumental music, harmonica music to be exact, by virtue of the legends such as Tommy Reilly, Larry Adler, Toots Thielemans, Asians harmonicists struggle to further their artistry without the corresponding cultural foundation. A market for harmonica music in Asia simply do not exist.
Nevertheless, Asian culture values diligence and discipline. With the competition as the highest possible way to be rewarded as we develop our artistry, countless players began working day and night towards this very, if not only, visible goal.
Up till this day, you’d be surprised if there aren’t any Asian standing on the prizing podium in the international harmonica festivals. According to a Facebook post of the renowned Taiwanese Harmonicist in 2013, Lee Hsiao-ming, ‘If you show up at a harmonica festival, you can easily be surrounded by a group of ‘World Champion’s all queuing up for that plate at the buffet.’ Be him a chord harmonica player from an ensemble, a soloist at the open category or a 10 year old kid from the youth category… all claiming to be the ‘World Champion’.
Now the question is, Is the ‘World Champion’ in 1997 still the same ‘World Champion’ now? Or are we unconsciously abusing the only system we can count on to gain qualification to ourselves?
As Gerhard, the president of the World Harmonica Festival, has also repeatedly emphasized before, champion of any event of the WHF competition should NOT claim himself / herself as the World Champion. It should properly be addressed as Champion of the " XXX event" of the World Harmonica Festival.
While varies important figures in the global harmonica community started participating in this fierce debate, I was curious about the root of this controversy.
Would anyone accused Usian Bolt of abusing his Olympic gold medals to pursue further in his career? Would anyone question Danill Trifonov’s artistry if he claim himself the winner of Chopin Piano Competition? Could Michael Jordon ever obtain a ‘fake’ NBA championship?
Obviously, there is nothing wrong about winning and taking pride off an award. The real issue instead lies in the opposite side of the question. Is the existing harmonica competition rigorous enough to qualify the winner a ‘World Champion’? Or, should a ‘World Champion’ even exist in a musical setting?
In order to understand what a truly rigorous musical competition is, we began digging into the competitions of all instruments at the highest calibre. For instance, when studying the difference of the format of the International Tchaikovsky Competition with the World Harmonica Festival, we have realised how far behind the harmonica competition is constructed. I won the Solo Championship in the World Harmonica Festival 2013 only by playing a total of 10 minute of music. While a contestant at the qualifying round at the Tchaikovsky Competition would already have to prepare up to 30 minute of music. Meanwhile, not a single competition in the classical world would claim themselves the competition of the best. It seems like the title ‘World Champion’ could only be justified when it’s within sports, where the result can be calculated and compared. We can’t calculate art.
We have came a long way since the harmonica was invented 150 years ago. And I’m extremely excited to see new generation of player arising from all around the world. Nevertheless, while festivals are taking a pause during covid, we should make the best use of this period of time and rethink about how we could contribute to the culture and further bring our instrument to the next level.
So, what’s next? 🤔
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TỪ VỰNG IELTS - chủ đề CHRISTMAS
▪invite some friends over for dinner: mời vài người bạn tới nhà ăn tối
▪mark the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ: đánh dấu kỷ niệm ngày sinh của Chúa Giêsu
▪exchange gifts with friends/family members: trao đổi quà tặng với bạn bè / thành viên gia đình
▪spend quality time with family members: dành thời gian chất lượng với các thành viên trong gia đình
▪buy a big Christmas tree: mua một cây thông giáng sinh lớn
▪prepare a special meal for their family: chuẩn bị một bữa ăn đặc biệt cho gia đình họ
▪decorate houses with coloured string lights, bauble ornaments and tiny flowers: trang trí nhà cửa với đèn dây đầy màu sắc, đồ trang trí trang trí và các bông hoa li ti
▪a religious celebration: một lễ kỷ niệm tôn giáo
▪have a week off to celebrate Christmas: có một tuần nghỉ để ăn mừng lễ Giáng sinh
▪one of the biggest/most important festivals in western countries: một trong những lễ hội lớn nhất / quan trọng nhất ở các nước phương tây
▪eat, drink, dance, play music together: ăn, uống, nhảy múa, chơi nhạc cùng nhau
▪stay at home and watch some Christmas movies: ở nhà và xem một số bộ phim Giáng sinh
▪travel to a place where I can celebrate a white Christmas: du lịch đến một nơi mà tôi có thể ăn mừng “Giáng sinh trắng”
▪have a great time together: có một thời gian tuyệt vời bên nhau
▪experience some Christmas snowfall: trải nghiệm tuyết rơi Giáng sinh
▪make snow angels: làm thiên thần tuyết
▪try skiing: thử trượt tuyết
▪take place on 25th December: diễn ra vào ngày 25 tháng 12
▪to be celebrated the night before which is called Christmas Eve: được tổ chức vào đêm trước đó được gọi là đêm trước Giáng sinh
▪hang out around some streets: đi chơi quanh một vài con đường
▪take lots of pictures: chụp thật nhiều ảnh
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- stay at home and watch some Christmas movies: ở nhà và xem một số bộ phim Giáng sinh
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「一場虛實之間的藝術漫遊」
“An artistic journey that transcends the tangible.”
「揭開東西藝術史VR敘事」
“Witness the history of eastern and western art in VR.”
「國際博物館尖峰交會,探索VR未來之境」
“Internationally prestigious museums join forces to create a VR odyssey.”
「故宮南院奇幻嘉年華:21 世紀博物館特展」為故宮邀集法國羅浮宮、英國泰特現代藝術館、法國橘園美術館、德國舊國家美術館、捷克慕夏基金會共同策劃,即將帶給大家一場虛實整合的文明奇幻之旅!
A CARNIVAL OF FANTASIES: A Special Exhibition of 21st Century Museums at the Southern Branch of the NPM is co-organized by the National Palace Museum (NPM), Musée du Louvre, Tate Modern, Musée de l'Orangerie, Alte Nationalgalerie, and the Mucha Foundation. It will soon send you on a fantastic journey through civilization across the physical and virtual realms.
嘉年華 (Carnival) 廣泛代稱慶典,源自中世紀 「狂歡節 」。屬於東方的歡樂節慶,可在歷代風俗畫中窺見,而 20 世紀蘇聯思想家巴赫金認為 「狂歡節 」亦是一場精神感官的釋放,呼應本次策展以 「新媒體藝術 」獻給觀眾一 場穿梭文明珍奇的 「幻境狂歡 」。本展除了呈現故宮近年屢獲國際大獎的虛擬實境、擴增實境及混合實境,更結合 來自多座世界頂尖博物館的精彩虛擬實境製作。展覽以故宮近年豐碩的新媒體藝術為主軸,規劃 「璀璨光河 」 、 「故宮啟航 」 、 「羅浮宮驛站 」「美學世界 」四大展區,展覽更以 「奇」字象徵博物館的珍奇藏品,「幻」字則開展科 技世界下的虛擬幻境,交織一場虛實共舞的流動盛宴。
The word "carnival" originated from the medieval period and is widely used to mean "celebration," while festivals in the East can also be found in genre paintings throughout history. Mikhail Bakhtin, the 20th Century Soviet philosopher, believed that "carnivals" were a release of the spirit and senses. Bakhtin's ideas cohere nicely with the exhibition theme as new media art brings visitors a perception of illusion and polysensory experiences. In addition to presenting the National Palace Museum's award-winning virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) programs and other new media artworks, the exhibition will also feature incredible virtual reality experiences from leading museums around the world. This exhibition is divided into four sections: "River of Time," "NPM Voyage," "The Louvre Station" and "Aesthetic World". The other worldly features of the exhibited works are also embedded in the exhibition's Chinese title, with the word " 奇 " symbolizing the museum's rare and invaluable collections, and the word " 幻 " referring to the virtual fantasies created with modern technology.
工作人員名單
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發行人 Issuer
院長 Director/吳密察Wu, Mi-Cha
專案指導Advisor
副院長 Deputy Director/黃永泰 Huang, Yung-Tai
策展團隊 Curatorial team
教育展資處 Department of Education, Exhibition and Information Services
處長 Chief Curator/ 徐孝德 Hsu, Hisao-Te
副處長 Deputy Chief Curator/ 謝俊科 Hsieh, Chun-Ko
科長 Section Chief/ 吳紹群 Wu, Shao-Chun
策展執行 Exhibition Executive/賴志婷Lai, Chih-Ting
網站事務 Website Administrator/黃瀞萩、黃郁涵 Huang Ching-Chiu, Huang Yu-Han
南院處 Southern Branch of National Palace Museum
處長Chief Curator/彭子程 Peng Tzu-Cheng
科長Section Chief/于秉儀Yu,Biing-Yi
助理研究員 Assistant Curator 鄭莉蓉 Cheng, Li-Jung
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Typical mooncakes are round pastries, measuring about 10 cm in diameter and 3–4 cm thick. This is the Cantonese mooncake, eaten in Southern China in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau. A rich thick filling usually made from red bean or lotus seed paste is surrounded by a thin (2–3 mm) crust and may contain yolks from salted duck eggs. Mooncakes are usually eaten in small wedges accompanied by tea. Today, it is customary for businessmen and families to present them to their clients or relatives as presents, helping to fuel a demand for high-end mooncakes. A considerable amount of waste is also produced. According to the Wall Street Journal's China edition, as many as two million mooncakes are thrown away each year in Hong Kong alone, not to mention the often voluminous packaging.
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