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2026 Exploring Organ Music "The Storybook of Notes"
Exploring Organ Music "The Storybook of Notes"
How can a black-and-white score with only notes and rests, through the skillful hands of a musician, inspire the audience's imagination and evoke vivid imagery? That is the magic of music! This month's selections for "The Storybook of Notes" are all melodies that successfully achieve this effect. Some are pieces without specific referents, such as Bach's Fugue in G minor, Shostakovich's "Waltz No. 2," or Gaddoni's "Variations on Mozart," yet listeners can create their own imaginative atmospheres within the beautiful progression of notes. There are also works with background stories, such as Farrington's "Voices of the World" and Price's "Elves Under the Moonlight," whose titles alone spark endless imagination. Paired with live organ performance, they lead everyone to flip through the storybooks of notes!
Program
Bach: Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
Shostakovich: "Waltz No. 2" from Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 2
Gaddoni: "Variations on Mozart"
Price: "Elves Under the Moonlight"
Farrington: "Voices of the World"
Hahn: "À Chloris"
"Great Is Thy Faithfulness," arranged by John Innes
White: "Shenandoah," arranged by Elizabeth Snow and Raymond Snow
Artist Introduction
Organist｜Liu Hsin-hung (劉信宏)
Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Washington, USA. Currently a full-time professor at Tainan Theological College and Seminary. Invited as a visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver School of Theology in Canada from 2015 to 2016. Currently serves as Chairman of the Taiwan Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and Chairman of the Taiwan Organists Association.
Organist｜Hsu Chia-yu (徐佳郁)
Graduated from the Graduate Institute of Music at National Taiwan Normal University, majoring in piano. In recent years, she has specialized in organ. Currently a member of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) and a student at the Graduate Institute of Musicology at National Taiwan University, dedicated to organ research in Taiwan. Has participated in performances such as the National Theater & Concert Hall Organ Promotion Concert, the Organ Association's 10th Anniversary Concert, and Outstanding Member Concerts.
Host｜Chu Yu-jou (朱郁柔)
Music Director of Orgelkids Taiwan; has served as host for multiple organ promotion concerts at the Pingtung Performing Arts Center, lecturer for organ workshops at the Pingtung Performing Arts Center, presenter for the Pingtung Arts Video "9 Minutes to Know the Heavyweight Instrument of the Music World - The Organ," Music Director for the Pingtung Performing Arts Center Children's Organ Summer Camp, lecturer for the Weiwuying "Playing with the Organ" workshop, lecturer for the Weiwuying Organ Campus Promotion Project, and lecturer for the National Culture and Arts Foundation's "Music Floats to the Countryside" Orgelkids Small Organ Assembly Workshop.
How can a black-and-white score with only notes and rests, through the skillful hands of a musician, inspire the audience's imagination and evoke vivid imagery? That is the magic of music! This month's selections for "The Storybook of Notes" are all melodies that successfully achieve this effect. Some are pieces without specific referents, such as Bach's Fugue in G minor, Shostakovich's "Waltz No. 2," or Gaddoni's "Variations on Mozart," yet listeners can create their own imaginative atmospheres within the beautiful progression of notes. There are also works with background stories, such as Farrington's "Voices of the World" and Price's "Elves Under the Moonlight," whose titles alone spark endless imagination. Paired with live organ performance, they lead everyone to flip through the storybooks of notes!
Program
Bach: Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
Shostakovich: "Waltz No. 2" from Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 2
Gaddoni: "Variations on Mozart"
Price: "Elves Under the Moonlight"
Farrington: "Voices of the World"
Hahn: "À Chloris"
"Great Is Thy Faithfulness," arranged by John Innes
White: "Shenandoah," arranged by Elizabeth Snow and Raymond Snow
Artist Introduction
Organist｜Liu Hsin-hung (劉信宏)
Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Washington, USA. Currently a full-time professor at Tainan Theological College and Seminary. Invited as a visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver School of Theology in Canada from 2015 to 2016. Currently serves as Chairman of the Taiwan Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and Chairman of the Taiwan Organists Association.
Organist｜Hsu Chia-yu (徐佳郁)
Graduated from the Graduate Institute of Music at National Taiwan Normal University, majoring in piano. In recent years, she has specialized in organ. Currently a member of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) and a student at the Graduate Institute of Musicology at National Taiwan University, dedicated to organ research in Taiwan. Has participated in performances such as the National Theater & Concert Hall Organ Promotion Concert, the Organ Association's 10th Anniversary Concert, and Outstanding Member Concerts.
Host｜Chu Yu-jou (朱郁柔)
Music Director of Orgelkids Taiwan; has served as host for multiple organ promotion concerts at the Pingtung Performing Arts Center, lecturer for organ workshops at the Pingtung Performing Arts Center, presenter for the Pingtung Arts Video "9 Minutes to Know the Heavyweight Instrument of the Music World - The Organ," Music Director for the Pingtung Performing Arts Center Children's Organ Summer Camp, lecturer for the Weiwuying "Playing with the Organ" workshop, lecturer for the Weiwuying Organ Campus Promotion Project, and lecturer for the National Culture and Arts Foundation's "Music Floats to the Countryside" Orgelkids Small Organ Assembly Workshop.
Event Details
- 2026-06-24 — 衛武營國家藝術文化中心 · --+300
The world's largest single-roof performing arts center, designed by Mecanoo with an undulating canopy inspired by banyan trees. Four venues host opera, concerts, theater, and outdoor events in southern Taiwan.