「你們知道月琴是怎麼來的嗎?你知道台灣的音樂最經典的其實是八部合音嗎?」明章老師隨性的演譯裡，流暢無比的樂聲和濃濃台灣腔的語言，是流蕩千年，最後在台灣生根的音樂魂。一首思想起、一段八部合聲、一首凱達格蘭古調、最後一段綠島小夜曲，令人不禁讚嘆：台灣真是寶地，有太多音樂可以享受了，你是否也在明章老師的談話中，找回了對自我文化的自信呢?

Mingchang Chen is a renowned guitar and Yueqin (traditional Chinese string instrument) player, composer, producer, and folk singer. He has written numerous soundtrack scores for acclaimed movies such as “The Puppetmaster” (1993) and “March of Happiness” (1999), and have composed popular folks songs like “Drift to Tamsui” (1997) that earned him a Golden Melody Award in Best Composer category.

Chen Mingchang’s musical expression is deeply rooted in his feelings towards his homeland, Taiwan and the cultural givings of this land. He skillfully assimilates the singing styles and melodies of “nanguan” and “beiguan”, the spoken narration and nuance of the Taiwanese folk opera and traditional Taiwanese glove puppetry, and the chords of traditional folk music, altogether creating a new form of music onto modern song structures. It is perhaps inadequate to classify Chen’s musical style simply as “New Taiwanese Song” or “modern Taiwanese music”, rather, its an entirely new music genre.


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