Concert 1: Festival opening concert-“Praying for peaceful world”

--Featuring different traditional music groups and contemporary music ensembles around the world.

Concert program

1. Indonesia Sundanese-Ritualistic “Tarawangsa” (2018) by Bandung Rancakalong-Sumedang Community (Curated and field trip video edited by Dr Otto Sidharta)  **

2. “O Magnum Mysterium” for choir by Javier Busto **
Performed by: Taipei Chamber Singers, Chen Yun-Hung, conductor

3. Balinese ceremony gamelan music (curated by Pak Baris Anom)
“Punar Bawa” (reincarnation) for Balinese Gamelan Ensemble (2010) by I Ketut Cater **
Performed by: Gamelan Semara Ratih

4. “Listening” for five Chinese instruments by Teh Tze Siew *
Performed by the festival resident ensemble:
N10 Ensemble, Lee Kok Leong, conductor
Composition commission fee sponsored by “The generation with the spirit of Pagoda T-shirt "

5-6.  Two pieces Javanese Gamelan music (curated by Michael Asmara)
“Tumurun” (2021) for Javanese Gamelan Ensemble by Anon Suneko *
Performed by: Omah Gamelan

“Mlithet keplithet” (2021) for Javanese Gamelan Ensemble by Setyawan Jayantoro *
Performed by: Gamelané SJ

7. “Re－sketche(s) V” for five Chinese instruments by Lee Chie Tsang *
Performed by the festival resident ensemble:
N10 Ensemble, Lee Kok Leong, conductor
Composition commission fee sponsored by “The generation with the spirit of Pagoda T-shirt "

8.Contemporary nanyin music
“Awakening” selection from the “Soul Journey, Ten Years” by Siong Leng Musical Association
Joint-creation by artistic director Lin Shao Ling, cross-disciplinary artist Lim Chin Huat, and composer Ng Kang Kee **

9. "Siklus mov.3" for Balinese gamelan ensemble by Dewa Alit **
Performed by Gamelan Salukat

10. “Liu-Xu-Fei” (Willow catkins hover in the air) for oboe and cello by Chong Kee Yong **
Performed by: Rocío Ruiz Rascón (Oboe), Stefaniia Yasnohorodska (cello) of Studio Musikfabrik
Supported by Goethe-Institut Malaysia, Musikfabrik, Landesmusikrat NRW and Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen

11.  “The Willows are new” (1957) for piano solo by Chou Wen Chung
Performed by: Ya-ou Xie (Piano)

12.“Ka-shin” (2020) for voice, flute, clarinet, viola, koto and piano by Yasnoshin Morita **
Performed by: KCAC (Kanazawa Citizen's Art Center) Ensemble

13. “Being nameless, holy steps” video excerpt of atmospheric music theatre work by collective creation team of Chong Kee Yong, Agung Gunawan, Patrick Hartono and Hong Kong New Music Ensemble *
Special guest:  Zhu Shiya (Dance)

* World premiere; ** Malaysia premiere