| 聲動樂團 A Moving Sound | |
| Origin: | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Genre: | World music |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
| Label: | https://www.arcmusic.co.uk/ |
| Website: | http://www.amovingsound.com |
| Current Members: | Mia Hsieh Scott Prairie co-directors |
A Moving Sound or Sheng Dong is a Taiwanese performance group co-directed by vocalist/dancer Mia Hsieh, vocalist, bass guitarist and zhong ruan player Scott Prairie. They are accompanied by host of wonderfully talented Taiwanese musicians.
In A Moving Sound's music traditional Taiwanese music forms are reinterpreted to create new original song compositions. Instruments such as the erhu (fiddle), the zhong ruan (lute), and the transcendent vocals and dance of lead singer Mia Hsieh, transport listeners on a journey that Global Rhythm magazine described as “...delicately balanced between many worlds...an entryway to Eastern music and artful expression of the human condition."
A Moving Sound has attracted international attention for opening doors to the under explored territory of Far Eastern music. The group is intensely passionate about how it presents the use of traditional instruments in its contemporary sound. Their approach is to be holistic – combining art, spirituality, social awareness, and a universal love of humanity play key roles in the creative process.
According to Tom Pryor, music supervisor for National Geographic, "A Moving Sound is one of the most original outfits working in the world music arena today, an inspired marriage of Taiwanese traditional sounds and Western pop experimentation that forges an important new musical dialogue." The Public Theater called their work "an exciting new development in the progression of Chinese music, joyous, evocative and enchanting.[1]
They have performed all around the world, including well known festival WOMAD(BBC Radio3 stage), Kennedy center etc.. Their music was featured on Lonely Planet's program, Six Degrees, and on BBC, NPR, PRI. After releasing three albums in Taiwan, the group made their US debut on Motéma Music with a self-titled release in 2011. Their three albums are now available through ARC Music https://www.arcmusic.co.uk/
The group was formed in 2000, while Mia Hsieh was on a trip to New York City to study with Meredith Monk, Lynn Book. She met Scott Prairie, and began the group in Taiwan. Prairie was sent to Carnegie Mellon University to study horn, but changed his major to psychology. He returned to music via bass guitar while visiting Europe. The two began an ensemble fusing Taiwanese traditional music with other musical styles found in Taiwan and music from surrounding Asia synthesized through their own unique artistic and spiritual vision.[2]
Western Arts Alliance Juried Showcase, Seattle WA 2017Arts Midwest Spotlight Showcase, Columbus OH 2017Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2016Regis College, Boston 2016North Michigan University, US 2015Detroit Institute of Art, US 2015Illinois University, Urbana-Champaign, US 2015Williams College, MA, US 2015Queens Museum, New York, US 2015University of North Carolina, Asheville, US LEAF Festival, North Carolina, US 2015REDCAT Roy and Edna Disney/Calarts Theater, Los Angeles 2015Melbourne International Arts Festival, Australia 2015Nelson Arts Festival New Zealand 2015Dunedin Arts Festival New Zealand 2014Tübingen University Germany 2014 Pohoda Festival Slovakia 2014 Zagan City Poland 2014 Colours of Ostrava Festival Czech Republic 2014Heidelberg University Germany 2014Masala Festival Germany 2014Les Aubes Musicales Switzerland 2014Madison WI World Music festival 2014Chippewa Valley WI Heyde Center 2014University of Massachusetts 2014Boise State University Idaho 2014Skagit College Mcintyre Hall Mt Vernon WA 2014Humanitas World Music festival Washington State University 2014Lincoln City Culture Center Oregon 2014 Globalquerque World Music Festival, New Mexico 2013Northern Arizona State University, Arizona 2013Great Performances at Vanderbilt Univ. Series, Tennessee 2013The Kennedy Center, Washington DC 2013George Washington University, Washington DC 2013Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, New York 2013Dartmouth College, New Hampshire 2013WOMAD BBC Radio3 stage, England 2012Itinerari Festival, Trento Italy 2012Small World Festival, Toronto 2011Towson University, Towson MD 2011University of California, Berkeley 2011CSU, Monterey Bay World Theater 2011Water and Music Festival, Qing Hi China 2010STADT Contemporary Arts Center, Munich 2010Shanghai World Exposition 2010RichMix Arts Center, London 2010Satellit Café, Paris Showcase 2010 World Village Festival, Helsinki, Finland 2010Festival of Cultural Diversity, Costellon Spain 2010Culture Del Mondo, Cuneo, Italy -2009Fest Der Kulturen, Augsburg, Germany – 2009Dunya Festival, Netherlands -2008 Global Sound Healing Conference, Los Angeles - 2008Grand Performances, Los Angeles – 2007Harbourfront Centre, Toronto – 2007The Rubin Museum, New York City – 2007Ollin Kan Festival, Mexico City -2007The Quebec City Festival, Canada -2007Grassroots Festival, Ithaca NY – 2007Chicago World Music Festival – 2007WOMEX, Music Exposition Spain – 2006MOFFOM Festival, Prague, CZ – 2006The New York Public Theater – 2006
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