Absolutely Polyphony – Jia Fen Wong and Taipei Chamber Singers

Recreating five hundred years of the human voice: a timeless dialogue in polyphony

During the Renaissance, music developed from monophony to polyphony, ushering in a golden age of richly interwoven layers and raising the art of a cappella singing to its peak. Even today, polyphonic writing remains an important form for contemporary composers of a cappella choral music.

In “Absolutely Polyphony – Jia Fen Wong and Taipei Chamber Singers” (純粹・複音－翁佳芬與台北室內合唱團), Jia Fen Wong, a leading champion of choral music in Taiwan, conducts Taipei Chamber Singers in a program of pure vocal music spanning 500 years, built on two themes: “Renaissance Classics Revisited” and “Polyphony Reimagined Today.” Join us in this purity as we uncover the secrets of Renaissance polyphonic language and trace its hidden presence in contemporary choral music—a musical dialogue across time that conveys the exquisite beauty of simplicity and complexity intertwined!

Performance Information

Mon 1 November 2021, 19:30, National Concert Hall, Taipei

(Streamed live on OPENTIX Live)

Performers

Conductor: Jia Fen Wong

Performed by: Taipei Chamber Singers

Program

Josquin des Prez: Kyrie from Missa Pange Lingua

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sanctus from Missa Papae Marcelli

Orlande de Lassus: In Hora Ultima

William Byrd: Agnus Dei from Mass for Four Voices

Tomás Luis de Victoria: O Magnum Mysterium

Giovanni Gabrieli: O Magnum Mysterium

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor

Javier Busto: Beatus Vir

Eric Whitacre: Sainte-Chapelle (Taiwan premiere)

林明杰: Ave Maria

Tickets

[Prices]

In person: NT$400 / 600 / 900 / 1,200 / 1,500 / 2,500

Livestream: NT$200

※The following discounts do not apply to NT$400 and NT$2,500 seats

◆10% off: NTCH members, Eslite members, and E.SUN Bank, Cathay United Bank, and CTBC credit card holders

◆Group discount: 10% off when buying 10 or more full-price tickets; 20% off for 20 or more

◆Seniors 30% off: patrons aged 65 and over plus one companion receive 30% off; please present valid ID at entry

※The following discounts do not apply to NT$2,500 seats

◆Students 40% off: students receive 40% off; please bring and present a student ID at entry

◆Accessibility tickets: persons with disabilities and one necessary companion receive 50% off; the disability ID card must be shown at entry

OPENTIX ticketing: 02-3393-9888

[Ticket Links]

In person: bit.ly/TCS1101_CH

Livestream: bit.ly/TCS1101_LIVE

Supervised by: Ministry of Culture

Presented by: Taipei Chamber Singers

Co-organized by: National Performing Arts Center, National Theater & Concert Hall (NTCH)

Sponsored by: National Culture and Arts Foundation

Sponsorship partner: 毛寶

Promotional partners: 誠品人, 國賓影城

※This performance is supported by the Ministry of Culture’s 2021 “Arts FUN Online Stage” program (藝FUN線上舞臺計畫).