Music
Crazy for Bach 24 (瘋迷24巴赫) [Playing with New Classics 4 (翻玩新經典 4)]
Crazy for Bach 24 (瘋迷24巴赫) [Playing with New Classics 4 (翻玩新經典 4)]
Performance Times
2026/3/15(Sun) 13:30-14:30
Program length approx. 60 minutes
Venue: Concert Hall
Program
Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007, I. Prelude (Arr. Li-Fong Chen [陳力鋒] for Alto Saxophone)
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067, VII. Badinerie (Arr. Chang-An Chen [陳昶安] for Saxophone Duet)
Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 (Arr. Katsuki Tochio [栃尾克樹] for Saxophone Quartet)
Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, V. Chaconne (Arr. Yasuhide Ito [伊藤康英] for Saxophone Quartet)
Nigel Wood: Homage to Bach (Part 1)
Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (Arr. Yi-Huai Wang [王逸懷] for Saxophone Sextet)
Performance Team
MIT Saxophone Ensemble (MIT米特薩克斯風重奏團)
Team Introduction
MIT Saxophone Ensemble (MIT米特薩克斯風重奏團)
Founded in 2013 in Taiwan, the MIT Saxophone Ensemble was co-founded by Director Kuan-Wen Chen (陳冠文) and twelve young musicians who studied in Europe and America. It is the first professional saxophone ensemble in Taiwan with a standardized performance and training structure. It is the only saxophone team to be continuously selected for the National Culture and Arts Foundation's "TAIWAN TOP". To date, it has accumulated nearly 400 performances, with footprints spanning Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, and Croatia.
Since 2016, Lars Mlekusch, a professor at the Zurich University of the Arts in Switzerland, has been invited to serve as Artistic Director, actively connecting with European contemporary music and collaborating with many international musicians. In 2018, they premiered the original work "Celebration of Longevity" (慶長生), which integrates Taiwanese culture, at the World Saxophone Congress in Croatia, becoming the first Taiwanese team to take that stage. In 2024, they mobilized a hundred performers at the National Concert Hall to set a record for the premiere of a hundred-person saxophone ensemble. In 2025, they collaborated with Weiwuying to hold an international music camp, combining more than twenty international faculty members and performing with an organ. MIT continues to explore various styles such as classical, jazz, contemporary, and folk, commissioning nearly twenty new works from Taiwanese composers, injecting new vitality into the saxophone that combines Taiwanese culture.
Performance Times
2026/3/15(Sun) 13:30-14:30
Program length approx. 60 minutes
Venue: Concert Hall
Program
Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007, I. Prelude (Arr. Li-Fong Chen [陳力鋒] for Alto Saxophone)
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067, VII. Badinerie (Arr. Chang-An Chen [陳昶安] for Saxophone Duet)
Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 (Arr. Katsuki Tochio [栃尾克樹] for Saxophone Quartet)
Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, V. Chaconne (Arr. Yasuhide Ito [伊藤康英] for Saxophone Quartet)
Nigel Wood: Homage to Bach (Part 1)
Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (Arr. Yi-Huai Wang [王逸懷] for Saxophone Sextet)
Performance Team
MIT Saxophone Ensemble (MIT米特薩克斯風重奏團)
Team Introduction
MIT Saxophone Ensemble (MIT米特薩克斯風重奏團)
Founded in 2013 in Taiwan, the MIT Saxophone Ensemble was co-founded by Director Kuan-Wen Chen (陳冠文) and twelve young musicians who studied in Europe and America. It is the first professional saxophone ensemble in Taiwan with a standardized performance and training structure. It is the only saxophone team to be continuously selected for the National Culture and Arts Foundation's "TAIWAN TOP". To date, it has accumulated nearly 400 performances, with footprints spanning Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, and Croatia.
Since 2016, Lars Mlekusch, a professor at the Zurich University of the Arts in Switzerland, has been invited to serve as Artistic Director, actively connecting with European contemporary music and collaborating with many international musicians. In 2018, they premiered the original work "Celebration of Longevity" (慶長生), which integrates Taiwanese culture, at the World Saxophone Congress in Croatia, becoming the first Taiwanese team to take that stage. In 2024, they mobilized a hundred performers at the National Concert Hall to set a record for the premiere of a hundred-person saxophone ensemble. In 2025, they collaborated with Weiwuying to hold an international music camp, combining more than twenty international faculty members and performing with an organ. MIT continues to explore various styles such as classical, jazz, contemporary, and folk, commissioning nearly twenty new works from Taiwanese composers, injecting new vitality into the saxophone that combines Taiwanese culture.
Event Details
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