Happy Lunar New Year 2019!
Happy (belated) Lunar New Year, friends! We know our greetings are a little late — we’ve been on an action packed tour in Georgia (and away from the Polar Vortex that’s been sweeping through the Midwest!) — but we wanted to share a very special musical gift.
WFMT Chicago's Featured New Release!
One of our favorite radio stations and hosts, WFMT Chicago’s Lisa Flynn has chosen FROM HUNGARY TO TAIWAN on her list of best new classical recordings!
"FROM HUNGARY TO TAIWAN" AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE TODAY!
Formosa Quartet’s milestone album, From Hungary to Taiwan, was released by Bridge Records today. The album pairs three imaginative new works with Béla Bartók’s towering Fourth String Quartet, a nod to the group’s Taiwanese heritage and a celebration of “folk”, in every sense of the word.
Kneisel Hall Chamber Music
Formosa Quartet returns to Kneisel Hall in Maine, where 3 of its 4 members spent some of their happiest summers.
Interview: Susan Chamberlain, master of the cryptoquip
Check out our interview with Susan Chamberlain, who lives in Piedmont CA with her husband John Chalik, the one who groans at puns. Together, they bear the formal title of The Foremost, Finest, Fun-est, Fabulous-est, and Fiendishly-Alliterative-est Friends of Formosa Quartet, and of Piedmont Chamber Music Festival, where FQ will in in residence July 30-Aug 5.
Campanile Music Festival
Three weeks ago, from April 23-28 we had the pleasure of being guest artists-in-residence at the Campanile Music Festival at San Diego State University. After nine months of brutally cold winter weather, flying to sunny skies, warm weather...and the best tacos (ever...outside of Mexico) was a welcome treat.
Crossing Paths
Thanks to Keith Powers of Chamber-Music America for featuring Formosa Quartet and our upcoming album 'From Hungary to Taiwan' in this month's magazine! It is a very special recording featuring Bartok's Fourth Quartet and three Formosa commissions.
early shot
Cheyen is in the closet. Jasmine is wearing the same thing she wore yesterday morning. Debbie is…
Feeling the Michigan LOVE
No creative endeavor is possible without the rallying support of equally creative individuals in the community who see the value and impact of music, education, and art. Thank you to Eastern Michigan University's School of Music & Dance for hosting us for a week of intense music making and collaboration with your next generation of young artists and to all the donors and sponsors who rallied to bring us to Michigan!
FROM RAT MEAT TO CRYSTAL SPRINGS: 15 YEARS OF FORMOSA QUARTET
On February 12-17, 2018, Formosa Quartet will be guest artists-in-residence at Eastern Michigan University's School of Music & Dance in Ypsilanti, MI. During this residency, we'll be leading masterclasses, open rehearsals, and workshops on of master classes, open rehearsals, and workshops on performance, community engagement, and career development. We'll be engaging with over 200 of the students!
pants, hands, and baths
Formosa performed in Jakarta recently. We worked, we drank coffee, we ate apple pie that did not look or taste anything like apple pie, we heard morning prayers at 4:30 am, and we got massages to write home about. Home is you; so we're writing you to tell about Wayne's massage.
we thank you
Thank you, thank you, and no-end thank you to every one of our 68 "From Hungary to Taiwan" campaign backers. We are deeply touched by your support.
a Fruit on trend
Hello, folks. This is Jasmine, Formosa Quartet's supporter of pumpkins. Orange foods are very good for your eyes. And they're in season as we speak.
multiple choice
Some of you have been asking, for the past 3 months, when we'd put up our next blog post. Truth is, we wanted our Asia Music Arts Management blog to stay on top as long as possible, to make us look fancy. That's partly the truth — the other part is that we've been too busy eating beef noodle soup.
