About the Program
Written records preserve history, wisdom, and experience, passing them down to future generations. Language allows us to understand where we come from through communication, while music possesses a unique charm, reaching into our souls with its melodies and rhythms. The melody's rise and fall can evoke our most sincere emotions. Just as a kind word can inspire, a familiar melody can resonate deeply within us through the years.
Music is like a time machine! When a melody begins to play, it transcends time and space. Whether it's the laughter of childhood, the beauty of youth, or the happiness of family, all these memories resurface through the music. A familiar melody also provides comfort to the soul. Music has the power to heal and can help us reconnect with others.
What incredible power can music bring when someone needs help? We invite you to explore this together with Tom Su in person!
Tom immigrated to Canada from Taiwan in 2003 and is currently a violinist of West Coast Symphony and Harmonia String Ensemble in Vancouver. Inspired by the infectious power of music, he oftenponders the question: “Does the audience need to go to the concert hall to enjoy performances?”
A few years ago, he became a volunteer at Burnaby Hospital. He comforts family members and patients with “moving melodies” accompanied by violin. His repertoire is chosen with care, such as songs from the 1940s to the 1970s for nursing home patients, Disney cartoon songs to cheer up children in the Montreal Children’s Hospice, and relevant music in mourning for the victims of Indian Residential Schools. Through these music performances, Tom used the magical power of music to inspire people’s physical and mental healing, and at the same time uplift people’s inner strength and potential for growth.
From the Curating Team
TAIWANfest presents unique stories that resonate beyond language, culture, nationality through music and literature.
About the Program
Written records preserve history, wisdom, and experience, passing them down to future generations. Language allows us to understand where we come from through communication, while music possesses a unique charm, reaching into our souls with its melodies and rhythms. The melody's rise and fall can evoke our most sincere emotions. Just as a kind word can inspire, a familiar melody can resonate deeply within us through the years.
Music is like a time machine! When a melody begins to play, it transcends time and space. Whether it's the laughter of childhood, the beauty of youth, or the happiness of family, all these memories resurface through the music. A familiar melody also provides comfort to the soul. Music has the power to heal and can help us reconnect with others.
What incredible power can music bring when someone needs help? We invite you to explore this together with Tom Su in person!
Tom immigrated to Canada from Taiwan in 2003 and is currently a violinist of West Coast Symphony and Harmonia String Ensemble in Vancouver. Inspired by the infectious power of music, he oftenponders the question: “Does the audience need to go to the concert hall to enjoy performances?”
A few years ago, he became a volunteer at Burnaby Hospital. He comforts family members and patients with “moving melodies” accompanied by violin. His repertoire is chosen with care, such as songs from the 1940s to the 1970s for nursing home patients, Disney cartoon songs to cheer up children in the Montreal Children’s Hospice, and relevant music in mourning for the victims of Indian Residential Schools. Through these music performances, Tom used the magical power of music to inspire people’s physical and mental healing, and at the same time uplift people’s inner strength and potential for growth.
From the Curating Team
TAIWANfest presents unique stories that resonate beyond language, culture, nationality through music and literature.
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TAIWANfest Vancouver is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered here, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples of this land while we engage in meaningful conversations of culture and reconciliation.