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Sheng Xiang

Fri, Sept 9, '05, 8 pm

Venue: Hertz Hall

Price: $22

Composer, musician, and activist Sheng Xiang is one of Taiwan's most passionate champions of social causes. His 1999 album won him a Best Producer and Best Composer award at Taiwan's prestigious Golden Melody awards, and his Labor Exchange Band stunned the Taiwanese pop world by winning the Best Band award in 2001. Combining both modern and traditional instruments, western rock and the music of Taiwan, Xiang and his latest ensemble of eclectic musicians perform music designed to both stir the emotions and raise our collective social consciousness.

The concert, film and discussion are presented in cooperation with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Institute of East Asian Studies and the Center for Chinese Studies, and the Department of Music, with support from Townsend Center and the Berkeley Consortium for the Arts.

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Program Notes: Program notes are available online, click here.

Education and Community Events:
Film and Panel Discussion: Music, Community Politics, and Environmental Justice in Taiwan
Sat, Sept 10, 12:00-2:00 pm, 145 Dwinelle
East of County Road 184 is a documentary about Sheng Xiang & Water 3 and the environmental movement that prevented the construction of the Meinung dam in central Taiwan. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Guo-Jiun Hong of Duke University; poet and activist Yongfeng Zhong; Aviva Imhof, Campaigns Director of International Rivers Network; and musician Sheng Xiang. The concert, film and discussion are presented in cooperation with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Institute of East Asian Studies and the Center for Chinese Studies, and the Department of Music, with support from Townsend Center and the Berkeley Consortium for the Arts.