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Li Tai-Hsiang and His Dreamland

A Memorial Exhibition Honouring the 10th Farewell Anniversary

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Since 1966 - 1978
Since 1966 - 1978

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Since 1966 - 1978

1966 - Married Hsu Shou-Mei; instructed the film scores of Lady in the Tower, and played the music behind the scenes. - (Picture 1) The Li couple photographed at Philadelphia Gardens. - (Picture 2) The eldest son, Yiqing, 3-4 months old, with Li Tai-Hsiang‘s mother on the left. - (Picture 3) Li Tai-Hsiang (the person with their back to the camera) returned to his hometown to conduct field music collection for the Taitung Harvest Festival. 1970 - Worked at Sing Ying Company, an advertisement agency, and composed music for advertisements. 1971 - Developed the “71 Music Festival” with Yeh Wei-Lien and others, which marked the birth of Taiwanese avant-garde music. 1972 - Formed a quartet with German Professor Wolfram König and others to tour Southeast Asia. 1973 - Researched and studied modern music at the University of California San Diego, USA. 1974 - Served as the conductor of the National Taiwan University Symphony Orchestra. - (Picture 4) Served as the conductor of the Taiwan Provincial Symphony Orchestra to tour in Taiwan. 1975 - Worked as a full-time advertisement music composer; and released orchestral work “Phenomenon” on cassette tape. - (Picture 5) Performed “Phenomenon” with the National Taiwan University Symphony Orchestra and the performance program. 1976 - The Sacrifice to God was rearranged into Wu Feng, a dance drama by Cloud Gate Company; released vocal work “Rain, Zen, Ximending” on cassette tape; organized the 1st “Visions Springing Up from the Tradition,” and performed in “The Night of Chinese Folk Songs.” - (Picture 6) Rehearsing “Recover Destiny” for the 2nd “Visions Springing Up from the Tradition.” - (Picture 7) Li Tai-Hsiang‘s ink-wash paintings were one of his inspirations for writing “Phenomenon.” 1977 - Debuted “Pure Serene Music” in Tokyo. - (Picture 8) After performing in Tokyo, Japan, with the American modern music master Terry Riley (1935- ), Li Tai-Hsiang attended a banquet and took a photo with geishas. - (Picture 9) Program list for the “Await” chamber music ensemble concert. 1978 - The album Hometown was the first work that combined the style of traditional Taiwanese folk songs and that of Chinese folk songs with the syntax of pop music. - (Picture 10) Album “Hometown”