Moving Sound
September 21, 2005
Taiwan-based avant garde performance group, a moving sound, combines instrumentals, vocals, dance, and other
aspects of theater while integrating Chinese, Asian, and western culture to investigate sound, image, and the
nature of creativity.
In its three years of performing in and around Taiwan, a
moving sound has been described in the Taiwan press as one of the most unique artistic endeavors in the
country. Mia Hsieh and Scott Prairie are the founders of the group. Mia has a background in theater and
Scott was trained in classical music. In addition, Scott brings a knowledge of yoga and Mia a knowledge of
Tai Chi Chuan to their artistic projects. Their appearance at Simmons on September 21st, 2005, was part of a
three city tour in the United States that included a presentation on New York City public radio.
At their Simmons concert, the group wooed an audience of
over 300, including students, faculty, and staff, with gorgeous harmonies, innovative stylings, and humorous
anecdotes. After the concert, students mobbed the group to buy CD's and request autographs, shooting photos
with their cell phones and recounting having goose bumps throughout the show. Mia's vocal range astonished,
and the players, while blending effortlessly into the whole, were each remarkable in their own right. The
concert truly was, as several students commented, "incredible".
Other Information
Conference
International Chinese Poetry Conference
A Literary Celebration
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Leadership
Afaa M. Weaver
Director
Richard Wollman
Co-Director
Erin Nichols
Coordinator
