臺馬之星-夏夜璀璨：2023臺灣口琴音樂節Gala音樂會

臺灣口琴音樂節為臺灣年度口琴樂界盛事，除了臺灣頂尖口琴演奏家之外，更邀請到國際口琴演奏家來臺共襄盛舉！本場次為2023臺灣口琴音樂節第二場Gala音樂會，特別邀請到來自馬來西亞的Aiden N Evelyn（孫福泉、鍾雪兒）兩位重量級演奏家來臺演出，與胖擊口琴樂團、台中市中華口琴會樂團共同合作，激盪出不一樣的火花，精彩可期！

演出人員簡介：

Aiden N Evelyn是來自馬來西亞的著名口琴二重奏，連續榮獲兩屆《德國世界口琴大賽》冠軍，被譽為亞洲區最著名的口琴二重奏之一。 他們擁有YouTube上觀眾最多的口琴頻道之一。Aiden N Evelyn經常受邀到國內及海外演出，到過無數個國家及城市巡演，其中包括韓國、 菲律賓、臺灣、朝鮮、中國北京、天津、新加坡等等。 Aiden N Evelyn更獲得多家國際郵輪公司的青睬，受邀到不同的頂級國際郵輪上做巡迴表演，其中包括《皇家加勒比號》、《公主號》、《大洋號》、《銀海號》、《麗晶郵輪》等等，每年吸引上十萬的觀眾現場觀賞Aiden N Evelyn吹奏口琴的魅力， 把馬來西亞的口琴揚名海外。同時，Aiden & Evelyn也擔任多項國際口琴比賽的評審，包括《亞太口琴藝術節》、《韓國國際口琴大賽》、《德國世界口琴大賽》、《臺灣國際口琴藝術節》等等，是口琴界及音樂界公認性最強之一的口琴家。

胖擊口琴樂團成立於2016年，以口琴重奏編制進行編曲及演出的音樂團體。樂團成員包括黃冠誌（和弦口琴）、王衍華（半音階口琴）、林裕豐（半音階口琴）、王心禾（半音階口琴）與陳聰（倍低音口琴）。在樂團成立之前，成員們擁有豐富的國內外參賽經驗與口琴演奏等經歷，在不斷地摸索與累積口琴重奏的經驗後，奠定了具有胖擊風格的口琴曲風，並持續精進，以探索更多的可能性。胖擊口琴樂團成立之初，旋即參與國內外多項賽事。曾獲2017年臺灣口琴音樂大賽三重奏亞軍與小合奏冠軍，同年前往韓國獲得首爾國際口琴節三重奏冠軍。2018年，再次回到首爾國際口琴節，於三重奏與重奏組皆獲得冠軍。2018年，樂團參與了新北市政府文化局主辦的「2018樂壇新星」，並在眾多主流樂器以及優秀的團體當中脫穎而出獲獎。2022年三月，樂團於台北蘆洲功學社音樂廳舉辦年度售票演奏會《Punch Episode One - 第一擊》，並於同年十月推出首張EP《One Punch》。

1929年，中華口琴會由王慶勳先生創立於上海，1952年於台北復會，並由洪金龍老師創立中華口琴會台中市支會，2004年更改會籍名稱為台中市中華口琴會，成立至今已有71年歷史。口琴指導教師群服務於各層級學校60所，教學據點範圍仍在持續增加擴大中，多年發展逐漸成為具有號召力和影響力的組織團體，根本原因在團結和高度共識。尤其在年度大型口琴交響慈善音樂會，在張志勝藝術總監兼交嚮樂團團長規劃編製之下，以口琴為主搭配管弦樂、國樂、舞蹈、聲樂、合唱等多元表現，目前規模達到兩天四場，觀眾來自台灣各地約17000人，深受好評讚譽熱情支持。台中市中華口琴會計劃對海外地區的交流參觀訪問甚至演出計劃也是希望達成的近期目標。

This is the second Gala concert of 2023 Taiwan Harmonica Music Festival. It is honored to invite world-renowned chromatic harmonica duo Aiden N Evelyn to collaborate with distinguished harmonica ensembles: Punch Harmonica Ensemble and Taichung Chinese Harmonica Association Ensemble from Taiwan. The introductions of the performing guests are as follows.

Aiden N Evelyn is the most popular harmonica duo in Asia. They have won the championship of the “World Harmonica Competition" in Germany for two consecutive sessions and have one of the most-watched harmonica channels on YouTube. They have been invited to perform both domestically and internationally, touring in many countries and cities, including South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, North Korea, Beijing, Tianjin, Singapore and many others. They have also been recognized by many international cruise companies and have been invited to perform on top international cruise ships such as Royal Caribbean, Princess, Ocean, Silver Seas, and Viking, attracting over 100,000 audiences each year. Aiden N Evelyn are also judges for many international harmonica competitions, including the “Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival," "Korea International Harmonica Competition," "World Harmonica Festival," and "Taiwan International Harmonica Festival," and are widely regarded as some of the strongest harmonica players in the music industry.

Punch Harmonica Ensemble from Taiwan was founded in 2016. The harmonica quintet consists of the members Kuan-Chih Huang (Chord), Yen-Hua Wang (Chromatic), Yu-Feng Lin (Chromatic), Hsin-Ho Wang (Chromatic), and Cong Chen (Bass). Before the establishment of Punch, the members each had many experiences in harmonica competitions and performances both at home and abroad. After constantly exploring and accumulating experiences in harmonica ensemble, they developed a unique style of Punch and keep improving in order to explore more and more possibilities. Since the beginning of the establishment, Punch immediately participated in many competitions at home as well as abroad and received several awards including the second place in Trio and the first place in Small Orchestra at the Taiwan Harmonica Music Competition 2017 (THMC), the first place in Trio at the Seoul International Harmonica Festival 2017 (SIHF) and the champion in both Trio and Ensemble at the Seoul International Harmonica Festival (SIHF) in 2018. In 2018, they participated at the “Music Star ”, a competition organized by the Cultural Affairs Department of New Taipei City, and finally earned the sponsorship from the government of New Taipei City. In March 2022, they hold their annual concert Punch Episode One. They also released their first EP One Punch in the same year.