Taiwan and China tour, Oct/Nov 2010

[martindn]

She just looks so fresh and lovely in those photos of Frank's doesn't she? How long is that flight? I guess about 15 hours. And then she is happy to have her photo taken with fans, and no doubt sign autographs.

What an amazing girl she is! I just seem to find myself admiring her more and more.

Martin D

[Joe]

Oct 24, 2010 19:59:35 GMT Libby said:

Be sure to check out @ohiyooo's page for 3 twitpics of Hayley's arrival!

twitter.com/Ohiyooo

Wow...thanks for the link Libby; these are wonderful Frank Lin has got tickets for Hayley's performance in Kaoshiung on Wednesday, and for Shangahi on Saturday! So he will hopefully have more photos!

[Libby]

Yes, he said she signed autographs!

[spiderman]

Oct 24, 2010 20:06:23 GMT martindn said:

She just looks so fresh and lovely in those photos of Frank's doesn't she? How long is that flight? I guess about 15 hours. And then she is happy to have her photo taken with fans, and no doubt sign autographs.

What an amazing girl she is! I just seem to find myself admiring her more and more.

Martin D

16hr hrs 25min direct from london; 20 something thai airways via bangkok

[Richard]

Superb photographs!

It looks as though Hayley had a good flight from London. I'll certainly be keeping an eye on Frank's Twitter.

Richard

[spiderman]

folks, have you seen this?

news.cultural-china.com/20101025085852.html
[useless bits cut] If Dadawa's performance helps present a unique picture of western China, Westenra will help bring the audience to a sweet and peaceful wonderland.

Born in 1987, Westenra's music talent was discovered by her music teacher when she was six. She had participated in more than 40 musical performances by 11, and aroused wide recognition at 13. "Pure," the album released in 2003, gained her the crown of best-selling classical singer.

Westenra's work is in the intermediate region of classical and pop music. A beautiful voice and young age gained her popularity among young audiences, but orthodox classic vocals are not often questioned by traditional classical fans.

Singing is a talent for her, says Westenra. Though classical music has provided her rich nutrients since she was young, she never rejects pop music. Coldplay and Daniel Bedingfield are among her favourite pop musicians.

"Music is my favorite, I won't distinguish different types of music that clearly," says Westenra. And she is happy that her album can help more young audiences get interested in classical music.

Her new album "Winter Magic" will soon be available in China and some of the songs from it will be presented at the concert.

and this:
en.tw.tranews.com/Show/Style203/News/c1_News.asp?SItemId=0271030&ProgramNo=A000203000003&SubjectNo=3237875
By TraNews Reporter Chang, Kuo-Shuan

KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN (TraNews) – Still remember the beautiful young lady who shocked tens of millions of audiences at the stadium and in front of the TV by singing “The Moon Represents My Heart” in Mandarin during the opening night of Kaohsiung World Games in2009? Hayley Westenra is once again hitting Taiwan for her concerts at Kaohsiung and Taipei as her first stop for the Asia tour. Kaohsiung City is proud to present Hayley Westenra’s concert on 27th of October, 2010 at the Kaohsiung Sports Arena. Westenra has also been invited to perform at the closing ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo 2010.

Hayley Westenra was born in New Zealand, who made her first CD recording at a young age of 12. She was discovered while performing along the streets in the city of Christchurch with her sister. Every time she performed, her pure, ethereal voice has successfully drawn many passers-by’s attention. Being the youngest ambassador of UNICEF, she has personally been involved with numerous charity activities around the world. Hayley Westenra’s melodious, soul-healing voice is definitely worth experiencing. (Photo provided by Bureau of Cultural Affairs Kaohsiung City Government)

[Jillian]

Hi Spiderman,

Thanks for those articles!

Here are some photos of Hayley at the press conference today:

cn.epochtimes.com/gb/10/10/25/n3064753.htm

news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?id=5&id2=1&nid=264734

210.59.230.73/living/awakening/20101025/index-12880001409792943009.html

www.cdnews.com.tw/cdnews_site/docDetail.jsp?coluid=121&docid=101330574









Cheers,
Jillian

[blueleslie]

The set-lists are just revealed!

[Kaohsiung]

Prayer
Scarborough Fair
Ave Maria
Hana
Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana” (Mascagni) (instrumental)
Shenandoah
Never Say Goodbye
Amazing Grace
Santa Lucia
Danny Boy
May It Be
Flowers In The Rainy Night
Lascia Ch’io Pianga
River Of Dreams
Pokarekare Ana
Music of The Night from the Phantom of the Opera (solo by Zon-Wei Yang)
The Moon Represents My Heart (duet with Zon-Wei Yang)
My Heart Belongs To You
A Thousand Winds
Hine E Hine



[Taipei]

Prayer
Scarborough Fair
Songbird
Thousand Winds
Mummer’s Dance
Yuki No Hana
Danny Boy
Flowers In The Rainy Night
Por una cadeza (Carlos Gardel) (instrumental)
Libertango (String Quartet) (instrumental)
River
I Know You By Heart
Never Saw Blue
Pokarekare Ana
Misako Kojya: Warabigami Yamatoguchi (instrumental)
Amazing Grace
Who Painted The Moon Black?
My Heart Belongs To You
Both Sides Now
Wuthering Heights

[Richard]

Hello folks!

It looks as though this article from Focus Taiwan News Channel was written in English:

New Zealand singer prays for highway landslide victims

Taipei, Oct. 25 (CNA)

New Zealand singer Hayley Westenra, who is in Taiwan as part of her Asian Tour 2010, sang "Amazing Grace" at a press conference in Taipei Monday as a prayer for victims of Typhoon Megi, which thrashed Taiwan last week, leaving 13 people dead and 25 others unaccounted for.

Westenra said that she heard about the disaster that Typhoon Megi had wrought in Taiwan before she departed for Taipei Sunday from her hometown of Christchurch City, New Zealand, where a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit in early September.

She said her heart goes out to the storm victims in Taiwan, and as a singer, she would like to bring warmth and consolation to those who have suffered, through her voice and songs.

A soprano, songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador, Hayley won Taiwan audiences' hearts last year when she sang "The Moon Represents My Heart" in mandarin with Taiwanese pop singer Shin at the opening of the Kaohsiung World Games.

This time, she will stage a concert in the southern port city of Kaohsiung on Wednesday, singing mostly classical songs with a full orchestra to be played by the Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra, and another concert in Taipei City, Nov. 1, at which she will sing "The Moon Represents My Heart" again with Taiwan's new pop sensation Yang Tsung-wei.

She will also stage a concert in Shanghai on Oct. 30 as part of her Asia tour.

Her first internationally-released album, "Pure", reached No. 1 on the U.K. classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide. "Pure" is the fastest-selling international debut classical album to date, having made her an international star at age 16.

(By Sabine Cheng and Deborah Kuo)

Richard

[amptique]

Hi Everyone,

Here is an article from the ShanghaiDaily.com

Different Voices Sing with Beauty

TWO beautiful female voices will be heard in Shanghai late this week. Unique Chinese ethnic music presented by Dadawa, or known as Zhu Zheqin by the Chinese audience, and the beautiful classical voice of Hayley Westenra from New Zealand will tug the strings of local audience's hearts at the Shanghai Grand Theater.

"Hear the World - Dadawa and Ethnic Music Masters 2010 Tour" will present Dadawa's new creations on Thursday while Westenra will bring a classical vocal concert on Saturday, both at Shanghai Grand Theater.

Appointed as the China National Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations Development Program with a focus on preserving ethnic music, Dadawa initiated the UNDP-Dadawa Culture-based Development Goodwill Action for Ethnic Minorities in China in 2009.

She spent four months touring minority regions in Guizhou and Yunnan provinces as well as in Inner Mongolia, Tibet and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions, in order to discover and collect ethnic music elements.

And now she is bringing her achievements back to Shanghai, where her first world-popular album "Sister Drum" was produced.

Dadawa has collected more than 1,000 folk ethnic music pieces so far, and the most unforgettable of them swarm to her when she closes her eyes and contribute to her new creations.

"Each place with its landscape and residents has its unique characteristics," says Dadawa, "For example, Guizhou offers an impression of original wildness ? not rough but shining like silver or a flash of light. Xinjiang music is quite a paradox. It is a combination of sadness and happiness. The music flowing on the Xinjiang ukulele is always sad in melody yet enchanting in rhythm. Tibet usually poses an atmosphere of eternity. Sometimes, there may only be two notes repeated in the music, but you can feel the changes in the eternal slow rhythm."

The eternality is the most attractive part of Tibetan music for Dadawa, though many others consider its resounding music more appealing.

The eternity exists in both folk and religious music in Tibet. It is something that makes you calm the moment it enters your heart, says Dadawa.

The concert this time will not be a simple display of ethic culture and elements, but also injected with Dadawa's hope that the genes of ethnic music can be inherited and developed today and in the future as well.

Apart from presenting the beautiful voice of Dadawa, the concert will also offer a new look to traditional ethnic music by combining ethnic musical elements, various instruments and modern multimedia stage presentation together.

As the artistic director of the concert, Dadawa says that she is determined to guide the audience to a magic music tour striding time and space through the concert.

Ethnic musicians that were discovered by Dadawa during her tour will present their voices alongside her.

Guzheng (Chinese zither) player Chang Jing, who performed at the 2008 Olympics and percussionist Arai Soichiro, will also join the music gala.

A multimedia-supported stage designed by John Wong will also be a highlight of the concert. Traditional landscape painting by famous artist Li Huayi will be presented as the background so as to create a beautiful universe with merged music and painting.

If Dadawa's performance helps present a unique picture of western China, Westenra will help bring the audience to a sweet and peaceful wonderland.

Born in 1987, Westenra's music talent was discovered by her music teacher when she was six. She had participated in more than 40 musical performances by 11, and aroused wide recognition at 13. "Pure," the album released in 2003, gained her the crown of best-selling classical singer.

Westenra's work is in the intermediate region of classical and pop music. A beautiful voice and young age gained her popularity among young audiences, but orthodox classic vocals are not often questioned by traditional classical fans.

Read more: www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=452567&type=Feature#ixzz13NseNPyQ

Bill

[jimg]

Frank Lin Has posted this on Twitter. The link is to a beautiful acapella version of Amazing Grace.

Ohiyooo Frank Lin
YouTube version youtu.be/Ebv7Oq36reI @hayleywestenra sang Amazing Grace in press conference for the victims of Typhoon Megi in Taiwan

[Jillian]

Hi everyone,

There's another great video of Hayley at the press conference here:

tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/32913295/IssueID/20101026

Also a couple more photos:

www.libertytimes.com.tw/2010/new/oct/26/today-show8.htm







Cheers,
Jillian

[martindn]

WOW! What a lovely thing to do! A beautiful rendition of Amazing Grace to comfort those who have suffered.

How many singers would, or even could have done that?

Thanks for the links Frank, Jim and Jillian. We are getting fabulous coverage of this tour.

Martin D

[comet]

It's a de-magnifying glass.

the image in the base of the glass is cool (Pun intended)

[milewalker]

Thats a very touching gesture....