國立臺灣交響樂團管樂團 National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble
國立臺灣交響樂團管樂團 National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble
國立臺灣交響樂團管樂團於民國82年6月假臺北成立，成立初衷乃為延攬國內管樂青年好手，凝聚管樂新血的熱誠與智慧，向國人推廣管樂音樂為首要目標。
這支新銳樂隊的成軍，以精緻的編制樹立管樂藝術典範，並配合國立臺灣交響樂團推廣樂教，落實文化均富，以提升國人之音樂素養為職志。自成立該年起，即有計畫地邀請國際著名之管樂大師演出與指導，包括：美國著名薩克斯風演奏家羅侃寧(Kenneth Radnofsky，民國82年10月)、美國管樂指揮泰斗芬奈爾(Fredrick Fennell，民國83年6月與88年5月)、美國西北大學管樂指揮史蒂芬‧彼得森(Stephen G. Peterson，民國84年2月與民國87年3月)、美國伊利諾大學管樂指揮唐納史萊(Donald Schleicher，民國86年10月)、美國辛辛那提大學管樂指揮溫瑟爾(Rodney Winther，民國86年12月與87年12月)、美國明尼蘇達州立大學管樂教授奎克‧柯可夫(Craig kirchhoff，民國88年11月及89年11月)、法國著名薩克斯風演奏家文森‧大衛(Vincent DAVID，民國96年11月)及德國銅管樂團(German Brass，民國96年9月)等；而國內曾合作過的音樂家包括：小號演奏家兼指揮家葉樹涵、管樂指揮家侯宇彪、低音號演奏家段富軒等。此外，在多年來的演奏會中，本團擷取其中之精華，錄製了『芬奈爾大師與省交管樂團』、『綠野遊蹤』、『管樂遠颺』、『極致之旅』、『管韻振軍威』等五張CD唱片，除了讓愛樂者有更多機會聆賞美妙的管樂名曲外，也提供各級學校推廣管樂教育之用。
88年7月10日本團應我駐南非代表處及僑界之邀請，分別於7月14日假開普敦大學巴斯特劇院，7月16日假首都普利托利亞國家劇院個各演出一場，深獲中外嘉賓一致好評，成功的以精緻的管樂饗宴，在中斐兩國之交流上締造佳話。98年更受邀前往北京參加2009北京國際管樂節進行文化交流訪問，7月15日登上北京最著名的表演藝術殿堂－國家大劇院首演，7月16日赴中央音樂學院附中音樂廳進行學術交流演出，這也是國臺交管樂團首度登上北京國家大劇院的舞臺。
歷經多年的努力與時間的粹鍊，本團持續在北部地區推廣管樂音樂之目標，已然風行草偃。無論是管樂演奏人數亦或欣賞人口，均大幅提升，顯見良好的成效。考量到中南部地區具有值得開拓與推廣管育教育之空間，自93年起，本團將原有練習地點遷回本團臺中縣霧峰本部，並且集結了中部著名的管樂音樂家，藉由多元化的資源整合，充沛管樂新知，活絡管樂資訊，將管樂團的演奏帶入新紀元，讓更多更美好的管樂音樂，繼續薪傳給更多國人共同分享。
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble (NTSOWE) was established in Taipei in June in 1993. The original intention of the ensemble is to attract outstanding music players, gathering the fervor and wisdom of their experiences, and to popularize wind music to the nation.
This new ensemble set a fine model of wind music performing art on a fine orchestration and popularized music education with National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra to bring culture of equitable prosperity in order to elevate the musicality of our nation. Many international renowned maestros have been invited to instruct NTSOWE and to perform with this new team since the establishment. Those U.S. maestros include Kenneth Radnofsky -- the famous saxophonist (in October of 1993), Fredrick Fennell -- the dean of wind music conductors (in June of 1994 and in May of 1999), Stephen G. Peterson -- the wind music conductor at Northwestern University (in February of 1995 and in March of 1998); Rodney Winther -- the wind music conductor at University of Cincinnati (in December of 1997 and in December of 1998) and Craig Kirchhoff -- the wind music professor at Minnesota State University (in November of 1999 and in November of 2000).
NTSOWE has also worked with internal musicians such as Pro. Yeh Shu-han – the virtuoso trumpetist and the conductor, Ho Yu-biao – the wind music conductor and Tuan Fu-hsuan -- the virtuoso tubist. Moreover, NTSOWE has made five recordings from the highlights of the past concerts including “Maestro Fennell and National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble”, “Wizard of OZ”, “Floating Wind Music”, “Extreme Trip” and “Wind Music Cheering the Morale of Armies”. Therefore, philharmonic can have more opportunities to appreciate wind music and institutes can promote wind music for education by those CDs.
Inviting by the Representative’s Office in South Africa and overseas Chinese in 1999, NTSOWE held concerts at Basteur Theater, University of Cape Town on July 14 and at State Theater in Pretoria, the capital, on July 16. Local and foreign guests praised the concerts highly that made a successful contribution to the exchange between R.O.C. and South Africa with delicate wind music.
After the efforts and the trials by years, the NTSOWE has accomplished its goal of promoting wind music in northern Taiwan. Both the number of the performers and the appreciators is increasing obviously and noticeable. Considering the potential for developing and promoting wind music in central and southern Taiwan, NTSOWE moved back to the practice location in Wufeng headquarter in 2004, and integrated famous wind music musicians in central Taiwan as well. We aim to bring wind music performances to a new era by diversifying resources, enriching new knowledge of wind music as well as information to share with our nation and pass it on.