chiaching hsieh

謝佳青

Classical/Jazz Instrumentalist and Piano & Percussion Instructor with 9+ years of experience providing professional and customized private music lessons. Collaborating with appropriate textbooks and staying up-to-date on current standards and best practices.

Milestones

Philadelphia, PA / Delaware, DE / Taiwan / Shanghai / Banff, CA / New York, NY / Japan

January 2018 - Present
- Won the 2018 TNUA Emerging Young Artists Competition and performed the Timpani Concerto "Raise the Roof" with TNUA Orchestra in TNUA Concert Hall.
- Won the 2019 New Taipei City Music Start in Taiwan and got the sponsor to hold the percussion recital "Constant Conjunction" at New Taipei City Art Center.
- Appointed as a member of the National Taiwan Wind Ensemble and started to tour with National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra at the National Taichung Theater and the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall in 2020-2022.
- Participated in the long tours to play with the world-renowned Ju Percussion Group and the contemporary music ensemble of Taipei National University of the Arts, including Guandu Art Festival, Tokyo University of Music, and concert tours around China.
- Notable performances in 2023 include invitations from the Key of She, Femme ensemble at Kimmel Center.
- Accepted into the Boysie Lowery Living Jazz Residency, participating and playing in the 36th Clifford Brown Jazz Festival in Delaware.
- Invited by David Goldflies for the re-recording of the 1995 album "One Tan Arm."
- Featured in the 35th Golden Melody Awards Best Recording Album Winner "Fool and Idiot" limited concert tour in Shanghai Jing'an Sports Center in March.
- Appointed as an artist of Jazz & Sonic Arts Residency in Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in August.
- Started working at Michiko's Rehearsal Studio in October, assisted superiors and engineers as needed and assisted rehearsal clients with setup and sound checks.
- Participated in the world's largest Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) as an interpreter for the Taiwanese instrument company Haosen Instrument Store in November.
- Awarded third Prize in the Jazz Vibraphone Category at the Italy Percussive Arts Society Competition in December.
- Performed with Universal Music artist Aron Stornaiuolo at The Speakeasy in New York’s Upper West Side for the album media event in April.

- Selected for the National Theater & Concert Hall Jazz Workshop in June. And in July, performed with fusion jazz ensemble DAY UNDID as the opening act for saxophonist Luke Waldron’s featured concert.

來自台灣現旅居紐約的鐵琴手謝佳青畢業於費城藝術大學音樂研究所爵士演奏組、國立臺北藝術大學管弦與擊樂研究所碩士班擊樂組、國立臺北藝術大學音樂系、國立新竹中學音樂班。

2018年起隨朱宗慶打擊樂團與二團演出台灣燈會開幕式及於上海、 廈門、北京、廣州、內蒙古等地各地巡迴演出，2019年獲選關渡新聲協奏曲大賽，與指揮梶間聡夫與國立臺北藝術大學管弦樂團合作演出協奏曲《Raise the Roof》擔任獨奏家，並隨北藝大擊樂團赴深圳演出深港澳台音樂節演出、北藝大新音樂工作坊演出關渡藝術節以及赴日於東京音樂大學演出。

2019年獲選新北市政府文化局樂壇新星，受文化局贊助於新北藝文中心舉辦首場售票擊樂獨奏會《恆常連結》。

2020-2021年受邀新北市文化局至林家花園演出，隨後擔任三語事劇團樂手，於北投文物館、淡江實驗劇場演出即興劇場《當心上癮》、《當代小島人》，並錄取國立臺灣交響樂團管樂團於臺中國家歌劇院大劇院等國家場館演出。

2022年起赴美國賓州費城藝術大學就讀音樂研究所爵士演奏組，期間隨爵士鐵琴演奏家 Tony Miceli 於費城 Chris‘ Jazz Live House 演出及參與費城藝術大學爵士音樂季系列演出及畢業製作專輯錄音，十二月於香港葵芳 Gip Percussion Ensemble 工作室舉辦擊樂專題講座。

2023年隨全女性爵士樂團 Key of She 於 Please Touch Museum、 Kimmel Center 演出，五月返台受邀於第11屆台灣國際打擊樂節演出；六月獲選達拉威爾威明頓 Boysie Lowery Residency 駐地創作計畫，並於 36th Clifford Brown Festival 擔任音樂節開幕演出；九月與活躍於搖滾與古典領域的貝斯手 David Goldflies 將1995年出版專輯《One Tan Arm》重新灌錄創作。

2024年三月隨台灣搖滾樂團傻子與白痴於上海靜安體育館演出專場演唱會《姿態 Posture》，並於四月返美舉行畢業獨奏會並於五月獲得爵士樂演奏碩士學位。七月隨國立台灣交響樂團參與霧峰音樂節《魏哲曼斯x吳珮菁與NTSO台灣管樂團》系列開幕演出。八月獲選並受邀至加拿大班夫國家公園藝術中心駐地創作演出計畫 Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Jazz and Sonic Arts Residency；十二月獲第21屆義大利國際打擊樂比賽鐵琴爵士組第三名。

2025年四月隨環球歌手 Aron Stornaiuolo 於紐約 the Speakeasy 演出專輯媒體發佈會, 六月錄取國家兩廳院爵士工作坊並於七月與融合爵士樂團 DAY UNDID 演出薩克斯風演奏家 Luke Waldron 專場開場演出。