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 Like a kaleidoscope, displaying all sorts of unimaginable shapes, colors, and flashes of light; this duo comprised of Puerto Rican guitarist Yovianna García and Taiwanese percussionist Sayun Chang, is an explosion of artistic expression and pure joy in a broad range of musical styles and diverse cultural backgrounds - endless creative possibilities seen through the musical telescope lens!
Sayun Chang
Multi-percussionist Sayun Chang’s musical interests range from traditional and contemporary classical musics to many diverse disciplines of world music. She has collaborated with Taiwanese indigenous dance groups on several occasions, and she has performed in international folk festivals throughout Turkey, Greece, Canada and Hungary.
In 2011, Sayun participated in the Summer Institute of Contemporary Performance Practice at New England Conservatory, Boston. Later that summer, she presented the world premiere of Che-Yi Lee’s Fantasy on the love of Shiao-Guei Lake for violin and marimba in MiaoLi, Taiwan.
During 2009 and 2010, she performed Anders Koppel’s Marimba Concerto No. 1 with The Sound of the Spring Orchestra, and also gave the world premiere of Feng-Hsu Lee’s percussion concerto, Love Songs from The Kalabai River, with the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra in Taipei, Taiwan.
Currently, Sayun is a doctoral student at The Hartt School, where she studies orchestral percussion with Ben Toth and multiple-hand drumming with Shane Shanahan.
She received her Master’s Degree from The Hartt School and Bachelor’s Degree from Taipei National University of the Arts. Her past teachers have included Ted Piltzecker (Jazz Vibes), Rogerio Baccato (Brazilian drumming), John Amira (Cuban and Haitian drumming), Joe Galeota (African drumming), Pei-Ching Wu, and Tzong-Ching Ju. She was a member of the Ju Percussion Group and Youth Concert Band in Taiwan.
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