We present our very own program concept, “American Mirror”, centered around Derrick Skye’s work of the same title. Designed to both challenge ideas of what American music sounds like, on the one hand, and give generously of the beloved sounds widely associated with America, on the other, this program inevitably holds a mirror to Formosa Quartet’s mirror of America.

DERRICK SKYE American Mirror, Part I

AMERICAN ROADMAP

Classic Appalachian fiddling: "Little Birdie"

African-American spiritual: "Deep River"

Ragtime: "The Drifter"

Blues: "St. Louis Blues"

Jazz: "A Night in Tunisia"

Motown: "Ain't No Mountain"

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LEI LIANG Gobi Gloria

DERRICK SKYE American Mirror, Part II